City Hall and Motivate Agree to Beef Up Citi Bike During the L Train Shutdown
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Citi Bike will add 1,250 bicycles and 2,500 docking points to the busiest parts of its existing service area starting next spring.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about L Train Shutdown
The Soft Underbelly of DOT’s L Train Shutdown Plan for 14th Street
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Allowing taxi and Uber pick-ups and drop-offs in the busway, even for a maximum of one block, could create serious problems.
Council Speaker Corey Johnson Still Has No Position on Busways and Bike Lanes During the L Train Shutdown
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Other elected officials are speaking up for transit-priority measures and safe bike lanes. So far, Johnson has had very little to say.
The Call for 24/7 Bus Lanes During the L Train Shutdown Keeps Getting Stronger
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Residents of Bushwick, Ridgewood, and points east are counting on the de Blasio administration to set aside street space for effective surface transit when the shutdown starts next April.
Carlina Rivera Isn’t Helping Transit Riders Weather the L Train Shutdown
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Rivera, who represents the East Village and parts of the Lower East Side, doesn't want 24/7 bus lanes on 14th Street.
Bill de Blasio’s L Train Shutdown
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If it wasn't already clear that surface streets will have to do serious heavy lifting during the L shutdown, there's no longer any doubt. And yet, the person who can exercise the most control over the streets, Mayor de Blasio, remains stuck in a state of feckless apathy regarding the impending cataclysm.