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
Mayor Advances 111th Street Safety Plan: "The Right Thing to Do"
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Mayor de Blasio gave the go-ahead to DOT's plan for a road diet, wider pedestrian medians, and a two-way protected bike lanes on 111th Street in Corona. The mayor made the announcement last night at a neighborhood town hall in response to a question from Vero Ramirez of Mujeres en Movimiento.
A Short, Simple Bike Lane on Franklin Ave Got Snarled at Brooklyn CB 9
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The Brooklyn Community Board 9 transportation committee endorsed a seven-block bike lane on Franklin Avenue earlier this month, but now it looks like a procedural snafu may scuttle the bike connection between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard.
De Blasio’s Congestion Plan Will Tackle Deliveries and (Maybe) Parking
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There was a little bit of everything at today's City Council transportation hearing -- and we have the highlights for you right here.
You Can Now Vote on How to Spend Money for Your Neighborhood (If You Live in One of These Districts)
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Voting for participatory budgeting is open until April 2 -- residents in 31 of NYC's 51 City Council districts can cast a ballot to decide how to spend their council member’s discretionary funds.
Health Department: Pedestrian Fatality Rate Highest on Streets in Low-Income Neighborhoods
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Pedestrian fatalities in NYC are disproportionately concentrated on streets in high-poverty neighborhoods, according to a new Department of Health analysis.
NYPD Seized 247 E-Bikes, Saving Zero Lives
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E-bikes are not going anywhere. The city should be working on a strategy to safely integrate them into the transportation system, instead of pursuing this punitive approach.
Here’s the DOT Plan to Make the Bronx Side of the Madison Ave Bridge Less Terrifying
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A stretch of 138th Street linking the Bronx to Manhattan is in line for walking and biking improvements from DOT.
Time for de Blasio to Make 111th Street Safer Without Waiting for James Lisa and Queens CB 4
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City Hall can move ahead with the redesign without a community board vote in favor. It's simply cruel to keep in place dangerous crossings with high-speed traffic when a better design is ready to go and so many people have campaigned for safer conditions for so long.
De Blasio Previews His 2017 Street Safety Agenda
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To ring in the spring construction season, Mayor de Blasio previewed City Hall's street safety priorities in the year ahead. De Blasio noted that to date, the city has relied on $100 million in federal funds for Vision Zero projects, and that the Trump administration's federal budget outline could slow the pace of street redesigns.
MTA Has Good Ideas, But No Plan, to Turn Around NYC Bus Service
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If the first step to better citywide bus service is admitting that NYC has a problem, yesterday's MTA Board meeting was a breakthrough.
Cuomo Moves to Tear Down the Sheridan Expressway Starting in 2018
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Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he's moving forward with the removal of the Sheridan Expressway, a 1.25-mile Moses-era highway that cuts off South Bronx neighborhoods from the Bronx River waterfront.
As Fares Rise, Advocates Press City Hall for MetroCard Relief for Low-Income New Yorkers
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As MTA fares went up yesterday, straphangers and elected officials rallied outside Atlantic Terminal yesterday to bring them down for low-income New Yorkers. The "Fair Fares" coalition is calling on Mayor de Blasio to fund half-priced MetroCards for the 800,000 New Yorkers living below the federal poverty line.