Dave Colon
Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
Twitter Citizen Takes Automated Subway Service Alerts Into His Own Hands
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The MTA has left Twitter, but the platform may yet have a future for straphangers.
Say Cheese! State Budget Lets MTA Bus Cameras Zap Bus, Loading Zone and Bike Lane Blockers
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Picture day is coming for double parkers and bus and bike lane blockers — thanks to the budget deal in Albany.
Cyclists Statewide Agree: More Bike Lanes Means More People On Bikes
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Cyclists across New York said that better bike infrastructure is the key to unlocking more bike trips across the state, according to the newly released New York Cycling Census.
DOT’s Long-Awaited Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Has Widespread Support (Except for The Usual Critics)
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The journey of a thousand miles has taken its first steps.
Payroll Tax Hike to Save MTA May Completely Exclude New York’s Transit-Rich Suburbs
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New York City may be forced to saddle the entirety of a proposed MTA-saving tax hike without any help from the suburbs — costing the region's transit system $200 million per year, according to a new analysis.
DOT: We ‘Love’ Repeal of the Notorious Law that Delays Bike Lane Installation
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"We love Lincoln Restler's bill," Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said, as he called for the banishing of the so-called Fidler Rule.
Top Cop Claims NYPD’s Parking Sins Not ‘A Joke’ To Him (And Confirms He Reads Streetsblog)
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Council Member Lincoln Restler was very very dubious about the first claim.
All-Door Bus Boarding Delayed Pending ‘Measures to Curb Fare Evasion,’ MTA Says
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The MTA’s fare evasion obsession is slowing down your bus.
Mayor Adams Backs Free Buses As Other Bus Commitments Fall By the Wayside
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Mayor Eric Adams is the latest elected official to get on the free buses train — even as his administration remains behind on its own commitments to improve bus service.
State to City: The Time Has Come to Install the Addabbo Bridge Protected Bike Lane
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The state Department Transportation has finished studying a bike lane on the Addabbo Bridge and now it's up to the city Department of Transportation to build it. The ball is officially in Ydanis Rodriguez.
RED TAPE: DOT Still Hasn’t Started Cable Study It Cited To Delay Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane
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The DOT admitted this week that the all-important, must-have, can't-do-anything-without-it cable study — mentioned in 2016, announced in 2017, supposed to start in 2019, and again in 2020 — never actually started.
SPRING TORRENTS: Subway and Rail Ridership is Up (But Everyone Still Hates Mondays)
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Subway and commuter rail ridership is up — but straphangers are still shying away from the office on Mondays and Fridays.