L Train Shutdown
Streetsblog Basics
Wednesday’s Headlines: Maybe the L-Pocalypse Wasn’t Such a Bad Idea After All
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.
January 16, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: NIMBY Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Sees Himself as Jane Jacobs Fighting Robert Moses
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.
January 14, 2019
NYPD and DOT Condemn ‘Disturbing’ Attack on Village Bike Lanes
The NYPD and Department of Transportation condemned Thursday nights attack on a pair of Greenwich Village bike lanes as "disturbing" in a joint statement issued to Streetsblog on Friday.
January 11, 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
L-Saster! Village NIMBYs Demand Removal of Bike Lanes; Speaker Johnson Says He’s Willing to Listen
Wait — what?
January 9, 2019
CYCLE OF RAGE: Mr. Mayor, Commit Now to Retaining L-Train Improvements
The mayor must keep the streetscape improvements — the bus lanes, the bike lanes, the carpool restrictions, the 14th Street busway, the ferries, the extended G trains, etc. — that were set in place for the L-train shutdown.
January 5, 2019
Cuomo’s L-Train Bombshell: All (OK, Not ALL) Your Questions Answered!
The governor's announcement raised more questions than it answered. Let us try to help.
January 3, 2019
Council: Cuomo’s L-Train Bombshell Should Not Also Kill Bus and Bike Improvements
Just because the governor bigfooted Andy Byford doesn't mean Brooklyn and Manhattan shouldn't get their bike lanes and their bus improvements!
January 3, 2019
Bird Tries to Wedge E-Scooters Into L-Train Shutdown Plans
The scooter company crunches the numbers to claim that tens of thousands of people will benefit from, why, Bird, of course!
December 11, 2018
Delancey Street Bikeway: Two Steps Forward, a Half-Step Back
Things are getting better for Delancey Street cyclists, but more needs to be done before the L-pocalypse.
November 15, 2018
