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L train will continue to run from Rockaway Parkway to Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn – Canarsie L Train Town Hall

The MTA town hall regarding the L train in Canarsie (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)CANARSIE – The MTA’s traveling town hall tour finally reached Canarsie last night, giving attendees representing neighborhoods south of Broadway Junction a chance to learn more about the “L Train Shutdown” and pose questions to a panel

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MTA Offers Few Solutions To Fix Problems Affecting Local Bus Routes: Part 2 Of 2

The wheels on the bus go ’round and ’round… Source: Lempkin / FlickrTHE COMMUTE: Last week, we discussed the MTA’s recent attempts to fix problems with the local bus system such as newly-designed routes that suffer from the same problems plaguing the rest of the system. An example is the

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How Safe Are You In The Subways?

A portion of the ceiling crumbled onto the 18th Avenue N train platform this morning. Repairs for the station are not scheduled until October 2014. (Photo by Brian Hedden)THE COMMUTE: I’m not talking about crime, but rather the other type of safety. Will the subway derail? Will a

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Hope May Be On The Way To Reduce Bus Bunching, And Much More

A screenshot of the MTA’s BusTrek website, currently under development by the City College of New York’s MTA Intern Team. Click to enlargeTHE COMMUTE: Regular readers of “The Commute” know that one of my favorite topics is bus bunching, because it has always been the number one concern

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Parkside Avenue Station Will Be Rehabbed

It was announced at last night’s Community Board 9 meeting that the Parkside Avenue subway station will be rehabbed starting in the spring, ecstatically reports The Q at Parkside blog. Community Board 14’s push to rehab stations to the south such as Beverley Road, Cortelyou Road and Church