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.

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.

Yes, the latest e-bike crackdown included a bicycle with a child's seat. Photo: NYPD

Speaker Corey Johnson Fights 13th Precinct Over E-Bike Confiscations

By David Meyer | May 23, 2019 | 11 Comments

Johnson trolled commanders of a Midtown Manhattan police precinct on social media this week after they boasted on Twitter about confiscating four electric bicycles that appeared to belong to delivery workers— including one with a child's seat.

An offset crossing at Fourth Avenue and East 13th Street in Manhattan. Image: DOT

DOT Will Replace East Village ‘Mixing Zones’ With Semi-Protected Intersections

By David Meyer | May 22, 2019 | 37 Comments

The First and Second Avenue protected bike lanes are about to get a whole lot safer, thanks to a new offset design.

Corey Johnson — loves the busway. Photo: Emil Cohen

Corey Johnson’s ‘Master Plan’: 50 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Per Year — And A Lot More

By David Meyer | May 21, 2019 | 35 Comments

The City Council Speaker is putting his legislative muscle where his mouth is.

The MTA's bus and transit committee, pictured in May 2019. Photo: David Meyer

BREAKING: MTA Cuts Back on Bus Service Amid Ongoing Ridership Crisis

By David Meyer | May 20, 2019 | 11 Comments

Thirteen months after the launch of Andy Byford's "Bus Action Plan," New York City Transit will reduce service on specific routes this summer "to more closely align with customer demand," according to a memo distributed to MTA board members on Monday.

Community boards across the city continue to prioritize parking over pedestrians — but not Manhattan CB 7.

Upper West Side Panel Demands End to Free On-Street Parking

By David Meyer | May 17, 2019 | 54 Comments

As Manhattan CB 7's transportation committee sees it, the very presence free on-street parking on the Upper West Side only serves to exacerbate congestion. On Tuesday, the panel demanded an end to it entirely.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy has legalized e-scooters and e-bikes in the Garden State. Here he is signing a legislation (albeit a different bill, but you get the idea) last week. Photo: Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office.

New Jersey Legalizes E-Bikes and Scooters

By David Meyer | May 14, 2019 | 26 Comments

As former Gov. Tom Kean might have said, "New Juhsey and e-scooters — puhfekt togetha."

People (including former Motivate CEO Jay Walder, far right, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams behind him) are using Citi Bike in increasing numbers, despite a repair crisis last fall and an e-bike breakdown this year. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Cycling in the City: Citi Bike on the Rise; Bridge Crossings Falling

By David Meyer | May 14, 2019 | 16 Comments

Citi Bike's daily ridership increased by 7.8 percent last year, according to DOT's just-released "Cycling in the City" report — an increase that came even though Citi Bike did not expand its coverage footprint and the system experienced a two-month repair crisis that reduced the fleet almost in half.