Dave Colon
Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
THE COLON CYCLE: Shaun Donovan Doesn’t Want Us To Miss The Next Moment
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Welcome to the fourth installment of the fabled Dave Colon Challenge...with Shaun Donovan.
DOT Plans Crucial Redesign of Two Chaotic Sunset Park Roadways
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The Department of Transportation wants to remake a pair of Brooklyn streets from traffic-choked, dangerous two-way commercial corridors into one-way streets to make the roadways safer and boost business.
Activists Ride on Friday to Disband The NYPD’s Bike-Using ‘Goon Squad’
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"Bikes aren't for community efforts, it's for policing, New York style, which is some of the worst in the United States," says one activist.
Will State Legislators Block Cuomo’s Unchecked MTA Power?
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Transit and transparency activists want legislators to finally overturn Executive Order 168, an edict that Gov. Cuomo issued in 2017 that declared the subway system an official disaster area, and has renewed every month for 49 consecutive months.
LAST MINUTE PUSH: Legislators Hope to Get Cyclists And Pedestrians A Voice At The MTA
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Activists and bike-friendly legislators are making a final push to get a floor vote for a stalled bill that would bring cyclist and pedestrian input to the MTA's planning process, a longtime oversight and sore spot for anyone who's tried to bike over an MTA bridge such as the Triboro or Gil Hodges.
Park Slope BID Asks NYPD For ‘Help’ with Delivery Cyclists Then Quickly Regrets It
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A business improvement district that had asked the NYPD to get delivery cyclists to slow down on a popular restaurant open street now says it will not invite the cops back after they spent much of Saturday ticketing the mostly immigrant and low-income workers trying to do their job.
The MTA’s New Electric Bus Order Is Another Step Forward, But A Power Struggle Looms
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Eventually, the MTA is going to need so much electricity that energy producers will have to make a deal, experts say.
Amtrak And Gateway Leaders: We Love That Andrew Cuomo Hates This Project Now
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It's a Gateway to confusion.
‘Uber’s Fantasy Novel’: State Gig-Worker Bill Would Limit City’s Proposed Deliverista Rights
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A state proposal that would allow gig workers, such as the city's delivery riders, to form unions and bargain for wages would also undercut recent City Council efforts to give far more rights to those workers, advocates say.
ANALYSIS: Andrew Yang’s Subway Plan is So Bad that It Should Disqualify Him to Run This City
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Yang's plan, or rather the hazy outlines of a plan, was pitched to New Yorkers on Wednesday. It calls for the city Department of Transportation, with its sub-$2-billion budget, to take over and run the city's subways and buses, which currently have an annual operating budget of $10 billion.
The Spring Classic: Hold The Next Mayoral Debate On An Open Street!
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Shakespeare in the Park. SummerStage. Celebrate Brooklyn. Why not the next mayoral debate?
Four New Bronx Metro-North Stations Are A Good Time to Talk about Fair Rail Fares
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Yes, Bronx residents will get amazing commuter-rail service — but what will the fare be? No one is talking.