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
The GOP Tax Plan Will Hit NYC Transit Riders Hard
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The tax bill Republicans in Washington hope to pass before they head home for Christmas break will have a "devastating" effect on NYC's transit system, according to an analysis by the Riders Alliance and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign.
Hundreds of Delivery Workers Rally Against de Blasio’s E-Bike Crackdown
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More than 200 people, including many delivery workers, took to the steps of City Hall this morning to call on Mayor de Blasio to nix a police crackdown on electric bicycles planned to begin next month.
DOT Asks Dockless Bike-Share Companies to Show How They Can Expand Access to Bike-Share in NYC
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NYC DOT is officially asking "dockless" bike-share companies to explain how their services could work in areas not currently served by Citi Bike, including in the Bronx and Staten Island, Mayor de Blasio announced this morning.
Confronted By Delivery Workers, de Blasio Insists on E-Bike Crackdown
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A group of delivery workers based in Brooklyn and Manhattan came out to the town hall in the hopes that de Blasio will change course.
Skittish DOT Won’t Commit to 24/7 Bus Lanes During L Train Outage
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DOT has a plan to help out transit riders with a network of bus lanes while the L train is out of commission for 15 months, but the agency won't commit to prioritizing buses throughout the day.
First Look at the L Train Shutdown Plan and Where DOT Will Add Busways and Bike Lanes
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The plan calls for a dedicated transitway on much of 14th Street, bus priority on the approaches to the Williamsburg Bridge, and a two-way protected bikeway on 13th Street. Several crucial details about transit priority still remain uncertain.
Advocates to MTA: No More Waffling on Citywide All-Door Bus Boarding
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The MTA should roll out all-door boarding concurrently with its new fare payment system, advocates testified at an MTA Board hearing today.
Brooklyn CB 7 Committee Unanimously Endorses Protected Bike Lanes for Fourth Avenue
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A full board vote is set for next Wednesday, with the first phase of implementation on track for the spring.
Clinton Street Bike Lane Still MIA Ten Days After DOT Repaving
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Maintaining streets is one of NYC DOT's core functions. But once fresh asphalt is down, the wait for new markings can drag on, and for streets in the bike network, that can mean the loss of protection for weeks at a time.
DOT Might Widen Brooklyn Bridge Promenade, But Rules Out Claiming a Car Lane for Bikes
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Sixteen months after DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced a study of expanding the Brooklyn Bridge's narrow path for walking and biking, the results are finally here. But a wider path is still at least several years away, if it proves feasible at all.
Manhattan CB 9 Transpo Chair Insists Car Lanes, Not Safety, Should Come First on Amsterdam Avenue
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DOT watered down a standard road diet to appease Community Board 9, but transportation chair Carolyn Thompson still didn't allow a vote on the project.
Manhattan CB 7 to DOT: Make Broadway a Safe Neighborhood Street Instead of a Speedway
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Broadway still feels like a highway where it cuts through one of the most densely populated neighborhoods in the city.