David Meyer
A native of Washington, D.C. and Silver Spring, MD, David Meyer has been a reporter for Streetsblog NYC since Fall 2015. A 2013 graduate of the University of Maryland, he now lives in Brooklyn.
Recent Posts
Central Park Goes Car-Free Forever on June 27
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The campaign for a car-free park has lasted more than half century and involved thousands of people. Today's historic announcement by Mayor de Blasio belongs to all of them.
A Driver Killed a Cyclist at LaGuardia, So the Port Authority Restricted Biking
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Instead of taking steps to make cycling safer after a hit-and-run driver killed airport worker Steven Morales, the Port Authority banned cycling on the road where Morales was killed.
The Manhattan Assembly Members Who Were MIA on Congestion Pricing
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The failure to enact congestion pricing was a setback for the whole city, but no borough got a worse deal than Manhattan. And yet, as this deal was being negotiated, Manhattan elected officials didn't make a peep.
Protected Bike Lanes for 26th Street and 29th Street Are Home Free
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Manhattan Community Board 5 endorsed DOT's plan for crosstown protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street last night by a vote of 30 to 6. DOT has said installation will likely begin in "late spring."
Jimmy Van Bramer Called for a Protected Bike Lane on 43rd Avenue a Year Ago Today. Now He’s Undecided.
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Queens Community Board 2 Chair Denise Keehan-Smith has also flip-flopped, saying she doesn't want protected bike lanes on 43rd and Skillman.
Apparently, Assembly Member Bill Colton Thinks Women Don’t Ride Buses
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Bus lanes are "anti-women," Colton says, oblivious to the fact that most bus commuters in Brooklyn are women.
Corey Johnson: NYC “Should Not Wait on Albany” to Fund Discount MetroCards for Poor New Yorkers
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The City Council speaker said the "Fair Fares" program would be a "pillar" of his budget negotiations with Mayor de Blasio.
De Blasio’s Congestion Plan Isn’t Serious, and Neither Is the City Council Transportation Committee
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Today's transportation hearing felt like a throwback to the City Council of 10 or 20 years ago, when the main purpose of the committee was to provide a forum for gripes about parking hassles.
NYC’s Private Trash Truck Mayhem Goes From Bad to Worse
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The number of crashes in the city involving the 20 largest private trash truck operators nearly doubled in the two-year period ending February 28.
Brad Hoylman: Until Albany Passes Congestion Pricing, “We’re Not Going to See Any Reduction in Traffic”
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The state senator was the lone Democratic vote against the state budget.
De Blasio’s Not Done Wasting Time on the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar
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On WNYC, the mayor talked about ferries and the streetcar as transit solutions for the city's growing population, never mentioning the bus routes that are hemorrhaging riders.
Dan Quart: New Taxi Fees Won’t Do Much “Without a Full Congestion Pricing Plan”
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Count Assembly Member Dan Quart among the state legislators who aren't satisfied with the taxi and for-hire vehicle fees enacted in Albany's new budget.