l train shutdown

Maybe you were dreading the prospect of 80 buses an hour barreling over the Williamsburg Bridge during rush hour.

Before the snow hit the city yesterday, elected officials rode across the Williamsburg Bridge, ending up on the Lower East Side to unveil new protected bike lanes on Delancey Street.

The MTA and the city's Department of Transportation have announced that the L Train shutdown will begin on April 27.

Citi Bike yesterday rolled out the first batch of new pedal-assist electric bicycles meant to soften the blow of the looming L Train shutdown.

Transit officials took local elected officials for a ride yesterday. In an effort to calm fears ahead of next April's L Train shutdown, the MTA and the city's Transportation Department (DOT) arranged the trip across the Williamsburg Bridge and along Delancey Street, up 1st Avenue and over to Union Square.

There was news on a couple of different fronts yesterday regarding next year's dreaded closure of the L Train.

The city's Department of Transportation and the MTA today announced another round of town hall meetings to discuss the shutdown of the L Train.

Transportation advocacy groups yesterday urged the city to take more steps to deal with the looming shutdown of the L Train.

If you're not feeling sufficiently panicky about the L train shutdown coming our way next year, the New York Times chimes in today with a scary story.

Concerned about the L Train shutdown coming in 2019?