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<p>David was Streetsblog&#8217;s do-it-all New York City beat reporter from 2015 to 2019. He returned as deputy editor in 2023 after a three-year stint at the New York Post.</p>


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David Meyer

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Brooklyn

There’s No Good Reason for DOT to Let Cars Back in Prospect Park on Monday

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Bicycling

Trottenberg: Dedicated Queensboro Bridge Bike Path “on the Agenda”

<p>Charles Komanoff is a national expert on congestion pricing and traffic modeling, and is the former head of Transportation Alternatives. He is a longtime Streetsblog contributor. Reach him at <a href="mailto:komanoff@gmail.com">komanoff@gmail.com</a>.</p>


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Charles Komanoff

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Bill de Blasio

No, Traffic Congestion Is Not “Self-Correcting”

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Trottenberg Offers Congestion Solutions, But de Blasio Administration Won’t Touch Toll Reform

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Complete Streets

The Goal for NYC Streets Should Go Beyond “Vision Zero” — The Grand Concourse Shows Why

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Bike Sharing

City Hall and Motivate in Talks to Expand Citi Bike to the Bronx and Staten Island

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Deborah Glick

Families for Safe Streets Tells Albany How More Speed Cameras Will Save Lives in NYC

At Vision Zero Symposium, de Blasio Says He’ll Push Albany for More School Speed Cameras

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Car-Free Streets

A Little Rain Didn’t Stop New Yorkers From Enjoying the Car-Free Streets This Weekend

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Polly Trottenberg

A Call to Shake Up New York and New Jersey’s Anachronistic Transit Agencies