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
Queens Boulevard Redesign Coming to Forest Hills in July
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DOT's fourth and final planned phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign will extend bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements east to Union Turnpike. Cycling on last year's segment is up 127 percent so far in 2018.
The MTA Finally Has a Blueprint to Fix Subways and Buses. Will Cuomo Support It?
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With an "honest accounting" of the transit system's needs on the table, it's up to Cuomo and legislators in Albany to make change happen.
Fleet Week Starts Wednesday, and Who Knows How Much It Will Disrupt the Hudson River Greenway
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In recent years, the city has forced people to walk their bikes for several blocks on the greenway.
Queens CB 2’s “Safety Workshop” for 43rd and Skillman Was a Pointless Gripefest. Mission Accomplished.
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The board has sat on DOT's plan for protected bike lanes on Skillman and 43rd avenues since November.
Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Life Rafts in the Flatbush/Atlantic Asphalt Ocean
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There's a little more protection for pedestrians crossing the street around Atlantic Terminal and the Barclays Center.
Eyes on the Street: Fulton Street Gets Its New Bus Lanes
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Council Member Laurie Cumbo tried and failed to get DOT to scale back the project.
Death By Delay: Queens CB 2 Keeps Stalling on Skillman/43rd Protected Bike Lane
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Community Board Chair Denise Keehan-Smith doesn't want to discuss protected bike lanes at an upcoming "safety workshop" about Skillman Avenue and 43rd Avenue.
Bill de Blasio’s L Train Shutdown
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If it wasn't already clear that surface streets will have to do serious heavy lifting during the L shutdown, there's no longer any doubt. And yet, the person who can exercise the most control over the streets, Mayor de Blasio, remains stuck in a state of feckless apathy regarding the impending cataclysm.
Trottenberg in No Hurry to Accelerate Rollout of Traffic Signals That Speed Up Buses
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Advocates point out that DOT has sped up traffic signal adjustments to improve pedestrian safety, and can do the same for transit priority.
DOT: Protected Bike Lanes Coming to Grand Concourse Below 161st Street, Eventually
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The agency says a future capital project will add protected bike lanes on the Concourse between 138th Street and 161, but there is no funding or timetable attached yet.
Eyes on the Street: Course Correction on the Dean Street Bike Lane
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By the Barclays Center, the bike lane doesn't direct cyclists to cross the path of car traffic twice in one block anymore.
Downtown Alliance Calls for a Pedestrianized Financial District
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The BID wants the city to convert streets to "shared space" with a central hub for truck deliveries.