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Dave Colon

Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org

Recent Posts

DOT finishing work on a portion of the Central Park West protected bike lane. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

CPW Resident To Condo Board: Your Bike Lane Suit Is Out of Order

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2019 | 28 Comments
"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.
Even on a Google street view, the entrance to the parking garage is a chaotic place. But that's Coney Island Avenue for you. Photo: Google

Driver + Coney Island Avenue = More Death

By Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2019 | 6 Comments
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.
We're doing this again, but this time we're not quite sure what we're fighting over. Photo: David Meyer

The MTA’s Secret Capital Plan Is More Secretive Than We Thought

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2019 | 5 Comments
Congestion pricing will soon fill the MTA bank account — but the agency is being very secretive about how it plans to spend the windfall.
Aurilla Lawrence

DA Won’t Charge Hit-And-Run Driver Who Killed Aurilla Lawrence

By Dave Colon | Aug 16, 2019 | 45 Comments
Another hit-and-run driver will escape accountability in New York City thanks to police and prosecutors who won't bring charges against motorists who kill.
Revel users will be required to upload a selfie before riding

Revel To Riders: Please Come Learn To Drive Our Scooters

By Dave Colon | Aug 15, 2019 | 18 Comments
Scooter share company Revel is hosting a series of pop-up scooter schools so riders around its service area can actually learn to operate the scooters before setting off on their journeys.
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, declaring a bike emergency that needs some more nuanced discussion. (Photo by Dave Colon)

Jumaane Williams Calls Out Drivers’ Immense Privilege…And Then Reinforces It

By Dave Colon | Aug 13, 2019 | 27 Comments
While the public advocate said drivers are the most privileged class on the road, he also said community boards, those bastions of car culture, need more consultation on bike lanes.
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, seen here calling for a dozen more meetings for NIMBYs to yell about bus lanes. Photo: John McCarten

Transit God Corey Johnson Parrots Arthur Schwartz’s Bad Faith Busway Language

By Dave Colon | Aug 12, 2019 | 20 Comments
"I am concerned that some of the side streets will turn into parking lots," Johnson told WNYC's Brian Lehrer.
Friday's crash, as posted by the Facebook account, NYdeTour. Photo: NYdeTour.

#FIXCANAL: Cyclist Injured By Truck Driver On Chaotic Canal Street

By Dave Colon | Aug 11, 2019 | 23 Comments
The crash comes just hours before activists rallied for a safer Canal Street, a street they've dubbed Manhattan's Boulevard of Death.
An appeal slowed down the M14 Busway, but a ruling on Friday may jumpstart it. Photo: Google Maps

Appeals Judge Slams The Brakes On 14th Street Busway

By Dave Colon | Aug 9, 2019 | 19 Comments
"These so-called progressives' effort to stymie the plan to speed up bus service on 14th Street is a bad-faith effort to preserve a cars-first status quo, and frankly, a waste of time," one transit advocate said in response.
Yes, it's sometimes crowded, but the subway is the solution.

Good News/Bad News: MTA Has A $50B Capital Program — But It’s Still a State Secret

By Dave Colon | Aug 9, 2019 | 6 Comments
Even if the draft plan remains a state secret, the amount, at least, made sense to transit activists.
6th Avenue and West 23rd Street, where Collopy was struck by the cyclist. (Google Maps)

Cops: Pedestrian Dies After Being Knocked Down by Hit-And-Run Cyclist

By Dave Colon | Aug 7, 2019 | 153 Comments
Michael Collopy, 60, was hit by a cyclist on July 31 as he stood in the protected bike lane at Sixth Avenue and 23rd Street. The cyclist kept on pedaling. Collopy died on Wednesday of his injuries.
An appeal slowed down the M14 Busway, but a ruling on Friday may jumpstart it. Photo: Google Maps

ALL RISE! Judge Rules City Can Build 14th Street ‘Busway’

By Dave Colon | Aug 6, 2019 | 10 Comments
Long-suffering riders of the M14 bus will get some relief soon, thanks to a State Supreme Court judge who lifted a temporary order barring the Department of Transportation from starting its busway pilot along 14th Street.
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