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
Saturday: Ride for Car-Free Central Park
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A car-free Central Park is a popular cause, and advocates have made a lot of progress, but the job's not done yet. Below 72nd Street, car traffic still roars on the West Drive and Terrace Drive on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Center/East Drive between 6th Avenue and Park South and East 72nd Street is a motor vehicle shortcut on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Congestion Pricing and a Bus Turnaround: Two Great Policies That Go Great Together
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There's a symbiotic relationship between road pricing and better bus service. Congestion pricing can speed up buses and reverse the decade-plus decline in bus ridership in New York.
ProPublica Exposes NYC’s Deadly Waste Carting Industry
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It's a must-read investigation of exploitative labor conditions that have left a long trail of injuries and deaths.
Four Big Unanswered Questions About the L Train Shutdown Plan
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There's a lot to like in the preliminary outline from DOT and the MTA, but if the agencies don't get the details right, transit riders are in trouble.
It Only Takes a Few Well-Placed Bollards to Make a Midtown Block Safe From Vehicular Assault
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It would be a terrible mistake to replace clumsy short-term security theater with clumsy permanent security theater.
De Blasio: Bollards Will Replace Janky Midtown Security Theater
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The mayor said the city will install more than 1,500 metal bollards to protect pedestrians at key locations beginning in March.
Prospect Park Is Officially Car-Free Forever
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As of this morning, Prospect Park is officially and permanently car-free, the culmination of 50 years of advocacy.
Lander and Brooklyn CB 6 Urge DOT Not to Wait on Fourth Ave Protected Bike Lanes [Updated]
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DOT may not start the northern section of the project until 2021. Council Member Brad Lander wants a version done in low-cost materials before then.
City Council Failed to Pass Waste Hauling Reforms the Day a Garbage Truck Driver Killed a Cyclist in Williamsburg
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On Tuesday, a garbage truck driver struck and killed Mario Lopez on Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. The same day, the City Council failed to enact waste carting reforms that would reduce garbage truck traffic on Williamsburg streets.
Brooklyn CB 7 Tables 4th Ave Protected Bike Lanes Until January
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Brooklyn Community Board 7 declined to vote last night on the DOT plan for protected bike lanes along Fourth Avenue, opting to take it up next month when more board members should be present.
Truck Driver Kills Cyclist in Williamsburg, and NYPD Blames the Victim
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Police said the victim was biking eastbound on Metropolitan Avenue at Graham Avenue when he "lost control and fell from the bicycle" before the driver, also eastbound, struck him. The account is reminiscent of previous fatal crashes where NYPD mistakenly blamed the victim.
2017 Was a Very Good Year for Protected Bike Lanes in Queens
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DOT installed 25 miles of protected bike lanes in 2017, the agency announced today, with much of the growth consisting of new two-way protected lanes in Queens.