Dave Colon

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‘Uber’s Fantasy’: Bill Would Limit Gig-Worker Rights

By Dave Colon | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

A state proposal that would allow gig workers, such as the city's delivery riders, to form unions and bargain for wages would also undercut recent City Council efforts to give far more rights to those workers, advocates say.

Inside the NYC's Historic Congestion Pricing Assessment

By Dave Colon | Apr 13, 2021 | No Comments

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

Is it Legal To Smoke A Joint And Ride Your Bike in NY?

By Dave Colon | Apr 2, 2021 | No Comments

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

Buttigieg Clears Path for NY Congestion Pricing

By Dave Colon | Mar 30, 2021 | No Comments

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

The Fight Over MTA Revenue Is Just Starting

By Dave Colon | Jan 20, 2021 | No Comments

There's gonna be a showdown.

Andrew Yang Throws Pedestrians Under the Bus

By Dave Colon | Jan 15, 2021 | No Comments

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.

A Blueprint for a Safer NYC?

By Dave Colon | Dec 8, 2020 | No Comments

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.

How to Make Cities Electric-Bus-Ready

By Dave Colon | Dec 4, 2020 | No Comments

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

Senate ‘Skinny’ COVID Bill Leaves Transit Starving

By Dave Colon | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

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.