Dave Colon

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Subway Terror Attack Shows Importance of Citi Bike System — And its Shortcomings

By Dave Colon | Apr 14, 2022 | No Comments

It's times like these when you really see why Citi Bike is so important — and so fragile.

This is a photo illustration! Photo: Google

Study Says Fresh Direct Warehouse Brought More Auto Traffic to the South Bronx

By Dave Colon | Apr 13, 2022 | No Comments

Fresh Direct doesn't mean fresh air.

You think this is a rush hour weekday but actually it's the Sunday brunch service.

Shoot the Whole Day Down: Subway Riders Don’t Like Mondays

By Dave Colon | Apr 11, 2022 | No Comments

They don't like Mondays. They don't like Mondays. They don't like Mondays.

Manhattan and Brooklyn Borough Presidents Ask DOT To Raise Cap on E-Bikes in Citi Bike Fleet

By Dave Colon | Apr 7, 2022 | No Comments

These politicians want to give you the power.

Baby you're a rich bus too: The MTA found the cash to keep the Q53 in this version fo the Queens bus redesign. Image: Around the Horn via Flickr

ANALYSIS: Money is the Real Star of the Queens Bus Network Redesign

By Dave Colon | Apr 4, 2022 | No Comments

Money can't buy you love, but it can buy the MTA fewer headaches when rolling out its Queens bus redesign.

MTA Boss ‘Rethinking’ Timing of Long-Awaited All-Door Bus Boarding

By Dave Colon | Mar 31, 2022 | No Comments

"We might be waiting years for all-door boarding," one advocate said.

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber introduces what he hopes is a Queens bus redesign that doesn't make everyone angry. Photo: Dave Colon

Chastened MTA Tries to Redesign the Queens Bus Network, Again

By Dave Colon | Mar 30, 2022 | No Comments

Second time's the charm?

Gas Tax Holiday Is A Stupid Idea that Will Hurt Transit Riders, Advocates Say

By Dave Colon | Mar 28, 2022 | No Comments

A gas tax holiday is mostly a holiday for wealthy drivers and a double-shift for low-income transit users.

Is someone gonna do something this year or what? File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Is This The Year The Addabbo Bridge Protected Bike Lane Actually Happens?

By Dave Colon | Mar 25, 2022 | No Comments

Could the state and city departments of Transportation be finally bridging their differences?

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins won't fight blocked bus lanes. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

State Pols: Go Ahead, Drive In Bus Lanes and Don’t Pay Tolls — See If We’re Going to Do Anything About It

By Dave Colon | Mar 15, 2022 | No Comments

State legislators used their budget proposals stick it to mass transit by prioritizing drivers blocking bus lanes and messing up their license plates to evade tolls.

Pete Alonso miraculously escaped injury in a brutal car crash in Florida (lower left) and the Mets offered only prayers (top left). Main photo: David B. King via Flickr

Media Reminds Us of Pete Alonso’s Great Stats — But Not the Deadly Stats of Road Violence

By Dave Colon | Mar 14, 2022 | No Comments

In Hillsborough County, there were 28,014 crashes in 2021, resulting in 18,965 injuries and 271 deaths — a staggeringly high number. But no one reported that.

Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez standing in front of an Oonee mini bike parking pod. Photo: Dave Colon

The City Finally Has a Real Secure Bike Parking Pilot But Why Does It Need a Pilot?

By Dave Colon | Mar 12, 2022 | No Comments

Are we piloting around red tape or piloting into a ditch?

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