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Without the L Train, the Best Shot to Avoid Traffic Hell Is a Car-Free 14th...

When Sandy repairs knock out L train service west of Bedford Avenue, the only way to avoid a traffic nightmare is to set aside street space exclusively for spatially efficient buses, biking, and...

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Losing a Subway? Better Add Some Streets Just for Buses and Biking

The L train shutdown is two years way and North Brooklynites are beginning to grapple with how to avoid the nightmare scenario of isolation from the transit system, shuttered businesses, and total...

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DOT and MTA Expect to Reveal L Train Replacement Plan This Fall

DOT and the MTA have a timetable to release their plan to keep L train riders moving when the western portion of the line is shut down for Sandy-related repairs. The 18-month closure between Bedford...

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Mapping Life Without the L Train

This fall, DOT and the MTA will unveil their plan to keep New Yorkers moving when the L train west of Bedford Avenue shuts down for repairs. Advocates are calling for on-street transitways, new bus...

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There’s a Big Red Flag in the MTA’s Ridership Projections for the L Train...

Preliminary travel forecasts for the looming L train shutdown suggest the MTA and DOT are aiming too low with plans to provide bus service for affected transit riders, according to Walter Hook of BRT...

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Better Bike Connections Coming to Brooklyn Side of Williamsburg Bridge

Tomorrow night at Brooklyn Community Board 1, DOT will present a plan to improve bicycle connections on the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge, including protected bike lanes on the blocks...

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Here’s the Plan for a Safer Connection to the Most-Biked Bridge in NYC

The Delancey Street approach to the Williamsburg Bridge bike path is slated for a two-way bike lane linking to Allen Street, as well as an eastbound connection from Chrystie Street, which NYC DOT...

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There’s Got to Be More to the L Train Shutdown Plan Than What the MTA and DOT...

Starting in January 2019, service on the L train west of Bedford Avenue will be suspended for 15 months to allow for Sandy-related repairs. The only way to keep hundreds of thousands of people moving...

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NYC Weighs a River-to-River Car-Free Busway for 14th Street

DOT and the MTA may go beyond typical bus lanes in their plan to keep people moving on 14th Street during the L train shutdown, which will suspend service west of Bedford Avenue for 15 months starting...

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Will Brooklyn Streets Get the Transit Priority They Need During the L Train...

During the L train shutdown starting in April 2019, the MTA plans to run shuttle buses every two to four minutes at rush hour connecting Williamsburg to Manhattan. Some sort of transit priority...

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NYC Council Candidates Aren’t Taking the Looming L Train Shutdown Seriously

When the L train shuts down in April 2019, the task of moving 275,000 weekday passengers will shift to the city’s street network and other subway lines. The MTA and NYC DOT say they’ll release their...

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Antonio Reynoso Ready to Fight for a Grand Street Where Transit and Bicycling...

Brooklyn City Council Member Antonio Reynoso is ready to fight for a Grand Street dedicated to transit, biking, and walking. Reynoso spoke in Greenpoint last night at a candidate forum about the...

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Trottenberg: Transit-Only 14th Street “Not in Our Plan” For L Train Shutdown

Speaking this morning at New York Law School, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg ruled out making 14th Street a transit- and bike-only route during the L train shutdown. While Trottenberg said buses...

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De Blasio Admin Waffles on Williamsburg Bridge Bus Lanes During L Train Shutdown

As the L train shutdown approaches and the release of a detailed plan of action from DOT and the MTA draws closer, the de Blasio administration is hesitating to take the necessary steps to prioritize...

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Brooklyn Electeds Press DOT and MTA to Give L Train Riders the Transit They Need

North Brooklyn elected officials want more clarity from DOT and the MTA about their plan for replacement transit service during the 2019 L Train shutdown. They’re concerned the final plan — which has...

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First Look at the L Train Shutdown Plan and Where DOT Will Add Busways and...

The L train shutdown plan has arrived. This afternoon the MTA and DOT released the contours of their plan to keep people moving during the 15-month L train outage west of Bedford Avenue, while the MTA...

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Skittish DOT Won’t Commit to 24/7 Bus Lanes During L Train Outage

DOT has a plan to help out transit riders with a network of bus lanes while the L train is out of commission for 15 months, but the agency won’t commit to prioritizing buses throughout the day. The...

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Four Big Unanswered Questions About the L Train Shutdown Plan

Shortly before the holidays, DOT and the MTA outlined how they plan to move hundreds of thousands of people during the L train shutdown. The highlights include a transitway on the central portion of...

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

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. They want more bus lanes for the new services that will...

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

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...

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