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Large numbers of L train riders are bound for 14th Street. Image: MTA

The Earth Is Flat and 14th Street Doesn’t Need a Busway During the L Shutdown

By David Meyer | Feb 21, 2018 | 78 Comments

Just like a flat-Earther will always scream about the moon landing being faked, a 14th Street busway NIMBY will always claim that the MTA's ridership stats can't be trusted.

It’s Not Your Imagination: The MTA Runs Less Subway Service Than It Did 10 Years Ago

By Uday Schultz | Feb 19, 2018 | 15 Comments

One simple factor behind poor subway service doesn't get mentioned enough: During off-peak hours, the MTA doesn't run as many trains as it used to.

The plan for 14th Street calls for a transit- and deliver-only design on the busiest blocks. A two-way protected bike lane is slated for 13th Street. Image: NYC DOT

There’s No Reasoning With the NIMBYs Opposed to a 14th Street Busway

By David Meyer | Feb 15, 2018 | 43 Comments

Unless DOT and the MTA carve out street space for the most spatially efficient modes of travel, the impending L train shutdown is going to unleash a traffic tsunami on the neighborhoods around 14th Street. Just try telling that to the West Village residents who turned up at open house on the agencies' L train shutdown plans last night.

If NYC had citywide all-door boarding and proof-of-payment, these bus riders would be moving already. Photo: Bus Turnaround Coalition

While Public Officials Dawdle, the Collapse of NYC Bus Ridership Accelerates

By David Meyer | Feb 8, 2018 | No Comments

NYC bus ridership fell 6 percent in 2017, a stunning year-over-year decline that accelerates a decade-long trend. It's the largest annual percentage drop in bus ridership in 15 years, according to a new analysis by the Bus Turnaround Coalition.

Andrew Cuomo Photo: Flickr/NYS Governor's Office

What Will It Take to Rein in the MTA’s Outrageous Construction Costs?

By David Meyer | Feb 7, 2018 | 8 Comments

The solution starts at the top, with Governor Cuomo and MTA leadership.

Members of Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives outside last night's L train shutdown open house. Photo: David Meyer

Advocates: L Train Replacement Bus Service Better Move Faster Than Walking Speed

By David Meyer | Feb 1, 2018 | 10 Comments

Transit riders came out in force yesterday for a rally on 14th Street calling on the MTA and DOT to raise the bar in their L train shutdown plan.

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