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David Meyer

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Born and raised in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, David fell in love with journalism as a kid accompanying his reporter dad on stories while school was out. A reporter at Streetsblog from 2015 to 2019, David returned as Streetsblog Deputy Editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post. A graduate of Montgomery Blair High School and the University of Maryland, he lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

Recent Posts

Photo: Access Queens

Will Candidates Running to Represent NYC in Albany Stand Up for Transit Riders?

By David Meyer | Jul 10, 2018 | No Comments
Advocates unveiled a six-point policy agenda including the enactment of congestion pricing to help fund the MTA's Fast Forward plan.
Let the griping begin. Photo: David Meyer

The Upper East Side Can Still Deliver an Old-Fashioned Bike Lane Kvetchfest

By David Meyer | Jul 10, 2018 | 4 Comments
True to form, last night's Upper East Side community board meeting about bike lanes was a ridiculous carnival of vituperative whining.
Isn't free parking glorious?

The Sunday Parking Free-for-All on Junction Boulevard

By David Meyer | Jul 9, 2018 | 6 Comments
On Sunday, parking meters aren't in effect, people double-park by the dozen, and access to commercial streets gets harder.
Jane Martin-Lavaud lost her daughter to a crash in Gravesend in 2015. She lives in Marty Golden's district and teaches music in NYC schools. Photo: David Meyer

Less Than Three Weeks Until Drivers Can Speed in NYC School Zones With Total Impunity

By David Meyer | Jul 5, 2018 | 8 Comments
Unless Marty Golden and Senate Republicans act, New York's 140 speed cameras will cease to function on July 25.
The city did not meet its projections for protected bike lanes this year, partly because it failed to close the gap on Second Avenue. Photo: DOT

First Look at DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane By the QBoro Bridge

By David Meyer | Jul 5, 2018 | 19 Comments
One of the scariest stretches in the Manhattan bike network - the gap in the Second Avenue bike lane approaching the Queensboro Bridge - is in line for safety improvements from NYC DOT.
Image: NYC DOT

DOT Picks Five Companies to Run Dockless Bike-Share Pilots

By David Meyer | Jul 3, 2018 | 18 Comments
Starting this summer, Motivate (a.k.a. Lyft Bikes), JUMP, Pace, Lime, and ofo will show their stuff in NYC.
DOT crews installing the bike counter at Forsyth Plaza this morning. Photo: NYC DOT

Eyes on the Street: Say Hello to NYC’s First Bike Counter at the Base of the Manhattan Bridge

By David Meyer | Jul 2, 2018 | 10 Comments
At last, New York City cyclists know they count. DOT crews installed this sleek bike counter display on the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge this morning. The bike counters are a very public way to convey the volume of cycling activity, which can be hard for some people to appreciate because bikes take up so much less space than cars.
The state DOT thinks you have enough room on the Hudson River Greenway. File photo: David Meyer

State DOT’s New Security Bollards Squeeze the Hudson River Greenway

By David Meyer | Jul 2, 2018 | 17 Comments
"It’s a hastily-thrown together solution, and we deserve better from our city and state officials," said TransAlt Executive Director Paul Steely White.
Without anything to keep cars out, the Midtown section of the Second Avenue bike lane often looks like this during rush hour. Photo: Macartney Morris

Tonight: See DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane Approaching the QBoro

By David Meyer | Jul 2, 2018 | 9 Comments
The DOT design is expected to include parking protection, but not during rush hour, when cyclists need it most.
The bulk of DOT's plan for east-west bike connections in southern Brooklyn consists of sharrows on Bath Avenue. Image: DOT

Brooklyn CB 10 Wants to Work With Cyclists on Safe East/West Bike Routes for Southern Brooklyn

By David Meyer | Jun 29, 2018 | 2 Comments
The Community Board's goal is to "establish a safe east/west connection for cyclists," the board chair and district manager said in a letter to DOT.
The state DOT plan calls for highway ramps on Edgewater Road abutting the Bronx River and flying over part of Concrete Plant Park.

While Young People Desperately Fight a Cuomo Highway Project in Hunts Point, NYC Electeds Do Nothing

By David Meyer | Jun 28, 2018 | 3 Comments
The NYS DOT plan will exacerbate air pollution in a neighborhood where asthma rates are already sky high.
Council Member Mark Treyger addressing the crowd. Photo: John McCarten/City Council

Mark Treyger and Families for Safe Streets Bring the Fight for Speed Cameras to Marty Golden’s Turf

By David Meyer | Jun 27, 2018 | 4 Comments
At a Bensonhurst senior center, Treyger urged residents to call Golden and tell him to renew the speed camera program.
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