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
Stringer: A 1960s-Era Bus Network Isn’t Working for New Yorkers in 2017
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The MTA and city government have failed to respond to shifting travel patterns, and that helps explain why bus ridership is plummeting, according to a report from Comptroller Scott Stringer.
Delivery Workers Confront de Blasio Over E-Bike Crackdown
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"I still believe Mr. de Blasio is a kind person. I hope he can work with us and listen."
CB 7 Committees Endorse Plan to Replace Car Storage With Affordable Housing
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The project would demolish two garages with 675 parking spaces to make room for about 200 additional subsidized housing units.
Cumbo Wants to Shut Down Fulton Street Bus Lane During Busy Afternoon Hours
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Scaling back the hours would render the bus lane useless during a time of day when thousands of people ride and the need to bypass car traffic is most acute.
TransAlt: De Blasio Needs to Ramp Up Protected Bike Lanes to Make More New Yorkers Feel at Ease on a Bike
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Mayor de Blasio needs to accelerate the installation of protected bike lanes in his second term to achieve his goal of doubling cycling by 2020, says Transportation Alternatives.
How to Turn Up the Pressure on Cuomo to Fix the Subways
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Get a "Subway Delay Action Kit" to mobilize other riders the next time you're stuck on a crowded platform or train.
Families of Crash Victims Call for Action at City Hall on World Day of Remembrance
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Nearly 300 people gathered to press City Hall for safer street designs and Albany for an expansion of NYC's speed camera program.
Council Member Laurie Cumbo Opposes Fulton Street Bus Lane
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Cumbo is fighting a transit improvement that will benefit tens of thousands of people in an area where about two-thirds of households don't own cars.
Report: Subways and Buses Don’t Get Their Fair Share in MTA Capital Program
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The current MTA capital plan disproportionately funds commuter rail at the expense of the subways and buses that account for 93 percent of the agency's ridership - and those priorities should change.
Levine Introduces Bill to Speed Up Installation of Signal Priority for Buses
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Transit priority at traffic signals is one of the easiest ways to speed up NYC's sluggish buses. But DOT is aiming to add it on just 20 more routes by 2020. Instead of the five routes per year where DOT is currently planning to implement Transit Signal Priority, Levine's bill would mandate at least 10 routes annually.
CB 7 to DOT: Unprotected Bike Lanes Still Not Good Enough for 110th Street
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For the second time this year, DOT came to Manhattan Community Board 7 with a redesign of 110th Street that doesn't include protected bike lanes. And for the second time, board members told DOT to go back to the drawing board.
RPA: Make New York More Affordable By Toppling Barriers to Housing Near Regional Rail
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Suburban governments can help relieve the New York region's housing crunch by allowing more compact development near regional rail stops, according to a new report from the Regional Plan Association