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
Jimmy Van Bramer Called for a Protected Bike Lane on 43rd Avenue a Year Ago Today. Now He’s Undecided.
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Queens Community Board 2 Chair Denise Keehan-Smith has also flip-flopped, saying she doesn't want protected bike lanes on 43rd and Skillman.
Apparently, Assembly Member Bill Colton Thinks Women Don’t Ride Buses
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Bus lanes are "anti-women," Colton says, oblivious to the fact that most bus commuters in Brooklyn are women.
Corey Johnson: NYC “Should Not Wait on Albany” to Fund Discount MetroCards for Poor New Yorkers
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The City Council speaker said the "Fair Fares" program would be a "pillar" of his budget negotiations with Mayor de Blasio.
De Blasio’s Congestion Plan Isn’t Serious, and Neither Is the City Council Transportation Committee
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Today's transportation hearing felt like a throwback to the City Council of 10 or 20 years ago, when the main purpose of the committee was to provide a forum for gripes about parking hassles.
NYC’s Private Trash Truck Mayhem Goes From Bad to Worse
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The number of crashes in the city involving the 20 largest private trash truck operators nearly doubled in the two-year period ending February 28.
Brad Hoylman: Until Albany Passes Congestion Pricing, “We’re Not Going to See Any Reduction in Traffic”
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The state senator was the lone Democratic vote against the state budget.
De Blasio’s Not Done Wasting Time on the Brooklyn-Queens Streetcar
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On WNYC, the mayor talked about ferries and the streetcar as transit solutions for the city's growing population, never mentioning the bus routes that are hemorrhaging riders.
Dan Quart: New Taxi Fees Won’t Do Much “Without a Full Congestion Pricing Plan”
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Count Assembly Member Dan Quart among the state legislators who aren't satisfied with the taxi and for-hire vehicle fees enacted in Albany's new budget.
Brian Kavanagh on Albany Congestion Pricing Inaction: “We Need to Do More”
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State Senator Brian Kavanagh isn't satisfied with Albany's budget measures to address traffic congestion and fund transit, which consist of new fees on taxi and Uber trips in the Manhattan core.
Deborah Glick Blames de Blasio for Albany’s Failure to Pass Congestion Pricing
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Glick's constituents lost in the state budget, forking over money without getting the traffic reduction benefits of congestion pricing.
Citi Bike Offering $3 Single Ride Fares as a Promo. Why Not Make It Permanent?
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The single ride fare is a month-long promotion that raises the question of whether Motivate - and New Yorkers interested in using bike-share - might be better off making it permanent.
Eyes on the Street: NYPD Security Theater Revival in Times Square
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Police barricades are back obstructing the Seventh Avenue bike lane in Times Square, which NYPD has made unrideable for most of its existence.