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Public Transportation

Other Countries Are Building Transit While the U.S. Falls Behind

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. Dave is on Twitter as <a href="https://twitter.com/DaveCoIon">@davecolon</a>. Email Dave Colon at <a href="mailto:dcolon@streetsblog.org">dcolon@streetsblog.org</a>

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Dave Colon

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Transit

Shoot the Whole Day Down: Subway Riders Don’t Like Mondays

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Let The Sun Shine In: Here’s What Transit Watchers Want From the MTA’s New Open Data Portal

Andres Salomon is a dad of two, a safe streets activist, and a recent transplant from Seattle. He is eagerly awaiting the Queens Blvd Protected Bike Lane through Forest Hills.

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Europe’s Congestion Pricing Lessons For America

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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Watchdog: Average MTA Board Member Earns 10x More than Average Rider

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Congestion Pricing

MTA: Improved Subway Service Boosts Our Pitch for Congestion Pricing

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Ford’s Chariot Vans Are Mostly Empty

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Is Bus Service Getting Better or Worse? New MTA Dashboard Makes It Easier to Track.

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Transit Data

Will the MTA Put Better Transit Data to Work for Riders?