L Train Shutdown
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DOT Chooses More Congestion on Kenmare to Appease NIMBYs
Once again, the agency doesn't listen to its own experts.
October 31, 2018
READ ALL ABOUT IT: Full MTA/DOT L Train Update
Here we go, transit nerds: The full MTA/DOT L-train release!
October 30, 2018
UPDATE: DOT Says It Will Fix Screwed-Up Delancey and Allen Intersection
The Department of Transportation now says it will fix everything at the newly ruined intersection of Delancey and Allen streets.
October 24, 2018
UPDATE! Manhattan Community Board to City: Get Real on L-Train Plan
Hundreds of thousands of people will be affected. But the mitigation plan could be better.
September 17, 2018
Citi Bike May Expand East Into Bushwick Before the L Train Shutdown
A substance-free mayoral press conference on a weighty topic.
August 21, 2018
DOT Aims to Beef Up North Brooklyn Bike Network Ahead of L Train Shutdown
The plan will improve bike connections between the Bushwick bike network and Grand Street, but comes up short on Metropolitan Avenue by the BQE.
August 17, 2018
Five Still-Unanswered Questions That Are the Key to the L Shutdown Plan
The DOT and MTA proposal is full of possible weak points that could be its downfall.
August 6, 2018
The Uber-Lyft Cap Has Nothing to Do With the L Train Shutdown
Lyft is using fear of the L train shutdown to score points against the City Council's proposed cap on ride-hailing fleets.
August 2, 2018
Meet the Start-Up Vultures Eager to Gobble Up the Scraps of the MTA and DOT’s L Train Plans
"The New L" aims to take advantage of DOT's timid approach to transit priority on the Williamsburg Bridge to offer "luxury shuttles driven by professional chauffeurs."
July 26, 2018
MTA: 14th Street Select Bus Service Will Launch January 6, Three Months Ahead of L Train Shutdown
The three-month window gives the agencies time for some trial-and-error on 14th Street before the tsunami of displaced L train passengers hits.
July 23, 2018
