Dave Colon
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One Important Thing in a Public Health Crisis: Safe Transportation
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If you're skipping the regular train, but your boss is still insisting you head to the office, take some advice and jump on a bike train this week.
Comptroller: MTA Debt Could Mean Fare Hikes, Service Cuts
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The route out from under a mountain of debt could be through the public's wallet.
Activists And Elected Officials: Now Would Be A Great Time To Open MTA Bridges To Cyclists
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"We asked for a pilot on the Triborough, and they wouldn't even entertain that," said Jon Orcutt of Bike New York. "These guys are barely in the 20th century."
CORO-NO SHOW: MTA Ditches City Council Hearing For Pandemic Prep
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City Council members were sickened on Monday morning ... by the MTA skipping a City Council budget hearing.
Queens Pol (And Would-Be Borough President) Demands a Busway in Jamaica
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Council Member Donovan Richards — who is also running for Beep — said Archer Avenue in Jamaica should go car free to support better transit.
UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Speeding Driver in Bay Ridge
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“I am deeply shaken by [this] death of a pedestrian — killed by a speeding driver," said the area's state senator.
Manhattan Community Board Members To DOT: Fix Canal Now!
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Activists and a transportation committee agree: Canal Street has no place in a modern, pedestrian-friendly city.
New York Could Be First To Adopt ‘Crash Victims Bill of Rights’
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"There's just a huge need for it," said Amy Cohen of the advocacy group, Families for Safe Streets.
Advocates: The MTA And Cuomo Must Play Offense On Congestion Pricing
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Tom Brady? More like Tom delay.
Gounardes Seeks State Rating System to Reflect the Danger of Cars — To People Outside Them
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A new state database would rate vehicles on a scale of one to five stars based on safety criteria and crash records.
UPDATE: Second Child Run Down and Killed in East New York — Driver Arrested
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The victim was in a crosswalk.
Manhattan Panel to DOT: Use Curbside Space for More Than Just Parking
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It's a trend! Another Manhattan community board has demanded that the DOT figure out how to reallocate curb space so that roadways are not such a chaotic, unsafe mess.