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David Meyer

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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

Train Daddy Andy Byford's new job? He's running high-speed rail at Amtrak.

STREETSBLOG EXCLUSIVE: Andy Byford to Join Amtrak

By David Meyer | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments
Andy Byford — the beloved former head of the MTA's buses and subways division — will join Amtrak next month as an executive vice president.
DOT is promising wider bike lanes to make room for more — and faster vehicles. This conceptual design points the way forward. Main image: File art. Inset graphic: NACTO

Adams Administration Teases ‘Exploration’ of Wider Bike Lanes to Ease E-Bike Revolution

By David Meyer | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments
The crush for space in New York City's bike lanes has intensified in recent years with the growing popularity of e-bikes, but relief may finally be on the way.
Traffic violence is everywhere, in today's headlines.

Tuesday Headlines: Traffic Violence of Multiple Varieties Edition

By David Meyer | Mar 21, 2023 | No Comments
The transportation chattering classes were focused on Monday on very different — but equally troubling — instances of violence resulting from the mismanagement of our streets in favor of cars and speed over safety. Plus other news.
The two-person "Defund Transit Caucus." Photo: Office of U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer

Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Defund Transit’ Caucus Edition

By David Meyer | Mar 16, 2023 | No Comments
Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) drove into Midtown Manhattan for free on Wednesday to announce the formation of an "Anti-Congestion Tax Caucus" — and showcase some truly awful driving.
Gov. Hochul has made her disgraced predecessor's Penn Station redevelopment a signature policy — but is it worth it? Photo: Governor Kathy Hochul/Flickr

Hochul ‘Considering Options’ to Rehab Penn Station Without Real Estate Boondoggle

By David Meyer | Mar 13, 2023 | No Comments
Is reality finally catching up to Kathy Hochul?

Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Tax Giveaway Makes Less Sense Than Ever

By David Meyer | Mar 6, 2023 | No Comments
Emails show collaboration between the state's economic development agency and a real estate firm headed by a major donor to Gov. Hochul. Will taxpayers be holding the bag (again)?
Our reporting on dangerous streets outside of schools is now award-winning! Illustration: Martin Schapiro

Thursday’s Headlines: Streetsblog Won An Award Edition

By David Meyer | Mar 2, 2023 | No Comments
Our investigative reporter took home the inaugural Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Reporting from the University of Colorado, Boulder's College of Media Communication and Information.
Time to put this bad boy to work? Photo: Kevin Duggan

Tuesday’s Headlines: Rain, Sleet and Snow Edition

By David Meyer | Feb 28, 2023 | No Comments
It may be the only time this winter the Department of Sanitation gets to use its new and growing fleet of narrow, bike lane-ready snowplows.

Thursday’s Headlines: Party with a Purpose Edition

By David Meyer | Feb 23, 2023 | No Comments
Here's another reminder that our sister organization, Open Plans, is hosting its first annual “Public Space Awards” on March 2 in Soho. Plus all the day's news.
For taking on state DOT on the eve of St. Cupid's Day, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is Streetsblog's valentine. Photos: Patch/Brooklyn BP's Office

Tuesday’s Headlines: Fix the BQE/Love is In The Air Edition

By David Meyer | Feb 14, 2023 | No Comments
It's Valentine's Day — and nothing gets the hearts of Streetsblog's staff jumping like a potential highway removal. Plus other news.
The blatant foliator our editor has caught covering his license plate with a leaf has finally been revealed.

Thursday’s Headlines: ‘Inside Edition’ Gets Action Edition

By David Meyer | Feb 9, 2023 | No Comments
You won't be-leaf this — our editor was on a national news show!
The Bayonne Bridge (through a chain-link fence). Photo: Vince DiMiceli

Bayonne Bridge Bike-Ped Path Opens — With No Safe Way to Get There

By David Meyer | May 24, 2019 | 12 Comments
The Goethals Bridge pathway, meanwhile, is set to open "in the coming weeks" — once the Port Authority and DOT figure out a safe route for cyclists.
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