Dave Colon
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MTA Exec: Overnight Service Won’t Be Back Until At Least Next Summer
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The subways will remain a bummer til summer ... at the earliest.
Report: City Needs to Do Lots of Legwork to be Hospitable to Electric Buses
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It's not just plug-and-play. Officials need to do more work to secure the pollution-free transit future.
Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Mass Transit Starving
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revealed a coronavirus compromise bill on Tuesday morning that provides less than half of what transit agencies need, an offer that advocates and transit agencies greeted with like being given a lump of coal on Christmas.
So What Is the Deal With The Governor And This New Gateway Project Report?
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The Big Dog thinks he knows the best plan for an essential, but long-stalled, rail project. What is he doing?
DOT Installs Lower Manhattan Cargo Bike Zone Despite Community Board ‘Nay’
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This is good news for anyone who supports safe streets, less congestion, less pollution and better use of public land, advocates say.
Cuomo: Congestion Pricing Isn’t Important Enough To Talk About With President-Elect Biden
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Gov. Cuomo did not bring up congestion pricing with President-elect Biden in a call the other day — and explained the oversight the way a father of 20 kids might forget one or two.
As the MTA Waits (And Waits) for Washington Relief, More People Are Looking to Cuomo to Save Transit
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Doesn't this train go through Albany?
Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden
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Advocates are hopeful that incoming President Biden will fast-track congestion pricing so that they can still start in 2021. But how would such a thing happen? Here's our latest deep dive into the issue.
MTA Prepares To Borrow $3B From Federal Reserve
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The MTA Board is expected to approve a resolution that would allow the agency to borrow the maximum amount from the Municipal Liquidity Facility fund.
DOT Commissioner Says She Feels Comfortable Riding on Unprotected Roads, But Newbie Cyclists Don’t
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At a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of a new protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue on Thursday, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg shrugged off concerns that the city's many unprotected bike lanes don't make cyclists feel comfortable.
Now Brooklynites Call For Permanent Open Streets In Williamsburg And Greenpoint
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Another county heard from!
Mets Fans To New Owner: Ya Gotta Believe Biking To Citi Field Could Be Better
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The new Mets owner asked fans how to improve their experience — and he got an earful from cyclists.