Dave Colon

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Recent Posts

New York's economy would be paralyzed if the 110-year-old Gateway Tunnel were to collapse.

So What Is the Deal With The Governor And This New Gateway Project Report?

By Dave Colon | Nov 30, 2020 | No Comments

The Big Dog thinks he knows the best plan for an essential, but long-stalled, rail project. What is he doing?

The cargo bike corral outside of Whole Foods on Warren Street. Photo: Austin Horse

DOT Installs Lower Manhattan Cargo Bike Zone Despite Community Board ‘Nay’

By Dave Colon | Nov 24, 2020 | No Comments

This is good news for anyone who supports safe streets, less congestion, less pollution and better use of public land, advocates say.

Will Joe Biden make it rain for Gov. Cuomo? Well, only if the governor asks.

Cuomo: Congestion Pricing Isn’t Important Enough To Talk About With President-Elect Biden

By Dave Colon | Nov 24, 2020 | No Comments

Gov. Cuomo did not bring up congestion pricing with President-elect Biden in a call the other day — and explained the oversight the way a father of 20 kids might forget one or two.

The governor's lone 2020 subway trip. Photo: Governor's Office

As the MTA Waits (And Waits) for Washington Relief, More People Are Looking to Cuomo to Save Transit

By Dave Colon | Nov 20, 2020 | No Comments

Doesn't this train go through Albany?

Congestion pricing: an idea whose time is here.

Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden

By Dave Colon | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments

Advocates are hopeful that incoming President Biden will fast-track congestion pricing so that they can still start in 2021. But how would such a thing happen? Here's our latest deep dive into the issue.

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit

MTA Prepares To Borrow $3B From Federal Reserve

By Dave Colon | Nov 17, 2020 | No Comments

The MTA Board is expected to approve a resolution that would allow the agency to borrow the maximum amount from the Municipal Liquidity Facility fund.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg rode to her press conference celebrating the new Flatbush Avenue protected bike lane. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

DOT Commissioner Says She Feels Comfortable Riding on Unprotected Roads, But Newbie Cyclists Don’t

By Dave Colon | Nov 5, 2020 | No Comments

At a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of a new protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue on Thursday, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg shrugged off concerns that the city's many unprotected bike lanes don't make cyclists feel comfortable.