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Dave Colon

Email Dave Colon at dcolon@streetsblog.org

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They're still waiting. Photo: Dave Colon

Hike Corporate and Payroll Taxes to Fund MTA, Think Tank Says

By Dave Colon | Apr 3, 2023 | No Comments
Increasing the payroll mobility tax plus raising the tax on corporate profits is a fair mix, said the Fiscal Policy Institute.
The MTA is thinking up some ways to take on Cross Bronx Expressway traffic.

MTA Offers Funding for Bronx Clean-Up to Get Congestion Pricing Over the Line

By Dave Colon | Mar 27, 2023 | No Comments
In New York, howls about added pollution from a new tolling plan are being met with a promise of action.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is putting cars before buses.

Why Won’t Carl Heastie Back Expanded Camera Enforcement to Take On Bus Stop Blockers?

By Dave Colon | Mar 24, 2023 | No Comments
A bill to expand use of bus-mounted and on-street enforcement cameras — and allow the tech in bike lanes — has run up against opposition from the state Assembly.
Scene like this one are ubiquitous in today's New York City, but state Sen. Andrew Gounardes (inset) says he has a solution. File photos: Gersh Kuntzman

State Senator Seeks Online Delivery Charge to Fund City Infrastructure

By Dave Colon | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments
New Yorkers who shop online would pay 25 cents per package under a new proposal in Albany to raise $226 million annually for city infrastruture.
Bedford Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Flushing Avenue is basically a three-lane highway with a painted bike lane. Photo: David Meyer

Activists Want a Protected Bike Lane on an Unsafe Stretch of Bedford Avenue

By Dave Colon | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments
The Department of Transportation must add a protected bike lane on the dangerous stretch of Bedford Avenue between Flushing and Flatbush avenues, a major north-south spine that spans multiple neighborhoods in Brooklyn, a group of advocates led by a Black-run bike club is demanding.
Bash at the beach. That's a good headline. Photos: Dave Colon

March (Parking) Madness: Bash at the Beach

By Dave Colon | Mar 17, 2023 | No Comments
Today's competition is a beach-side battle pitting the Rockaway peninsula's two precincts against each other. Befitting the good vibes of the nearby beach, the entire experience was pretty chill, save for a burned-out car getting its own parking spot for some reason.
Oonee CEO Shabazz Stuart in front of the newest addition to the Port Authority: Secure bike parking. Photo: Dave Colon

Oonee’s Next Goal? Make Secure Bike Parking As Common As Bus Shelters

By Dave Colon | Mar 15, 2023 | No Comments
It's one bike parking unit, one giant leap for bike parking.
They're still waiting. Photo: Dave Colon

State Legislators Fill MTA Fiscal Hole, Reject Fare Hike — But Don’t Expand Service

By Dave Colon | Mar 14, 2023 | No Comments
Advocates, needless to say, are pissed off.
It's bus to the future!

Hochul Scraps ‘Wrong Way’ AirTrain for Thrilling New Tech — The Bus!

By Dave Colon | Mar 13, 2023 | No Comments
The decision comes 17 months after the governor formed an expert panel to explore alternatives to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $2-billion wrong-way AirTrain that no one wanted.
Joggers, walkers, cyclists and scooter riders all using Prospect Park's east loop, which is due for new asphalt and striping. Photo: Dave Colon

New Prospect Park Road Redesign Paves the Way for Central Park

By Dave Colon | Mar 8, 2023 | No Comments
Under the new design, people on bikes will share a 16-to-18 foot lane with "authorized vehicles," flanked by two separate pedestrian lanes — one 13-to-14 feet wide, the other six-to-eight feet wide.
Austin Street in Forest Hills, where things would work better without as many cars. Photo: Dave Colon

Queens Panel Wants a ‘Pedestrian-First’ Austin Street — And a Possible Car Ban

By Dave Colon | Mar 7, 2023 | No Comments
At present Austin Street is a two-way street serving local businesses, a design that results in packed sidewalks and lots double parking, according to locals.
MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber speaks to state senators in New York City on Friday. Photo: Dave Colon

MTA Boss: ‘Fingers Crossed’ Feds Will Soon Greenlight Congestion Pricing

By Dave Colon | Mar 3, 2023 | No Comments
Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, Janno?
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