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L Train Shutdown Will Wreak Havoc Without New Bus and Bike Lanes, Traffic Study Says

Posted on February 23, 2018February 22, 2021 by Ben Brandstein

Thousands of bikers are expected to flood Union Square, and 14th Street will become the country’s busiest bus corridor, when the L train shuts down…

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L of a Plan: Rider Coalition Wants Cars Off of 14th Street During the L-pocalypse

Posted on November 16, 2016March 23, 2021 by Nicole Disser

Since word leaked in January that the MTA was planning to shut down L train service for over a year in order to repair damage…

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L Train Service Suspended Due to Fire in Tunnel

Posted on October 6, 2016March 23, 2021 by Michael Garofalo

L train commuters already dreading the looming L-pocalypse were subjected to another unwelcome development this morning when service between Brooklyn and Manhattan was shut down due an electrical fire between…

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Delancey Street Is Getting a Protected Bike Lane and Amsterdam-Style Bicycle Parking

Posted on September 14, 2016March 23, 2021 by Daniel Maurer

Delancey Street is finally getting a protected bike lane, the Department of Transportation announced today. With more and more bikers set to use the Williamsburg…

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MTA Continues ‘Dialogue’ About Slowdown vs. Shutdown of L Train

Posted on May 13, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

The MTA held its second public meeting to discuss the impending L train closure, and last night’s hearing at the 14th Street Salvation Army Theater couldn’t…

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MTA Seems to Favor 18-Month Shutdown of L Train, Starting in 2019

Posted on May 6, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

Last night, the big players in the L train shutdown finally met with North Brooklyn community leaders and residents for a public forum and, for…

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MTA to Come Down From its Opaque Train Car in the Sky and Meet With You Plebes

Posted on April 19, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

The MTA has confirmed that any 24/7 closure of the L-train tunnel is “unlikely to begin before January of 2019” and is promising there will be a “new dynamic” with riders…

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Don’t Worry, the L Train Shutdown Is ‘Years Out,’ MTA Says

Posted on February 25, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

Our glasses-wearing New York State Senator Daniel Squadron, repping parts of North Brooklyn and the LES not just in style but also in substance, posed…

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L Train Coalition Mulls Looming Shutdown: ‘Options on the Table, None of Them Good’

Posted on February 25, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

Are we ready for the impending L-pocalypse? Last night the L Train Coalition, a growing group of community stakeholders, met to confront the specter of a year-long L train shutdown and…

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The Big Guns Finally Acknowledge MTA, L Train Poised For Upgrades

Posted on January 12, 2016March 26, 2021 by Nicole Disser

The MTA became the popular girl at school almost overnight as first Governor Andrew Cuomo and now the federal government is paying mind to New York…

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