Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about William Colton

Anti-transit NIMBYs protesting better B82 bus service take a moment to wish Council Member Mark Treyger a happy birthday. Photo: @KalmanYeger

Will DOT and the MTA Prioritize Parking Over Tens of Thousands of B82 Riders?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 16, 2018 | 3 Comments

It looks like the MTA and DOT are altering the plan for B82 Select Bus Service to appease electeds who don't want room for bus riders on Kings Highway.

To Bill Colton, setting aside street space for faster, more reliable bus service is "anti-women." Photo: DOT

Apparently, Assembly Member Bill Colton Thinks Women Don’t Ride Buses

By David Meyer | Apr 12, 2018 | 9 Comments

Bus lanes are "anti-women," Colton says, oblivious to the fact that most bus commuters in Brooklyn are women.

Brooklyn Assemblyman “Protects Families” From Pricing

By Ben Fried | Apr 2, 2008 | 46 Comments

Richard Brodsky may have lost on Monday, but today his colleagues in Albany are parroting his talking points. A tipster sent us this constituent letter from Assemblyman William Colton, who represents Midwood, Bensonhurst and Gravesend in Brooklyn. Incidentally, a glance at this morning’s map reveals that the City Council members who represent those neighborhoods, Simcha […]