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Dave Colon

Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org

Recent Posts

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg showed off the new 2023 map for Citi Bike on Tuesday in the Bronx. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

BREAKING: Citi Bike Expansion Revealed — And It’s a Slow Rollout

By Gersh Kuntzman and Dave Colon | Jul 15, 2019 | 34 Comments
Some neighborhoods won't get Citi Bike until 2023 — and some won't get it at all (sorry, Bay Ridge).
NYCT President Andy Byford may have more time for sweeping water out of stations, if a proposed MTA reorganization plan is accepted.

MTA’s $4M Reorganization Plan Shifts Around Some Deck Chairs

By Dave Colon | Jul 15, 2019 | 1 Comment
The public's first look at the proposal for MTA II shows a focus on consolidation that could take power from subway chief Andy Byford.
Pat Foye address the media on Thursday morning. Photo: Dave Colon

Secret MTA Reorganization Plan is Actually Quite Public, MTA Chair Says

By Dave Colon | Jul 11, 2019 | 5 Comments
The MTA's secretive reorganization process has and will continue to be forward-facing, MTA Chairman Pat Foye said on Thursday morning.
A ghost bike for a cyclist killed last year. File Photo

Parks Department ‘Ghosts’ Memorial For Slain Marine Park Cyclist [UPDATED]

By Dave Colon and Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 11, 2019 | 7 Comments
"Here we are today unable to understand what I can only describe as the equivalent of grave robbery," a relative said.
Members of the Transformation Department put out plungers on Fifth Avenue to demonstrate the danger of unprotected mixing zones. Photo: Transformation Department

Miraculous Safety Toilet Plungers Fix Fifth Avenue Mixing Zones For Just $4.99

By Dave Colon | Jul 10, 2019 | 113 Comments
Turning mixing zones into plunger zones led to a huge increase in safe driving.
A thousand cyclists lay down with their bikes in Washington Square Park in order to protest  the traffic violence that has killed 15 cyclists so far this year.

Washington Square Park Die-In: Team Coverage

By Eve Kessler, Dave Colon and Julianne Cuba | Jul 9, 2019 | 35 Comments
Streetsblog reporters bring you pictures and commentary from the TransAlt mass action.

‘DIE-IN’ SPECIAL REPORT: Without Safety Fixes, Cycling is in a Death Spiral

By Dave Colon | Jul 9, 2019 | 28 Comments
We talked to riders — and, more important, would-be riders — who told us to send one message to the city: "Mayor de Blasio, we don't feel safe."
The public really loved Andy Byford, seen here in happier times. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

The Rumor Mill: Separating Fact from Fiction in Andrew Cuomo’s Bid to Sideline Andy Byford

By Dave Colon | Jul 4, 2019 | 4 Comments
As the MTA hurtles towards a huge reorganization, no one knows what the next phase of the MTA will actually look like, or who will get to run what.
The city is cutting funding for placard enforcement and improving bus service. Photo: Dave Colon

Eyes on the Street: Arthur Schwartz’s Legal Win is a Huge Loss for Bus Riders

By Dave Colon | Jul 1, 2019 | 5 Comments
"Sometimes getting from Union Square to Avenue C will take a half hour," one M14 rider told Streetsblog. And because of a lawsuit against the city, it still may.

‘End Legal Murder In NYC’! Hundreds Mourn Cyclist Robyn Hightman in Memorial Ride

By Dave Colon | Jun 28, 2019 | 14 Comments
Hundreds of cyclists rode from Williamsburg to Chelsea last night, taking over the roadway from lower Manhattan to 23rd Street, in a memorial ride for 20-year-old Robyn Hightman, a bike courier who this week became the 12th cyclist killed on New York City streets in 2019.
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Council Members To DOT: How About Those Brooklyn Bridge Upgrades?

By Dave Colon | Jun 27, 2019 | 22 Comments
"Efforts to abate crowding and improve the experience for cyclists and pedestrians on the promenade have not been noticeable," a trio of pols wrote.
Candidates for Queens District Attorney talking about street safety are (clockwise from top left) Rory Lancman, Jose Nieves, Melinda Katz and Tiffany Caban.

Ask the Candidates: Which District Attorney Will Make Queens Streets Safer?

By Dave Colon | Jun 13, 2019 | 8 Comments
Mostly, the seven Democrats vying for the Democratic nomination on June 25 have been focusing on what many believe are traditional law-and-order issues. But Streetsblog grilled them all on the most basic quality-of-life issues facing our community: street safety.
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