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Dave Colon

Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org

Recent Posts

Pete Alonso miraculously escaped injury in a brutal car crash in Florida (lower left) and the Mets offered only prayers (top left). Main photo: David B. King via Flickr

Media Reminds Us of Pete Alonso’s Great Stats — But Not the Deadly Stats of Road Violence

By Dave Colon | Mar 14, 2022 | No Comments
In Hillsborough County, there were 28,014 crashes in 2021, resulting in 18,965 injuries and 271 deaths — a staggeringly high number. But no one reported that.
Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez standing in front of an Oonee mini bike parking pod. Photo: Dave Colon

The City Finally Has a Real Secure Bike Parking Pilot But Why Does It Need a Pilot?

By Dave Colon | Mar 12, 2022 | No Comments
Are we piloting around red tape or piloting into a ditch?
An illegally parked van in the Grand Street bike lane. File photo: Julianne Cuba

North Brooklyn Seeks Some of that Jersey Barrier Magic on Grand Street

By Dave Colon | Mar 4, 2022 | No Comments
Without barricades, "it’s only a matter of time before the next preventable death," a letter to DOT states.
The governor has apparently killed her predecessor's pet project, the "wrong way" LaGuardia AirTrain. Graphic: Streetsblog photo composite

Behold! Your New LaGuardia Airport Transit Options (Including One Old One)

By Dave Colon | Mar 3, 2022 | No Comments
Considering these five light rail routes, five bus routes, two subway extensions, one ferry service and, alarmingly, "other emerging technologies" to get travelers to and from the Queens airport.
A cyclist heads towards Ocean Parkway's cracked pavement, which has spread north of Avenue R. We added "Danger" tape to make it more dramatic. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Cycling Groups Sound Alarm that More of Ocean Parkway Bike Path is Falling Apart

By Dave Colon | Mar 2, 2022 | No Comments
Do something, Mayor Adams, say two vaunted cycling groups.
Bus service has to improve under Mayor Adams (left) and Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. Main photo: MTA

Advocates: The City and the MTA Must Deliver What They’ve Promised for Bus Riders

By Dave Colon | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments
This is not rocket science. It's political will and paint.
A bus. Does it need to be fast or does it need to be free? Photo: Tdorante10 via Wikimedia Commons

Is It Time For Free Buses In New York City? Well, Yes, Of Course, But …

By Dave Colon | Feb 25, 2022 | No Comments
Once again, talk of free buses is in the ether. But is it as easy as waving a magic, money-filled wand? No, it isn't.
Cyclists and scooter uses on Crescent Street, just a handful of the cyclists New York State wants to hear from. Photo: Macartney Morris

New York State Wants To Know Everything About Your Cycling Habits

By Dave Colon | Feb 17, 2022 | No Comments
New York is asking cyclists to participate in what it's calling the first New York Bike Census in order to get a better idea of how (and why) people bike around in the Empire State (or don't).
MTA CEO Janno Lieber says subway bathrooms will remain closed for the foreseeable future. Photo: Tdorante10

MTA’s Lieber Tells Albany Legislators that Subway Bathrooms Will Stay Closed — And Jessica Ramos is Pissed!

By Dave Colon | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments
State Sen. Jessica Ramos shows why she's the Queen Pee.
The so-called dead end path below the Hudson River Greenway south of Dyckman Street would no longer be a dead end if the city could use federal money to connect it to the existing greenway. Photo: Eve Kessler

Manhattan Community Board Seeks Federal Funds to Straighten Out Hudson River Greenway

By Dave Colon | Feb 16, 2022 | No Comments
Manhattan Community Board 12 is asking the city to use federal infrastructure money to straighten out a notoriously tricky stretch of the Hudson River Greenway.
The Willoughby Avenue open street is endangered again. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Mayor Adams Says He Didn’t Give the Order to Erase Fort Greene Open Street

By Dave Colon | Feb 11, 2022 | No Comments
So a neighborhood mystery persists: How could the Willoughby Avenue open street be there one day and not the next?
The Willoughby Avenue open street is endangered again. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

WHAT A DAY: City Erased a Popular Fort Greene Open Street — Then Reinstalled it After Protests

By Dave Colon | Feb 10, 2022 | No Comments
The Adams administration erased a popular open street in Fort Greene. But by the end of the day, City Hall changed its mind, getting a Department of Transportation spokesman to issue a statement blaming an unspecified "miscommunication."
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