Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about L Train Shutdown

The Canarsie Tunnel, pictured in 2012 just after Hurricane Sandy flooded and damaged its foundation. Photo: Flickr/MTA

Cuomo’s New L-Train Shutdown Plan Is Basically As Bad As We Expected

By David Meyer | Feb 13, 2019 | 8 Comments

The MTA confirmed its service plans for the overnight and weekend work that will take the place of the canceled L-train shutdown — and they're as bad as Streetsblog predicted.

Residents: Bike Lane on Grand Street Needs to Be Improved — Not Removed

By Ben Verde | Jan 29, 2019 | 10 Comments

"Bikes over cars," said a representative for Council Member Antonio Reynoso.

This was the city plan for 14th Street. It's unclear if that's still happening. Photo: DOT

To ‘L’ With Cuomo — Keep 14th Street Bus Lanes, Says TransAlt

By Ben Verde | Jan 28, 2019 | 1 Comment

The city must follow through with the 14th Street bus lanes — regardless of the MTA's decision to repair the L train without a full shutdown, Transportation Alternatives said.

Andrew Cuomo Photo: Flickr/NYS Governor's Office

EXCLUSIVE: Cuomo’s L Train Plan Still Has Lots of Pain [Updated]

By Gersh Kuntzman and David Meyer | Jan 23, 2019 | 37 Comments

Exit-only stations, massive crowds and scrubbed buses are part of the now overnight and weekend fix.

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.

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