Dave Colon

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City Council Member Tiffany Cabán (at podium), with Council Members Amanda Farías and Christopher Marte, asking what's the deal with mass transit funding. Photo: Dave Colon

Council Members Join Push For Six-Minute Transit Service And Free Buses

By Dave Colon | Jan 27, 2023 | No Comments

A huge chunk of the City Council supports better transit!

Light rail is the option. But what about our other questions?

Your Unanswered Questions on the Interborough Express, Answered

By Dave Colon | Jan 24, 2023 | No Comments

Well, the MTA has answered one question about the future of the Interborough Express by picking light rail, but don't worry, we still have plenty of other questions. And some answers!

Task Farce Delta: City Hall Also Has Its Own Electric Micromobility Panel

By Dave Colon | Jan 18, 2023 | No Comments

The task force so nice they did it twice.

Assembly Member Ken Zebroswki is the new guy overseeing the MTA. Photo: NYS Assembly

Meet The New Boss: Assembly Corporations Chair Kenneth Zebrowski on His Plans For MTA Oversight

By Dave Colon | Jan 13, 2023 | No Comments

Here's our conversation with the Assembly member who just landed the plum job of overseeing the MTA!

The shared path over the Triborough Bridge for cyclists and pedestrians will eventually actually be useful for cyclists and pedestrians. Photo: Steve Scofield

MTA’s Bike-Ped Access Study Promises Path on Triborough Bridge (And Maybe The Verrazzano)

By Dave Colon | Jan 11, 2023 | No Comments

The MTA's long-awaited Bike and Pedestrian Access study that will be released on Wednesday morning is promising that the agency is going to rework the Triborough Bridge's pedestrian path to make way for cyclists. And there's hope for the Verrazzano, too.

They have chosen: light rail. Graphic: MTA

Hochul Gives Green Signal To Light Rail On The Interborough Express

By Dave Colon | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments

Gov. Hochul was poised to use her State of the State address on Tuesday afternoon to announce that the MTA will choose light rail for the Interborough Express, the transit connection on an existing right of way between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights.

If you live in some neighborhoods around the city, this is back.

More Than 20 Subway Stations Exceeded Pre-Pandemic Ridership Figures in December

By Dave Colon | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments

Almost two dozen subway stations ended 2022 on a high note, with subway swipes and taps exceeding the numbers in the halcyon pre-pandemic days of 2019.

Attendees at a visioning session said they want better biking to Citi Field. Photo: Dave Colon

Fans to Mets Owner: We Don’t Want to Drive to Citi Field

By Dave Colon | Jan 9, 2023 | No Comments

New Yorkers who showed up at a "visioning session" on Saturday to discuss the future of the parking lots surrounding Citi Field put cars low on their power rankings.

Happy New Year! Now, Here are Some Resolutions for the Mayor and Governor

By Dave Colon | Jan 1, 2023 | No Comments

Streetsblog asked leading voices in the livable streets movement to give some marching orders to Big Apple and Empire State decision-makers so that we can all have a more-fulfilling year in 2023. Here are the resolutions they have for the mayor, governor and our agencies.

Imagine if you will, this faded crosswalk that cars stop in in front of Grand Army Plaza was turned into a pedestrian plaza. Photo: Dave Colon

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