THOUGHTS ON THE L TRAIN AFTERMATH

If you are currently relying heavily on the L train right now either to get to work or get to your favorite bar either in Brooklyn or Manhattan then you are dreading over the L train shutdown.

Recently the MTA has released additional information about the shutdown which thankfully won't happen until 2019, however unfortunately will cause a great amount of adjustment to be as seamless as possible.

If you haven't seen already the MTA has released

a video with details which is actually pretty good. It goes into the details of the damage and the details about the plans to fix it up, check it out.

But here are 3 of my thought around this very important matter that will effect neighborhoods in both Manhattan and Brooklyn

1. The Shutdown

If you saw the video, you would know that there is currently 2 options. I believe the option A which is the 1.5 year shutdown is a lot more beneficial to the borough, the riders and everyone around this project and here is what I mean. This shutdown plan will actually allow use to avoid disruption for an extra 1.5 years if we were to take the 3 year plan, in addition, not only will the Canarsie tunnel get a complete overhaul so will the surrounding train lines like the M and J line which will benefit Brooklyn as a whole in the long run. There are thoughts about adding additional ferries which will be huge for the borough even after the Canarsie project, so while there will be some time of hardship, the future after will leave us will more resources and transportation all around.

The L train shutdown might just be a blessing in disguise. [Click To Tweet]

2. The Real Estate

Because of the scare of the shutdown, a lot of people are thinking about leaving the neighborhoods that are surrounding the L trains which include neighborhoods like Bushwick and East Williamsburg. This will cause renters / buyers to avoid these neighborhoods and move to other easily accessible neighborhoods like Crown Heights, Bed Stuy (near the J train), Prospect Heights and Lefferts Garden.

This means during the shutdown you can expect an increase in available apartments on the market in areas that depend heavily on the L train for everyday living, which mean it will be the perfect time to buy or rent at a lower price because everyone will be avoiding and running away from the neighborhoods. Now of course you will have to be extremely comfortable with the alternative routes or have a car, other than that I think this will be a small and really good window to get into the neighborhood before it picks up again after the repairs.

3. The Aftermath I truly believe once the MTA has a set plan and strategy to handle the large amount of riders that go in and out of the borough on the L train and the riders settle in, it truly won't be a big deal. There will be a lot of new things that will hopefully come out of this project; a stronger J and M line, hopefully additional ferries that will give access to the underused water highway. While the headache of the repair might still linger, the aftermath is going to pay off.

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