David Meyer

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.

This plaza on Myrtle Avenue took ten years to become a reality, but it was an immediate hit. "As soon as there were seats, people were sitting in them," said BID director Meredith Phillips Almeida. Photo: Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project

It Took DDC Six Years to Build This Clinton Hill Plaza

By David Meyer | Jan 22, 2018 | 7 Comments

The project was one of the first public space improvements identified by NYC DOT's plaza program, then became a poster child for the dysfunctional capital construction process at the Department of Design and Construction.

The plan calls for protected bike lanes, with the redesign of 27 blocks using low-cost materials slated for this spring, ahead of a full street reconstruction set to begin in the fall. Image: DOT

It’s Happening: Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane Slated for Implementation This Spring

By David Meyer | Jan 18, 2018 | 18 Comments

Just a few years ago, Fourth Avenue was a six-lane roadway filled with car traffic and hostile to anyone walking or biking.

In DOT's redesign, most blocks of 26th Street and 29th Street will get five-foot parking-protected bike lanes with a two-foot buffer. Image: DOT

CB 4 Committee Endorses Protected Bike Lanes for 26th and 29th Streets

By David Meyer | Jan 18, 2018 | 13 Comments

The Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee unanimously endorsed DOT's plan for crosstown protected bikes lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street last night. The redesign calls for a five-foot parking-protected bike lane with a two-foot buffer on most blocks, with variations where the street is wider or narrower.

Most but not all of 26th Street and 29th Street are slated for parking-protected bike lanes. Image: DOT

First Look at DOT's Plan for Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jan 17, 2018 | 25 Comments

DOT plans to add protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street in Manhattan, with other crosstown routes in the works for Midtown.

The DOT plan calls for raised center-running bike lanes along the median of Atlantic Avenue. Image: DOT

DOT Plans Median Bike Lanes on Eastern Section of Atlantic Avenue

By David Meyer | Jan 16, 2018 | 15 Comments

Raised median bike lanes are slated for a stretch of Atlantic Avenue crossing the Brooklyn-Queens border.

Implementation of raised bike lanes on the Grand Concourse won't get underway until 2019, with at least three years of construction to follow. Image: DOT

Grand Concourse Redesign Won’t Be Done Until 2022 at the Earliest

By David Meyer | Jan 12, 2018 | 15 Comments

While major safety projects on Queens Boulevard and Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue quickly advance with low-cost materials, Bronxites will have to wait years for a safer Concourse.

While total traffic deaths fell in 2017, cyclist fatalities increased to a troublingly high level. Image: TransAlt

TransAlt: Congestion Pricing Holds the Key to Vision Zero

By David Meyer | Jan 11, 2018 | 6 Comments

To achieve his goal of eliminating traffic fatalities by 2024, Mayor de Blasio must do more to get cars off NYC streets.

DOT plans to install the 4th Avenue protected bike lane in temporary materials ahead of a full street reconstruction. Image: DOT

Brooklyn CB 6 Overwhelmingly Endorses Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jan 11, 2018 | 6 Comments

Brooklyn Community Board 6 endorsed the DOT plan for protected bike lanes on Fourth Avenue last night, with a nearly unanimous vote. For a community board that balked at the initial redesign of Fourth Avenue a few years ago, it was a remarkably strong statement of support.

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer alongside P.S. 11 students, parents, and teachers yesterday afternoon. Photo: David Meyer

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