Dave Colon
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Data: No Side Street Trafficopalyse Near 14th Street Busway
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"In most instances, a radical change causes havoc until a new ‘normal’ is established, but in this case it did not," a traffic analyst wrote.
The MTA Needs More Money. Will It Get It?
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"Cash-strapped" is not just a cute adjective that always precedes the noun "MTA." It's a harsh reality.
If New York Can’t Protect Bogdan Darmetko, It Can’t Protect Anybody
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If New York can't keep Bogdan Darmetko alive, or show any interest in learning lessons from his death, what hope is there for the rest of us?
BLOODY SUNDAY: Cyclist Killed By Driver In Broad Channel Is 25th This Year
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The 60-year-old man was killed by the driver of a Ford Explorer. He's the 25th cyclist to die so far this year.
OUTRAGE! Queens Pol Suggests Banning Bikes From Some Streets
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"I said there are some streets where perhaps, if we are expanding bikes in some streets, we might want to say on a very heavily industrial block, we're not gonna have bike riders," the legislator said, before following up with: "We're not banning bikes."
Buspocalypse Nah: Commerce Doing Just Fine On 14th Street As Busway Hits Day 4
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"The street looks better, it's nice," one customer at Joe's Pizza said. "It's ridiculous, I don't know any New Yorker who would take a cab just to get a slice of pizza."
Cool Job Alert: DOT Seeks Cannon Fodder for ‘Green Wave’
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The department is hiring biking evangelists (um, community coordinators) and traffic engineers in its drive to extend the secure bike network. Got the skills and moxie?
LIVE FROM THE BUSWAY: Car Drivers Surrender on Day 1
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Drivers didn't bother to show up for what the New York Times believes is a "war on cars."
The 14th Street Busway Starts Thursday — But Enforcement Won’t Start ‘Til December
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Drivers will get several months of grace period before being slapped with tickets for breaking the roadway's car-free rules.
EYES ON THE STREET: City Finally Unveils Brooklyn’s First ‘Shared Street’
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Chicanes! Slow driving! People parking in loading zones! But In the languid, yearning words of Julian Casablancas: "Is this it?"
Cops Blow Off Witnesses To Brooklyn Crash That Injured Cyclist
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A police officer who responded to a crash that hospitalized a cyclist got the driver's side of things and ignored a trio of witnesses who tried to tell him what happened, according to one of the outraged witnesses.
UPDATED: Mayor to MTA: You Can Have My Money … on Three Conditions!
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The MTA is expecting $3 billion from the mayor — but he wants to make sure the agency exhausts a lot of other funding first.