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David Meyer

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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

Delivery workers rallying outside City Hall this morning. Photo copyright Scott Heins, used with permission.

Delivery Workers Say de Blasio’s Proposed E-Bike Rules Won’t Help Them

By David Meyer | May 14, 2018 | 43 Comments
The de Blasio administration wants to clarify language permitting pedal-assist e-bikes, which most delivery workers don't use.
Delivery workers protesting the mayor's crackdown in December. Photo: David Meyer

Monday: Rally With Delivery Workers for Sensible E-Bike Policies From City Hall

By David Meyer | May 11, 2018 | 9 Comments
The city's proposed rule changes legalizing pedal-assist electric bikes on city streets won't protect delivery workers from fines and seizures.
The new Park Row protected bike lane, facing east from Frankfort Street. Photo: Wiley Norvell/Twitter

Take a Look at Lower Manhattan’s Newest Bikeway, Coming to Life on Park Row

By David Meyer | May 11, 2018 | 9 Comments
The street has been mostly off-limits to the public since 9/11.
Members of Families for Safe Streets and allies rallying in Albany. Photo: Transportation Alternatives

Momentum Is Building for More NYC Speed Cameras, and You Can Help

By David Meyer | May 11, 2018 | 3 Comments
Governor Cuomo and other Albany reps need to hear from New Yorkers who want to see the program expanded.
Photo: John Tomac

NYPD: No Charges After SUV Driver Leaves 29-Year-Old Bay Ridge Cyclist “Likely to Die”

By David Meyer | May 10, 2018 | 40 Comments
Police said the driver had the green light.
L train public feedback sessions have reached the pointless gripe-fest stage. Image: MTA/DOT

The L Train Shutdown Isn’t Up for Debate

By David Meyer | May 10, 2018 | 16 Comments
DOT and the MTA have held 75-plus public meetings on the shutdown. Plans to provide viable alternatives to the train shouldn't be chipped away by pointless gripe sessions.
Teamster Local 813 President Sean Campbell, at podium, speaking alongside Council Sanitation Chair Antonio Reynoso, at right. Photo: David Meyer

Reynoso: Business Integrity Commission “Incapable” of Regulating Private Trash Haulers

By David Meyer | May 9, 2018 | 1 Comment
Council sanitation chair Reynoso and his colleagues want the BIC to revoke the operating license of Sanitation Salvage, which has been involved in two fatalities since November.
Will the replacements for the obtrusive barriers installed on the greenway last fall leave sufficient room for cyclists and runners to pass safely? Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

NYS DOT and NYPD Security Overkill Could Destroy the Hudson River Greenway

By David Meyer | May 9, 2018 | 16 Comments
The space between anti-vehicle bollards must be wide enough to accommodate greenway crowds, but the state DOT and NYPD appear to be making other plans without public input.
Raul Ampuero lays flowers at the memorial for his son Giovanni. Photo: Clarence Eckerson

Streetfilms: Jackson Heights Remembers Giovanni Ampuero and Calls for a Safer Northern Boulevard

By David Meyer | May 8, 2018 | 2 Comments
There are too many funerals for children killed by drivers on Northern Boulevard.
Buget money could mean more protected bike lanes, such as this one on the Madison Avenue Bridge from the Bronx. File photo: David Meyer

A Blueprint for Safer Biking and Walking Between the Bronx and Manhattan

By David Meyer | May 4, 2018 | 6 Comments
DOT has mapped out safety improvements for the streets approaching each of its 11 crossings over the Harlem River.
This baby can fit so many subsidies on it! Mayor de Blasio inaugurates the boondoggle NYC Ferry. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

De Blasio’s Ignorance of NYC’s Bus Crisis Shines Through at His Umpteenth Ferry Announcement

By David Meyer | May 3, 2018 | 33 Comments
The mayor doesn't seem to know or care how he can reverse the dramatic decline of NYC bus service.
The pedestrian and bicycle bridge connecting 151st Street to the Hudson River Greenway has been temporarily shuttered multiple times since opening in September.

Months After Opening, Denny Farrell Greenway Bridge Closed 3 Weeks for Construction

By David Meyer | May 3, 2018 | 12 Comments
It looks like the bridge was rushed to open to the public last year so the ribbon-cutting could coincide with Farrell's retirement.
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