Dave Colon
Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
DOT: We Don’t Have the Money to Carry Out Our Own ‘Master Plan’
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Three times in the 96 page document, the agency included the same graphic to emphasize (and re-emphasize) that it lacks the resources to meet the benchmark established by the Council when it passed the Streets Master Plan law in 2019.
Schumer: NYS Will Get ‘An Effing Lot Of Money’ For Street Safety And Cycling
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New York is about to get so much money for safe streets from the federal government that our leaders are almost swearing in amazement.
BIKELASH: Powerful Pols Seeking to Block DOT’s East Flatbush Street Safety Plan in Pander to Drivers
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"People drive in our community," Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn explained.
Build A Brighter, Greener Future at the New Port Authority Bus Terminal: RPA
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Making a better bus terminal in Midtown starts with considering the new space as a "civic destination," says the Regional Plan Association.
Manhattan BP Joins Chorus Calling for a Better Third Avenue
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Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer wants to make Third first.
The Parks Department’s E-Bike Policy is Not Consistent with State Law
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And that’s just the way is it.
Let The Sun Shine In: Here’s What Transit Watchers Want From the MTA’s New Open Data Portal
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Here's what local transit insiders want to know:
ANALYSIS: Hochul's Penn Station Will Be Nice, But Won't Add Train Capacity
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Gov. Hochul's announcement on Wednesday that New York was building a "Penn Station worthy of New Yorkers" is basically a billion-dollar facelift.
ANATOMY OF A BACKTRACK: DOT’s New Sunset Park Plan Gives Safety to Some, Double-Parking Madness For Others
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"I'm kind of speechless," one activist said.
Brooklyn Bike-Lane Proposal Finally Surfaces After Deutsch’s Departure
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A long-awaited plan for a key waterfront connection on Emmons Avenue emerges after a Council member's expulsion.
Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Busway is Being Undermined by Illegal Car Traffic
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One year after the Jay Street Busway was boosting bus speeds for almost 50,000 daily riders, commutes for long-suffering bus riders are slowing as more drivers flout the basic rule, "No cars allowed."
Youth to City: Give Us Better Bike Infrastructure Now
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"We are the future of the city," said Stuyvesant senior Oscar Fishman. "And we want politicians to know that we demand, we're not asking, we're demanding better bike infrastructure, and we need it now."