NEW YORK - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will reportedly look into closing down Manhattan's 14th Street to car traffic during the upcoming L train shutdown.
The Daily News says the agency will study the possibility of making 14th off limits to help make way for more city buses.
It would be designed to get thousands of mass transit riders across town as quickly as possible when the L train stops being an option in 2019.
The idea to close 14th Street to car traffic had been floated since this summer, when the MTA announced it would shut down L train service between Manhattan and part of Brooklyn for 18 months to perform Hurricane Sandy-related repairs.
The Wall Street Journal also reports the MTA will soon unveil a plan to set up protected bike lanes south of 14th Street on Delancey street near the Williamsburg Bridge to help accomodate people who rely on the L train.