Dave Colon

Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org

Recent Posts

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.

Pedestrians and cyclists going east and west on the Queensboro Bridge share a narrow path. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: DOT Chief Accepts Council Offer of Queensboro Bridge Fix Cash

By Dave Colon | Aug 28, 2020 | No Comments

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said she welcomes a recent City Council offer to pay for turning the South Outer Roadway on the Queensboro Bridge into a badly needed pedestrian lane on the jammed up bridge.

Yes, it's sometimes crowded, but the subway is the solution.

MTA: 40% Service Cuts Could Happen Without Federal Aid

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Did somebody say “death spiral”?

Damn, you're telling me scenes like this have almost bankrupted the MTA? Photo: Kate Hinds

State Senators Admit They Don’t Understand The MTA’s Enormous Deficit

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2020 | No Comments

Legislators, including State Senator John Liu, displayed a stunning lack of insight into where the MTA's money comes from and the long-term financial state of the hobbled transit agency.