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Dave Colon

Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org

Recent Posts

Lucky you, you found a bike rack. Photo by Dave Colon

FISCAL YEAR FAILURE: De Blasio’s DOT Installed Just 642 Bike Racks

By Dave Colon | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments
The shortfall comes as the administration continues to build bike lanes, presumably to encourage cycling.
The real target of CB7's wrath. File photo: Wilfred Chan

‘Progressive’ Manhattanites Push For Cop Crackdown On E-Bike Riders (Again)

By Dave Colon | Sep 16, 2020 | No Comments
Self-styled progressives in Manhattan are again calling in the cops to crack down on people they don't like.
A gaggle (or is it a murder?) of NYPD officers not wearing masks at a recent protest. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mask-Wearing MTA Chief Backs Mask-Averse NYPD As Mask-Mandate Enforcers

By Dave Colon | Sep 14, 2020 | No Comments
And MTA CEO Pat Foye also dodged a question about the police department's well-documented racial bias.
Mayor de Blasio (center), last seen riding a bike in August, 2018. Photo: Natalie Grybauskas

De Blasio to Cyclists: Imagine How Bad it Would Be Without Me

By Dave Colon | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments
Mayor de Blasio has a message to cyclists concerned about dangerous city streets: "Imagine how much worse it would be without me."
The state DOT thinks you have enough room on the Hudson River Greenway. File photo: David Meyer

State DOT Throws Cold Water on West Side Highway Bike Lane

By Dave Colon | Sep 10, 2020 | No Comments
"The department is not comfortable doing that," a rep says.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (center), at a press conference in Brooklyn. Photo: Dave Colon

Jumaane Williams: ‘I’m Worried’ About Staying Safe When I Ride My Bike

By Dave Colon | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments
The public advocate has questions about infrastructure and insurance after getting hit by a car driver last week.
Coming to Washington Heights this spring! File photo: Dave Colon

FALL PREVIEW: DOT Unveils 181st Street Busway

By Dave Colon | Sep 8, 2020 | No Comments
A landmark makeover that would speed commutes in a congested corridor is set to start in November.
The comptroller wants more than just aerobics in front of high schools. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Stringer Proposes 75 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Around 50 High Schools

By Dave Colon | Sep 4, 2020 | No Comments
The comptroller, a mayoral hopeful, seeks to boost the activity of the city's increasingly sedentary students.
You'd look sweet, upon the seat, of a bicycle built for two as you cross the Williamsburg Bridge. Photo: Dave Colon

Bike Advocates Kick Off Campaign for Lanes on East River Bridges

By Dave Colon | Sep 2, 2020 | No Comments
TransAlt sets sights on claiming space for cycling in the roadbed.
The horror. The horror.

Surface Transportation Council Members Break Ranks To Demand COVID Recovery Plan

By Dave Colon | Sep 2, 2020 | No Comments
Fed up with Mayor de Blasio's inattention, half the panel's members sign an open letter urging action.
Meet the new Jay Street, same as the old Jay Street: A driver moves around a double-parked car on the Jay Street busway. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Eyes on the Street: Jay Street Busway is a Work In Progress

By Dave Colon | Aug 31, 2020 | No Comments
First of five planned busways is missing paint and stops — and the placard abusers haven't gone anywhere.
City vehicles and NYPD SUVs parked in the Vernon Boulevard bike lane for Mayor de Blasio's ferry announcement on Friday afternoon. Photo: @dimpNewYork

Mayor’s Motorcade Parks In Queens Bike Lane So Mayor Can Make Ferry Announcement

By Dave Colon | Aug 28, 2020 | No Comments
Apparently, he didn't have a gym to be driven to.
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