Dave Colon
Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org
Recent Posts
Hasty Heastie Staff Sped Through School Zones in Speaker’s Cars
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The SUVs amassed quite the nasty record of moving violations, a spokesman confirmed. Why are those charged with making New York's laws breaking them on the taxpayers' dime?
Safe-Streets Advocates Demand That de Blasio ‘Focus on the Real Problems Killing New Yorkers’
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The mayor should fix faulty streets and rein in reckless driving — not pursue useless helmet laws.
Council Members: Mayor Was Just Mouthing Off on Helmets, Licenses
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Remarks damaging to cycling may have originated with a journalist.
MTA Board Member: Capital Plan Vote Might Not Even Happen This Year
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The board and the governor are at loggerheads. So what happens now?
De Blasio Digs In on Helmet-Law Nonsense in Incoherent Radio Appearance
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Cyclists have got to start considering how to protect themselves from the mayor.
De Brainless: Mayor Endorses Meritless Helmet and Licensing Requirements for Cyclists
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The idea that helmets make cyclists safer flies in the face of every piece of research done on the subject including by, uh, the mayor's own Department of Transportation.
Bumpy Road: Ocean Parkway Cyclists Won’t Get Relief From Cracked Bike Path Until 2022
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A rough road remains for bikers, pedestrians seeking access to Coney Island's attractions and beaches.
City Says Safety is ‘Priority’ On Coney Island Avenue — But Roadway Is Still Filled with Cars
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The city named Coney Island Avenue a safety "priority" in 2015. The roadway is as dangerous now as then. Streetsblog investigates what went wrong.
SUV Driver Kills Cyclist He Suspected Of Breaking Into His Car [UPDATED]
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Another cyclist is dead, the 20th of 2019, after an incident in which police say a driver ran his SUV into a cyclist he suspected of breaking into his car in Bushwick. A police spokesperson said that the driver was taken into custody and charges were pending while the investigation remained ongoing.
More Rich People Means More Traffic Problems For NYC
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Mo' money, mo' cars, mo' problems.
CPW Resident To Condo Board: Your Bike Lane Suit Is Out of Order
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"As a resident, I never authorized the board to file this action on my behalf, and the board is therefore not my agent with respect to this proceeding," Kenneth Squire said.
Driver + Coney Island Avenue = More Death
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Another person has been killed on deadly Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, as a driver ran over a man who had been lying on the sidewalk near the entrance to a parking garage at a local dialysis center, cops said.