David Meyer
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
Paging Mayor de Blasio — Fix Your Bus Lanes
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If good bus service was a priority for de Blasio, City Hall wouldn't let NYPD vehicles and delivery trucks obstruct bus lanes all over the city.
West Village Lawyer Arthur Schwartz Threatens to Drag DOT to Court Over Its L Train Shutdown Plan
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Last week, Schwartz sent an ultimatum to DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg demanding an "environmental impact statement" for the city's L train shutdown plan.
The MTA’s Bus Action Plan Better Commit to Citywide All-Door Boarding
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The agency says it will take "bold and radical steps" to turn around faltering bus service. To deliver on that promise, citywide all-door boarding is an absolute must.
The Earth Is Flat and 14th Street Doesn’t Need a Busway During the L Shutdown
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Just like a flat-Earther will always scream about the moon landing being faked, a 14th Street busway NIMBY will always claim that the MTA's ridership stats can't be trusted.
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Steven Morales, 36, Cycling on LaGuardia Access Road
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More airport workers are biking to LGA, but the Port Authority has not followed through on its own plans to provide safe cycling access. If it had, Steven Morales might be alive today.
Can DOT Build a Plaza By Grand Central Faster Than DDC?
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Two new public spaces connected to the rezoning of Midtown East will be built out by DOT, not the Department of Design and Construction.
Two Community Boards Have Endorsed DOT’s Crosstown Bikeway Plan. The Only Holdout Is CB 5.
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Will one holdout community board delay the first crosstown protected bike lanes in Midtown?
Sick of Failing Subways? Tell the Riders Alliance All About Your Nightmare Commutes
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The worst horror stories will be shared with state legislators, many of whom haven't taken a subway or bus in years.
There’s No Reasoning With the NIMBYs Opposed to a 14th Street Busway
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Unless DOT and the MTA carve out street space for the most spatially efficient modes of travel, the impending L train shutdown is going to unleash a traffic tsunami on the neighborhoods around 14th Street. Just try telling that to the West Village residents who turned up at open house on the agencies' L train shutdown plans last night.
NYC Bus Service Isn’t Getting Better, and de Blasio’s Not Doing Much to Fix It
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NYC buses are still slowing down and ridership is in free fall, but Mayor de Blasio hasn't picked up the pace of projects that improve bus service.
Broad Business-Labor Coalition Ready to Back Congestion Pricing If Cuomo Releases a Strong Plan
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The emerging big-tent coalition for congestion pricing includes the city's business elite, large unions representing hundreds of thousands of workers, and anti-poverty advocates.
In Its Third Year, Car-Free Day Isn’t Getting Any Bigger
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Car-Free Day is a fine event that suffers from being something of a political orphan. Mayor de Blasio has never embraced it and made it his own, and without mayoral backing it hasn't attained the scale of more notable car-free events around the world.