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The route was once operated by the now defunct Hudson Pier Depot and was known only as the M14. When the depot was taken over by the Quill depot, it was separated into three lines, the M14A, M14C and M14D. After the 9/11 attacks, the block of 14th Street between Avenue C and Avenue D was closed to the public, forcing the M14D to run the M14C route, eventually it was decided since the route ran primarily on Avenue D the route would be renamed M14D. From 2004 to 2006, the M14C briefly returned running down Avenue C to Houston Street then turning East towards Avenue D/Columbia Street and resuming the normal route. This new route began running late and caused confusion with the M21 on Avenue C and eventually service returned to its current state as the M14A and M14D. Afterward, Avenue C was temporarily served by the [[M21 (New York City bus)|M21]] bus, but since 2010, it has been served by the [[M9 (New York City bus)|M9]] bus. |
The route was once operated by the now defunct Hudson Pier Depot and was known only as the M14. When the depot was taken over by the Quill depot, it was separated into three lines, the M14A, M14C and M14D. After the 9/11 attacks, the block of 14th Street between Avenue C and Avenue D was closed to the public, forcing the M14D to run the M14C route, eventually it was decided since the route ran primarily on Avenue D the route would be renamed M14D. From 2004 to 2006, the M14C briefly returned running down Avenue C to Houston Street then turning East towards Avenue D/Columbia Street and resuming the normal route. This new route began running late and caused confusion with the M21 on Avenue C and eventually service returned to its current state as the M14A and M14D. Afterward, Avenue C was temporarily served by the [[M21 (New York City bus)|M21]] bus, but since 2010, it has been served by the [[M9 (New York City bus)|M9]] bus. |
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Starting in April 2019, a [[Select Bus Service]] line is expected to run along 14th Street to provide alternate service during the [[L train shutdown]]. Service is expected to operate from Ninth Avenue to Avenue C, then turn north along Avenue C to [[20th Street (Manhattan)|20th Street]], where there would be a ferry transfer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/looming-train-shutdown-forces-riders-future-article-1.2628841|title=Looming L train shutdown forces riders to consider future|last=Rivoli|first=Dan|date=May 7, 2016|website=NY Daily News|accessdate=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Nir | first=Sarah Maslin | title=With L Train Shutdown a Year Off, Lower Manhattan Braces for Upheaval | website=The New York Times | date=April 3, 2018 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/03/nyregion/l-train-shutdown-14th-street.html | access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> This route would be another branch supplementing the existing M14A/D designation, but the existing lines would not be converted to Select Bus Service. To facilitate bus trips on the M14 corridor, parts of 14th Street would be turned into a bus-only street during rush hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/sandy/pdf/20180222CrosstownTrafficAnalysis_.pdf|title=14th Street Corridor Traffic Analysis Overview|publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|date=February 22, 2018|accessdate=April 13, 2018|page=2}}</ref> The Select Bus Service route would be implemented by January 6, 2019, three months before the tunnel is set to shut down. It would initially run with five stops in each direction between First Avenue/14th Street and 10th Avenue/14th Street. Local service on the M14A and M14D would be retained with minor modifications.<ref name=MTA-Transit-Jul2018>{{Cite web|url=http://web.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/180723_1030_Transit.pdf|title=Transit & Bus Committee Meeting|date=July 23, 2018|accessdate=July 23, 2018|publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Authority]]|pages=201-205}}</ref> One or two weeks before the tunnel closes, the M14 SBS would be extended to Stuyvesant Cove. The M14A/D local and the M14 SBS would be able to serve a combined 84,000 passengers every hour, with a bus every two minutes during rush hours. During late night hours, the M14 SBS would be replaced by the {{NYC bus link|L14 SBS}} route to the [[Bedford Avenue (BMT Canarsie Line)|Bedford Avenue]] station in Brooklyn.<ref>{{cite web | title=City launching M14 SBS bus ahead of L train shutdown | website=Metro US | date=July 24, 2018 | url=https://www.metro.us/news/local-news/new-york/nyc-launching-m14-sbs-bus-l-train-shutdown | access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=MTA sets rollout date for L train shutdown busway | website=am New York | date=July 23, 2018 | url=https://www.amny.com/transit/l-train-14th-street-1.20066574 | access-date=July 25, 2018}}</ref> Once the 14th Street Tunnel has re-opened, some version of M14 SBS service will continue to operate.<ref>{{cite web |title=MTA, DOT to Launch M14 SBS Ahead of L Train Tunnel Reconstruction Project |url=http://www.mta.info/press-release/nyc-transit/mta-dot-launch-m14-sbs-ahead-l-train-tunnel-reconstruction-project |website=mta.info |publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority |accessdate=October 18, 2018 |date=July 23, 2018}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 01:06, 18 October 2018
The 14th Street Crosstown Line is a public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running primarily along 14th Street from Chelsea or the West Village to the Lower East Side. Originally a streetcar line, it is now the M14 bus route, operated by the New York City Transit Authority. The line's two variants, the M14A and M14D, use Avenue A and Avenue D respectively from 14th Street south into the Lower East Side.
