Dave Colon
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A Fairer, Safer City? Here’s the Agenda from Top Transportation Advocacy Groups
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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.
Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden
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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.
How On Earth Will NYC Move People After COVID-19?
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Will the city be shut down by gridlock on June 8 and beyond? Here's our exhaustive preview.
New York May Create a ‘Crash Victims Bill of Rights’
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Families for Safe Streets pioneers a first-in-the-nation plan to give victims of road violence the same rights that crime victims have.
ANALYSIS: New City Cargo Bike Delivery Program is Absolutely Perfect, Except…
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The city's collaboration with delivery companies to use cargo bikes instead of behemoth trucks is an absolute good in a city mired in congestion, pollution and carnage. But...
Lyft Brings E-Bikes to SF, But Not NYC (Yet)
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What are we, chopped liver?
Raised Boarding Platforms Will Make 14th Street Busway Even Better
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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the city Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday that they would install on-street bus-boarding platforms — raised curb extensions — at stops in the 14th Street bus-priority zone, in order to speed bus pick-ups and drop-offs and allow more sidewalk space for pedestrians.
Car-Free Busway is Frankly a Big Success
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"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."
Heads Up: You Can Buy Citi Bike Single Rides With the ‘Transit’ App
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The function is built for the occasional rider, who will enjoy the convenience of a multi-modal trip guided by a single app.
Tactical Urbanism — With Toilet Plungers!
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Turning mixing zones into plunger zones led to a huge increase in safe driving.