Getting to and from Manhattan doesn’t have to be an L of a commute, new study suggests
Ferries, a Tramway and Scooter Shares Are Offered as Alternatives After L Train Service Shuts
For the hundreds of thousands of Northern Brooklynites who fear L-ish commutes to Manhattan once the L train shuts in 2019 for 18 months of repairs, there’s hope, says a new study.
A report issued last week by researchers at New York University’s Rudin Center for Transportation touts such alternatives as increased ferry service, express buses over the Williamsburg Bridge, ride-share partnerships with companies such as Uber and Lyft, and scooter and/or motorbike shares, like the Scoot program in San Francisco and New York’s own increasingly popular Citi Bike system.
While citing already well-publicized ideas such as bolstering service on such nearby subway lines as the M, R, J, Z, G, E, A, Z and 3 lines, the report also insisted that “New York City policymakers have an opportunity to explore entirely new modes of transportation, including a gondola.”