Dave Colon

Streetsblog NYC |Congestion Pricing

What Is The MTA Assessing In Its Congestion Pricing Environmental Assessment?

The goal of the next step in the approval of congestion pricing is to get a FONSI ("Ayyyyyy").

Dave Colon

April 13, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycle Safety

It’s Illegal To Smoke A Joint And Ride Your Bike, But Not THAT Illegal

It's a misdemeanor as opposed to a felony, a lawyer tells Streetsblog. This is public service journalism at its best.

Dave Colon

April 2, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Congestion Pricing

This Is Happening: Feds Let MTA Do Simpler Environmental Review of Congestion Pricing

The Era of No Malarkey has come to New York public transportation.

Dave Colon

March 30, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Andrew Cuomo

The MTA’s Fare Hike Has Been Postponed, But The Fight Over Revenue Is Just Starting

There's gonna be a showdown.

Dave Colon

January 20, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Pedestrian safety

Andrew Yang Rides The Bus … And Then Sort of Throws Pedestrians Under One

Andrew Yang kicked off his mayoral campaign on Thursday with a four-borough transit-only tour, but along the way suggested pedestrians better stay out of some streets in a Yang administration.

Dave Colon

January 15, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Bus Rapid Transit

A Fairer, Safer City? Here’s the Agenda from Top Transportation Advocacy Groups

Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.

Dave Colon

December 8, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Buses

Report: City Needs to Do Lots of Legwork to be Hospitable to Electric Buses

It's not just plug-and-play. Officials need to do more work to secure the pollution-free transit future.

Dave Colon

December 4, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |MTA

Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Mass Transit Starving

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators revealed a coronavirus compromise bill on Tuesday morning that provides less than half of what transit agencies need, an offer that advocates and transit agencies greeted with like being given a lump of coal on Christmas.

Dave Colon

December 1, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Amtrak

So What Is the Deal With The Governor And This New Gateway Project Report?

The Big Dog thinks he knows the best plan for an essential, but long-stalled, rail project. What is he doing?

Dave Colon

November 30, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Congestion Pricing

Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden

Advocates are hopeful that incoming President Biden will fast-track congestion pricing so that they can still start in 2021. But how would such a thing happen? Here's our latest deep dive into the issue.

Dave Colon

November 19, 2020

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