Dave Colon
Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
The Slow Walk: MTA Has Not Met with Environmental Leaders Vital to Congestion Pricing — But Feds Blame MTA for That
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Advocates have not heard from the MTA about congestion pricing, even though the authority must include environmental justice in its assessment of the tolls — and the federal government is waiting for action.
O! Be Joyful! The Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Has Made It To Manhattan
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The path won't be open for cycling for a few months, however.
Sunset Park Safety Improvements Delayed Until at Least October After DOT Settles Lawsuit
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A contentious plan is put off over a technicality.
Into the Leadership Void: Who’s in Charge of the MTA?
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Gov. Cuomo's bid to split the top job stalled — although the agency continues to push it. Will we be saying hello to an interim chairman?
MTA Hiked Costs of Long-Sought Eastern Queens Subway Expansion: Report
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An MTA consultant slapped a ridiculously high pricetag on a project to add subway service to eastern Queens via abandoned LIRR tracks — and supporters of the so-called QueensLink have put out their own study suggesting the service could be finished for half as much as the MTA said.
Brooklyn Assembly Member Sues To Stop Safety Project DOT Hasn’t Even Started Yet
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Assembly Member Peter Abbate's suit contends that the Department of Transportation did not notify local community boards within 90 days of starting the project ... which has no official start date yet. (So, um, how does that work?)
Here’s Your Big Chance To Guide The Streets Master Plan
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Uncle DOT wants YOU ... to fight for street safety. So fill out the Streets Master Plan survey!
THE BRUUUUCE EXCUSE: Jersey Pol Cites Springsteen as a Reason to Oppose Congestion Pricing
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"Springsteen's on Broadway, so everyone in New Jersey is going to Broadway and people [are] having a lot of trouble now for the first time really getting in and out of the city," Rep. Mikie Sherrill.
Eric Adams: If Jeff Bezos Is Going To Space, We Can Build A Protected Bike Route From Downtown Brooklyn To Park Slope
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Brooklyn Borough President and presumptive mayor of New York Eric Adams said that an Adams administration could replace the current mishmash of unprotected bike lanes he rode on with a safe route that would be more welcoming to cyclists of all stripes.
The MTA’s Lack of Urgency on Congestion Pricing is Very Unnerving: Advocates
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It's clear! Gov. Cuomo is in no rush to implement congestion pricing.
Manhattan CB6 Has A Plan To Fix Third Avenue, Too
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There's more than one way to build a better street.
DECISION 2021: From East To West, Who Will Bring Safe Streets To The Bronx?
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Who’s running in two key Bronx districts? Funny you should ask!