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David Meyer

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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.

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The MTA's bus and transit committee, pictured in May 2019. Photo: David Meyer

BREAKING: MTA Cuts Back on Bus Service Amid Ongoing Ridership Crisis

By David Meyer | May 20, 2019 | 11 Comments
Thirteen months after the launch of Andy Byford's "Bus Action Plan," New York City Transit will reduce service on specific routes this summer "to more closely align with customer demand," according to a memo distributed to MTA board members on Monday.
Community boards across the city continue to prioritize parking over pedestrians — but not Manhattan CB 7.

Upper West Side Panel Demands End to Free On-Street Parking

By David Meyer | May 17, 2019 | 54 Comments
As Manhattan CB 7's transportation committee sees it, the very presence free on-street parking on the Upper West Side only serves to exacerbate congestion. On Tuesday, the panel demanded an end to it entirely.
N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has legalized e-scooters and e-bikes in the Garden State. Here he is signing a legislation (albeit a different bill, but you get the idea) last week. Photo: Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office.

New Jersey Legalizes E-Bikes and Scooters

By David Meyer | May 14, 2019 | 26 Comments
As former Gov. Tom Kean might have said, "New Juhsey and e-scooters — puhfekt togetha."
People (including former Motivate CEO Jay Walder, far right, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams behind him) are using Citi Bike in increasing numbers, despite a repair crisis last fall and an e-bike breakdown this year. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Cycling in the City: Citi Bike on the Rise; Bridge Crossings Falling

By David Meyer | May 14, 2019 | 16 Comments
Citi Bike's daily ridership increased by 7.8 percent last year, according to DOT's just-released "Cycling in the City" report — an increase that came even though Citi Bike did not expand its coverage footprint and the system experienced a two-month repair crisis that reduced the fleet almost in half.
Hundreds rallied in 2019 for the city to make good on its promise to close all of 78th Street in Jackson Heights to car traffic. A car dealership on the block has gotten around that pledge. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Council Member Dromm to DOT Commish: Build Full Travers Park or Betray Vision Zero

By Julianne Cuba and David Meyer | May 11, 2019 | 9 Comments
Jackson Heights Council Member Daniel Dromm unleashed hell on Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg on Friday because of the de Blasio administration’s apparent capitulation to a politically connected car-dealership. 
Council Speaker Corey Johnson rallied with Families for Safe Streets last year. Photo: John McCarten/NYC Council

UPDATED: Speaker Johnson to Push Vision Zero Design Bill This Month

By Gersh Kuntzman, David Meyer and Julianne Cuba | May 7, 2019 | 11 Comments
Speaker Corey Johnson announced he will push the issue further, holding a vote on a long-delayed bill that would force the city to redesign streets for safety.
Mark Treyger highlighted the ineffectiveness of traffic lights while speaking to Bensonhurst seniors in June. Photo: David Meyer

STOP RIGHT THERE: Sorry, But A Traffic Light Wouldn’t Have Saved Emur Shavkator

By David Meyer | May 3, 2019 | 8 Comments
Why would DOT ignore Council Member Mark Treyger's pleas for a traffic light at the deadly intersection? Treyger himself has a good answer: because traffic lights encourage speeding!
The truck driver who killed Emur Shavkator was piloting this van. Video still: ABC 7 New York

Candy Truck Driver Kills Three-Year-Old Emur Shavkator in Bath Beach

By David Meyer | May 2, 2019 | 3 Comments
The 61-year-old driver was arrested after striking and killing a 3-year-old boy in a crosswalk in Bath Beach, police said.
Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

The DOT Quandary: Double-Parking Isn’t Illegal — Except When It Actually Is

By David Meyer | May 2, 2019 | 19 Comments
A new proposal aims to reduce congestion-causing deliveries, but objectively speaking, it won't change much on New York's chaotic streets unless the city stops giving so much free parking to car owners.
The board room at 2 Broadway. Photo: MTA/Flickr

Watchdog: Average MTA Board Member Earns 10x More than Average Rider

By David Meyer | May 1, 2019 | 7 Comments
It's kind of mind-blowing to think that 89 percent of MTA customers live in the city, but only 41 percent of the MTA board does. And the average MTA board member salary is 10 times that of the average customer. Out of touch? More like out of orbit.
14th Street. Photo: David Meyer

Four Lessons for 14th Street From Toronto’s Transit-First King Street

By David Meyer | Apr 29, 2019 | 6 Comments
The city is undertaking an experiment by creating a transit and truck priority route on 14th Street — based on a successful version in Toronto. But has New York's Department of Transportation completely followed the lesson plan of Toronto's King Street — or just selected a few items off the a la carte menu?
A truck delivering to The Sandwich Shop blocking the eastbound bike lane on Tuesday morning. Photo: David Meyer

De Blasio Announces Grand Street Bike Lanes Will Stay, Ending L-Train Uncertainty

By David Meyer | Apr 24, 2019 | 18 Comments
The future of the bike lanes had been uncertain since the day Governor Cuomo canceled the L-train shutdown. But Mayor de Blasio is suddenly on a roll.
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