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Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Bicycle Infrastructure

State to City: The Time Has Come to Install the Addabbo Bridge Protected Bike Lane

David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.

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Thursday’s Headlines: Unseasonably Warm Weather Edition

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RED TAPE: DOT Still Hasn’t Started Cable Study It Cited To Delay Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane

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Eyes on the Street: City Debuts ‘Double-Lane’ Protected Bike Lane on Four Blocks of Ninth Avenue

Benjamin Arnav

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Cops in NYC Ticket Only 2% of Blocked Bike Lanes: Analysis

Lauren DeFazio

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Bike Lanes

OPINION: How An Upper West Side Community Meeting Changed My Mind About Bike Lanes

Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

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Bicycle Safety

New Law Would Honor Legacy of Slain Cyclist Sarah Langenkamp By Helping Cities Fill Bike Network Gaps

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

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Adams Administration Teases ‘Exploration’ of Wider Bike Lanes to Ease E-Bike Revolution

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Bed-Stuy

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