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
How About Opening Up Another Lane on the Queensboro Bridge for Walking and Biking This Summer?
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The Broadway plazas debuted during Memorial Day weekend, and car-free hours in parks usually expand during the summer. Why not try out a car-free south outer roadway on the Queensboro Bridge with a summer trial?
NYPD Celebrates Independence Day By Closing Off Bridge Paths for Biking and Walking
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Officers were stationed at both sides of the Manhattan and Williamsburg bridge bicycle and pedestrian paths for hours last night, blocking access across the East River for people biking and walking.
NYC Could Do So Much More With the Space Parking Consumes
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As part of the recently-launched Streetopia campaign, Clarence put together this short overview of how cities including Zurich, Tokyo, and Olso are removing parking to curb traffic and improve other forms of transportation. New York could learn a few things.
Cuomo’s Sheridan Expressway Plan Is Not What the South Bronx Asked For
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South Bronx advocates are raising the alarm about the Cuomo administration's plans for the Sheridan Expressway, saying the state DOT is rushing ahead with a project that ignores years of advocacy for safer neighborhood streets with less truck traffic.
Riders Turn Up the Heat on Andrew Cuomo to Lead the MTA Out of This Subway Crisis
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Speaking in Manhattan this morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a "state of emergency" for the MTA, giving his newly-appointed agency chairman Joe Lhota 30 days to redesign the agency's organizational structure and 60 days to address shortcomings in the agency's $29 billion, five-year capital plan.
DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane Connecting East New York and Jamaica Bay
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Building on the rollout of painted bike lanes in Brownsville and East New York that began in 2013, DOT is now planning for the area's first on-street protected lanes on Fountain Avenue, which would connect to the Jamaica Bay Greenway.
American Cities Are Chipping Away at the Burden of Parking Mandates
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For people who live in cities with good transit, the decision to drive or take the bus or train often comes down to parking. If parking is cheap and abundant, more people will drive. And yet transit-rich cities across the United States, including NYC, continue to require parking in new developments.
Video Proof That NYC Will Do Just Fine Without All This Parking
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How important is all this street parking, really? What does the city get in return for giving the vast majority of it away for free? Not much, as this video from Transportation Alternatives organizer Luke Ohlson demonstrates.
Envisioning NYC’s Next Streets Revolution
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New York can be a city where everyone from young kids to elderly seniors can get around without fear, where neighborhood streets can be places of congregation and activity instead of motorways. To become that city, we'll have to shift a lot more street space from cars to transit, biking, and walking.
Albany Inaction Leaves Most NYC School Zones Fair Game for Speeding Motorists
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A new Transportation Alternatives report finds that speeding is common outside schools where cameras aren't in use.
State Senate Fails to Act After Assembly Approves Speed Camera Expansion
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The State Senate adjourned its 2017 session last night without taking action on a bill to expand the use of speed cameras near schools.
Rodriguez: Let’s Lock Down a Citi Bike Expansion Deal ASAP
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City Council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez is getting impatient. With the current phase of bike-share expansion set to wrap later this year, he's calling on City Hall and Citi Bike operator Motivate to seal the deal on a plan to bring bike-share to many more neighborhoods.