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
MTA Survivors Dish on the Agency’s Reluctance to Embrace Change
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The MTA may have talented staff, but the changes needed to modernize and improve train and bus service are routinely stifled by a risk-averse internal culture that doesn't place a high value on promptly adopting best practices in the transit industry.
Months After DOT Promised a Safety Plan, Another Life-Threatening Crash on Grand Street
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More than a year has passed since CB 1 and Council Member Reynoso asked DOT to study a protected bike lane for the street.
Want a Street Improvement for Your Neighborhood? Tell the City Council By October 13.
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With participatory budgeting, New Yorkers vote on how to spend the discretionary funds allocated to their City Council district.
In the Works: Safer South Bronx Bike Connections to Randall’s Island
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DOT crews are building out two protected bike lane routes linking the neighborhoods north of the Bruckner Expressway to the island.
DOT Previews Car-Lite 43rd Street by Grand Central
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Once it was off-limits to cars this afternoon, the block filled up with people pretty much instantaneously.
New Citi Bike Stations Arrive in Harlem and Astoria
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All told, this year Citi Bike is adding 140 new stations and 2,000 bikes, increasing the size of the system by about 20 percent.
Bx6 Riders Rave About Bus Lanes and All-Door Boarding
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Dedicated bus lanes and all-door boarding debuted on the Bx6 earlier this month, and riders are noticing the difference.
Trottenberg: Transit-Only 14th Street "Not in Plan" For L Shutdown
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The DOT commissioner told an audience at New York Law School that buses would get priority of some sort but didn't commit to a high-capacity transitway that can operate without interference from private motor vehicle traffic.
Mayor de Blasio Throws Red Meat to the Bike Haters in Midtown
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De Blasio made no attempt to win over skeptics of bike infrastructure, showed no grasp of the pedestrian safety effects of protected bike lanes, and appeared content to let anecdotes and unfocused anger sway policy instead of the proven track record of his own DOT's projects.
Bus Riders Share Their Tales of Woeful Service. Are Cuomo and de Blasio Listening?
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The stories riders share in "Woes on the Bus" go beyond time lost to delays - they show how bad bus service exacts a heavy toll on fundamental aspects of daily life.
DOT Still Lacks a Plan for Better Walking and Biking in the Heart of Midtown
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At a Community Board 5 meeting, dozens of people called out DOT for hesitating to claim street space for wide sidewalks and protected bike lanes in the most crowded part of the city.
MTA Will Start Using Common-Sense Metrics to Show Subway Riders How Their Trains Perform
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Starting Wednesday, transit riders will be able to see for themselves how their subway lines are performing, when the MTA launches an online dashboard showing how much time riders lose due to trains that are off-schedule.