Dave Colon

How On Earth Will NYC Move People After COVID-19?

Will the city be shut down by gridlock on June 8 and beyond? Here's our exhaustive preview.

June 1, 2020

Colon to Not-Quite-New Cyclists: It’s Time For You To Get Radicalized

You might have started riding your bike just to cope with cabin fever. But if you want to keep riding after COVID-19 is over, please: join us in the fight for safer streets.

Dave Colon

March 25, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycle Safety

Why NYC is Responding to Coronavirus with Group Rides

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.

Dave Colon

March 16, 2020

Streetsblog

New York May Create a ‘Crash Victims Bill of Rights’

Families for Safe Streets pioneers a first-in-the-nation plan to give victims of road violence the same rights that crime victims have.

Dave Colon

March 4, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |MTA

New Math: MTA Will Spend $249M to Save $200M on Fare Evasion

Guess this is why they don't call it the Mathematics Transportation Authority.

Dave Colon

November 14, 2019

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Lyft Brings E-Bikes to SF, But Not NYC (Yet)

What are we, chopped liver?

Dave Colon

November 12, 2019

Streetsblog NYC |Buses

Kiss Me On The Bus(way): A Transit Playlist

What we need is music to remind us of the joy, the efficiency and yes, the messiness of the bus and the train. And we at Streetsblog have put together a whole playlist about our humble transit system. Give a listen!

Dave Colon

November 8, 2019

Streetsblog NYC |Bus Rapid Transit

Car-Free Busway is Frankly a Big Success

"The street looks better, it's nice," one customer at Joe's Pizza said. "It's ridiculous, I don't know any New Yorker who would take a cab just to get a slice of pizza."

Dave Colon

October 8, 2019

Streetsblog

Tactical Urbanism — With Toilet Plungers!

Turning mixing zones into plunger zones led to a huge increase in safe driving.

Dave Colon

July 10, 2019

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