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MTA Says Buses Are The Best Bet on 14th St. During the L Slowdown — But Busway Remains In Flux
DOT began installing the busway before Governor Cuomo canceled the full L shutdown — now its future is uncertain.
April 23, 2019
Cyclists Endangered as West Village Bike Lanes Attacked With Glass, Signs
It's the latest attack in the War on Cyclists.
January 10, 2019
Op-Ed: Varick Street Crossing Guards Are Telling a Tale of Congestion Pricing
The Times story on "adult crossing guards" reveals, though inadvertently, how our politicians have failed us.
December 28, 2018
CYCLE OF RAGE: Hey, Sixth Precinct — Cyclists Need Protection, Not Intimidation
A nasty tweet reads like a declaration of war by the Sixth Precinct against city cyclists. Our editor calls out West Village cops — and their commanding officer Robert O'Hare — for having zero vision instead of Vision Zero.
November 14, 2018
The Hudson River Greenway Needs Great Design, Not Knee-Jerk Security Fixes
The greenway is bursting at the seams during warmer months and needs to be widened to handle the peak volume of bike and pedestrian traffic it carries.
June 22, 2018
Hot Topic at West Village L Train Shutdown Meeting: The 13th Street Protected Bike Lane
DOT expects bicycling to double along the L corridor, translating to 2,000-5,000 daily bike trips on 13th Street.
March 2, 2018
West Village Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Threatens to Drag DOT to Court Over Its L Train Shutdown Plan
Last week, Schwartz sent an ultimatum to DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg demanding an "environmental impact statement" for the city's L train shutdown plan.
February 22, 2018
The Earth Is Flat and 14th Street Doesn’t Need a Busway During the L Shutdown
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.
February 21, 2018
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 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.
February 15, 2018
DOT Unveils Plan for Protected Bike Lane on Seventh Avenue South
Last night, DOT presented the southern segment of its plan for a Seventh Avenue protected bike lane, from 14th Street to Clarkson Street [PDF], to the Manhattan CB 2 transportation committee, which voted for it unanimously.
May 5, 2017
