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
With Moynihan Train Hall in the Works, New York Really Needs a 34th Street Busway
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"The subway system is the economic circulatory system of the entire city," Governor Cuomo said at a groundbreaking for the new rail concourse. But the location of this LIRR and Amtrak waiting area will make connections to subways less convenient.
Take a Look at RPA’s Vision for Better Bus and Rail Service Across the Hudson
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Transit capacity across the Hudson is at a breaking point.
Action Carting Holds Another $51 Million in City Contracts Under Other Names
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Action Carting, the private trash hauling company whose driver killed cyclist Neftaly Ramirez last month in Greenpoint, holds an additional $51 million in city contracts on top of the $74 million in business previously reported by Streetsblog.
MTA and DOT Aren’t Acting Fast Enough to Turn Around NYC Bus Service
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The slower New York City bus service becomes, the faster the MTA and DOT should act to improve speeds and reliability. But neither agency has responded to the decline of bus service with the urgency the situation demands, according to a report card that transit advocates released this morning.
Dockless Bike-Share Start-Up Spin Scuttles Rogue Launch Plan After DOT Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter
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City Hall warned bike-share start-up Spin not to move forward with plans for an unauthorized launch in NYC next week, and the company backed down this afternoon.
Video: Cyclist Survives Intentional Hit-and-Run on Second Avenue
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The driver responsible for the June 22 collision has still not been identified, and NYPD told the victim he may never be apprehended.
DOT Should Invite New Yorkers to Make “Shared Spaces” Happen on Their Blocks
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DOT's slow zone program was a standing offer to neighborhood groups: Here's a way to make your streets safer -- tell us that you want it and we'll make it happen. The same basic structure could be used to expand DOT's "shared space" initiative.
StreetsPAC Rolls Out 5 More Endorsements for City Council Races
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Council members wield serious influence over streets projects in their districts, and primary elections for open council seats can be very competitive. In this batch of endorsements, StreetsPAC picked one challenger and one candidate for an open seat, as well as three incumbents.
DOT’s New Flatiron “Shared Space” — a Rarity or the First of Many?
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Pedestrian-priority treatments make sense for many streets in NYC. So far, DOT is thinking about turning a few more blocks into shared space, but not expanding the concept on a citywide scale.
Drivers With Action Carting Have Killed 5 People Since 2008, and the Company Still Holds $74 Million in City Contracts
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The company has five standing contracts with city agencies -- three with DOT adding up to about $2 million and two with the Department of Environmental Protection worth about $35 million apiece. All but one of those -- an $800,000 contract with DOT -- were signed during the de Blasio administration.
Council Members Grill MTA Execs on Transit Costs While Cuomo Breaks Ground for Delta
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Compared to its international peers, the MTA's capital construction costs are nothing short of outrageous. So with Governor Cuomo asking for more money from New York City to fix the subways, it's understandable that City Council members want to know whether they'll be getting good bang for their buck. But at a hearing earlier today, MTA Managing Director Ronnie Hakim couldn't explain the MTA's cost problem, let alone how to fix it.
This Block Now Has a Protected Bike Lane *and* a Wider Sidewalk
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Midtown Manhattan avenues have a problem: The sidewalks aren't wide enough for all the people walking on them. People have to walk in the roadbed to get where they're going. On avenues with protected bike lanes, this means people on foot spill over into bikeways, rendering them all but impassable for cyclists. Now there's a single Midtown block with a protected bike lane that also has a wider sidewalk.