Route description and service
Both M14 services share the 14th Street Crosstown corridor between 9th Avenue on the West Side and Avenue A on the Lower East Side. The "A" and "D" designations refer to the north-south streets used by each service within the Lower East Side (Avenue A and Avenue D respectively).[3][5]
West of 9th Avenue, the M14A turns south along Hudson Street, terminating at Bleecker Street at Abingdon Square Park. The M14D, meanwhile, travels north to Chelsea Piers, serving Hudson River Park and the Chelsea Market. The M14A follows this route on weekdays during early morning hours.[3][5] At the east end of the corridor, the M14A turns south at Avenue A (which becomes Essex Street south of Houston Street), then east along Grand Street to the FDR Drive on the East River coastline. The M14D travels along Avenue C, East 10th Street, then south along Avenue D (becoming Columbia Street) to Delancey Street at the Baruch Houses.[3][5]
The M14 parallels the BMT 14th Street subway line (L train), which runs from Eighth Avenue and continues into Brooklyn.[3][5]
History
The tracks were built by several companies and pieced together by the Metropolitan Street Railway by 1899. The Bleecker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad built the 14th Street tracks west of 9th Avenue, the Central Crosstown Railroad built from 9th Avenue to Union Square, and the Forty-Second Street and Grand Street Ferry Railroad built from Union Square to Avenue A and south on Avenue A. The Metropolitan Crosstown built a short connection at Union Square to connect the two halves, and tracks north on 11th Avenue to the West 23rd Street Ferry.
When the Williamsburg Bridge opened in 1904, 14th Street cars were rerouted to use the bridge (running east on Delancey Street from the one-way pair of Clinton Street northbound and Essex Street southbound), running as the 14th Street-Williamsburg Bridge Line until 1911. Buses were substituted for streetcars by the New York City Omnibus Corporation on April 20, 1936.
Avenue D service was added on January 28, 1951, initially running from Broadway along 14th Street, Avenue D and Columbia Street to Stanton Street, and returning on Cannon Street and Houston Street.[6]
That company changed its name to Fifth Avenue Coach Lines in 1956; the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) subsidiary of the New York City Transit Authority took over operations in 1962.[7]
The route was once operated by the now defunct Hudson Pier Depot and was known only as the M14. When the depot was taken over by the Quill depot, it was separated into three lines, the M14A, M14C and M14D. After the 9/11 attacks, the block of 14th Street between Avenue C and Avenue D was closed to the public, forcing the M14D to run the M14C route, eventually it was decided since the route ran primarily on Avenue D the route would be renamed M14D. From 2004 to 2006, the M14C briefly returned running down Avenue C to Houston Street then turning East towards Avenue D/Columbia Street and resuming the normal route. This new route began running late and caused confusion with the M21 on Avenue C and eventually service returned to its current state as the M14A and M14D. Afterward, Avenue C was temporarily served by the M21 bus, but since 2010, it has been served by the M9 bus.
Starting in April 2019, a Select Bus Service line is expected to run along 14th Street to provide alternate service during the L train shutdown. Service is expected to operate from Ninth Avenue to Avenue C, then turn north along Avenue C to 20th Street, where there would be a ferry transfer.[8][9] This route would be another branch supplementing the existing M14A/D designation, but the existing lines would not be converted to Select Bus Service. To facilitate bus trips on the M14 corridor, parts of 14th Street would be turned into a bus-only street during rush hours.[10] The Select Bus Service route would be implemented by January 6, 2019, three months before the tunnel is set to shut down. It would initially run with five stops in each direction between First Avenue/14th Street and 10th Avenue/14th Street. Local service on the M14A and M14D would be retained with minor modifications.[11] One or two weeks before the tunnel closes, the M14 SBS would be extended to Stuyvesant Cove. The M14A/D local and the M14 SBS would be able to serve a combined 84,000 passengers every hour, with a bus every two minutes during rush hours. During late night hours, the M14 SBS would be replaced by the L14 SBS route to the Bedford Avenue station in Brooklyn.[12][13] Once the 14th Street Tunnel has re-opened, some version of M14 SBS service will continue to operate.[14]
References
- ^ "M14A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ "M14D" (Map). Google Maps. Google. May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e MTA Regional Bus Operations. "M14 bus schedule".
- ^ "Facts and Figures". mta.info. August 28, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Manhattan Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ The New York Times, New Bus Service Sunday, January 26, 1951, page 23
- ^ Kenneth T. Jackson; Lisa Keller; Nancy Flood (December 1, 2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City: Second Edition. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-18257-6.
- ^ Rivoli, Dan (May 7, 2016). "Looming L train shutdown forces riders to consider future". NY Daily News. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ^ Nir, Sarah Maslin (April 3, 2018). "With L Train Shutdown a Year Off, Lower Manhattan Braces for Upheaval". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
- ^ "14th Street Corridor Traffic Analysis Overview" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. February 22, 2018. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ "Transit & Bus Committee Meeting" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 23, 2018. pp. 201–205. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ^ "City launching M14 SBS bus ahead of L train shutdown". Metro US. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "MTA sets rollout date for L train shutdown busway". am New York. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
- ^ "MTA, DOT to Launch M14 SBS Ahead of L Train Tunnel Reconstruction Project". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 23, 2018. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
External links
Media related to M14 (New York City bus) at Wikimedia Commons
- Select Bus Service − mta.info