Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about L Train Shutdown

Wednesday’s Headlines: Maybe the L-Pocalypse Wasn’t Such a Bad Idea After All

By Streetsblog | Jan 16, 2019 | 16 Comments

Yesterday was the opposite of a slow news day, which means the Post won’t have to fill the paper with animal stories today (um, not so fast). So let’s get down to business. The biggest story was the MTA’s emergency board meeting to discuss Gov. Cuomo’s plan to fix the L train’s Canarsie Tunnel with […]

Arthur Schwartz. Photo: @advocat4justice/Twitter

CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 14, 2019 | 35 Comments

A long call with the lawyer for a group of Village residents who want bike and bus lanes removed reveals a powerful mix of delusion, elitism and wealth.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg chatted with NYPD Transportation Chief Thomas Chan. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

NYPD and DOT Condemn ‘Disturbing’ Attack on Village Bike Lanes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 11, 2019 | 20 Comments

The NYPD and Department of Transportation condemned Thursday nights attack on a pair of Greenwich Village bike lanes as "disturbing" in a joint statement issued to Streetsblog on Friday.

Cyclist Jonathan Warner spotted broken glass in the 12th and 13th street bike lanes on Thursday. Photo: Jonathan Warner

Cyclists Endangered as West Village Bike Lanes Attacked With Glass, Signs

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 10, 2019 | 73 Comments

It's the latest attack in the War on Cyclists.

Get ready, #bikenyc — Greenwich Village residents are gearing up to fight newly installed bike lanes now that the L-train shutdown isn't happening. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

L-Saster! Village NIMBYs Demand Removal of Bike Lanes; Speaker Johnson Says He’s Willing to Listen

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 9, 2019 | 34 Comments

Wait — what?

Without a clear path on 14th Street, buses will crawl, leading more people to opt for cabs and personal cars and swamping other crosstown streets. Photo: Google Maps

CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 5, 2019 | 9 Comments

The mayor must keep the streetscape improvements — the bus lanes, the bike lanes, the carpool restrictions, the 14th Street busway, the ferries, the extended G trains, etc. — that were set in place for the L-train shutdown.

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