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
Envisioning a More Equitable Future for NYC’s Burgeoning Bike-Share
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While bike-share has become a viable and successful new way to get around NYC, it has yet to reach most of the city's low income neighborhoods and communities of color.
Here’s the Plan to Keep Transit Riders Moving During the L Shutdown
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The Regional Plan Association has released a new plan to beef up bus and train service for L train riders who'll need robust transit once the western part of the line shuts down for Sandy-related repairs.
TA: Traffic Justice Must Align With Racial Justice
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In a letter to members yesterday, Transportation Alternatives laid out a set of guiding principles for integrating racial justice into efforts to make NYC streets safe for walking and biking.
TA Celebrates Manhattan’s New Bike Lanes With Local Electeds
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Advocates won some hard-fought battles for safer bike infrastructure this year, and on Sunday they celebrated with a ride on Manhattan's newest protected bike lanes, starting at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge and ending at Amsterdam Avenue and West 105th Street, thanking supporters along the way.
How Cities Stopped Panicking About Fare Evasion and Made Transit Faster
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All-door boarding could significantly speed up bus rides for millions of New Yorkers, but MTA officials have refused to endorse it as citywide practice, citing “the very real threat of fare evasion.” Transit agencies in other cities, meanwhile, aren’t hiding behind that excuse. Speaking at TransitCenter last night, transportation officials from Boston, San Francisco, London, and Oslo shared how their […]
In Albany, Tuesday’s Election Probably Maintained the Status Quo
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A few races are still too close to call, but it looks as though Republicans will maintain control of the State Senate next year, likely preserving an alliance with the growing Independent Democratic Conference. The outcome means that Albany will by and large remain a challenging but not impossible political landscape for advocates seeking to make streets safer […]
SBS Launches on 23rd Street – Placard Holders Remain Oblivious to Bus Lanes
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Select Bus Service launched on 23rd Street in Manhattan this morning, the twelfth SBS route in the city and the sixth to start up under Mayor de Blasio. With dedicated lanes, off-board fare collection, and consolidated stops, SBS should mean faster crosstown service for the riders who make 15,000 trips on the M23 on an average […]
Advocates Call on Mayor to Fund Safe Streets After the Loss of Two Children
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In the wake of two fatal crashes that claimed the lives of children in Queens last week, members of Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets gathered on the steps of City Hall yesterday evening to call on Mayor de Blasio to increase funding for life-saving street redesigns. Traffic deaths in NYC are rising this year after declining […]
The MTA Needs to Measure Service in a Way That People Understand
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What if I told you that in the past year, the 4 train had a weekday “wait assessment” of 70 percent, down 1 percent from the previous year? Unless you’re a dyed in the wool transit geek, your eyes would probably glaze over. But what if I told you that on average, 4 train riders lose […]
Eyes on the Street: Eastern Parkway Gets Removable Rubber Ped Islands
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DOT has installed “removable rubber pedestrian islands” at two intersections on Eastern Parkway, two months after Mayor de Blasio authorized the removal of concrete pedestrian islands to ostensibly make room for the West Indian Day Parade. The concrete islands were only in place for about eight months. They were installed last December at Kingston Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue in […]
TA Calls for Grand Street to Serve People, Not Cars, During L Shutdown
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Volunteers from Transportation Alternatives rallied on the Brooklyn side of the Williamsburg Bridge last night to call on the city to prioritize Grand Street for buses, bicycling, and walking when the MTA shuts down the western portion of the L train for 18 months to make Sandy-related repairs. Every day, New Yorkers make hundreds of thousands of trips on the […]
Tonight: Testify Before CB 7 Votes on Riverside Park Greenway Detour
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A late addition to the calendar: Manhattan Community Board 7 will vote on the Parks Department’s proposal to route cyclists away from the waterfront greenway between 72nd Street and 83rd Street. If you want to preserve access to the flatter, straighter, better-lit waterfront path during the majority of the year when crowding is not an issue, […]