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LaHood Announces Safety Summits to Help Shape New Bikeway Standards
In 2010, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood mounted a table at the National Bike Summit and proclaimed, "I’ve been all over America, and…people want alternatives. They want out of their cars, they want out of congestion, they want to live in… livable communities." He added, to thunderous applause, "You've got a partner in Ray LaHood."
March 5, 2013
City Receives Federal Funding for Full Nostrand Avenue Select Bus Route
The first Select Bus Service route in Brooklyn is on track to start speeding bus trips next year, after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and NYC Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced yesterday afternoon that the project has secured a $28 million federal grant.
November 14, 2012
NACTO Wrap-Up: Cities Are Doing It For Themselves
The leaders of the nation’s big city transportation agencies have formed a tight-knit circle, brought together by the National Association of City Transportation Officials to share best practices, and yes, battle scars.
October 26, 2012
NACTO Previews a Progressive Design Guide for City Streets
One of the interesting developments to come out of the National Association of City Transportation Officials "Designing Cities" conference (currently in its second day) was the announcement of a wide-ranging new design guide to be released next year. NACTO's "Urban Streets Design Guide" will show how streets of every size can be re-oriented to prioritize transit, safe walking and biking, and public activity.
October 25, 2012
Tonight’s Ride and Forum Are About Livable Streets for All
New York City bicyclists will celebrate bike activism’s past, present and future this evening in a ride from Greenwich Village to Central Park South and back to the Village, culminating in a community forum at Cooper Union. These linked happenings come the day after the New York Times managed to twist its big story on the July 2011-June 2012 spike in NYC traffic fatalities into a jab at DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan’s livable streets makeover.
September 28, 2012
In Wake of Traffic Fatality Spike, Officials Tout Safer Delancey Street
This morning, elected officials and community leaders unveiled a slate of pedestrian safety improvements to Delancey Street, long ranked as one of the city's most dangerous places to walk.
September 27, 2012
LaHood, Sadik-Khan Show Off LOOK! Safety Education Campaign
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan at the corner of 42nd Street and Second Avenue this morning for the official launch of the city's new LOOK! campaign, aimed at distracted drivers and pedestrians.
September 19, 2012
NYC Will Expand 20 MPH Zones to 13 Neighborhoods, With More to Come
Following the launch of the city's first 20 mph zone in the Claremont section of the Bronx last year, NYC DOT has selected 13 more areas to receive the "slow zone" treatment (see the full list), Mayor Michael Bloomberg and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced this afternoon. DOT was inundated with applications for slow zones after the agency announced the program in November, and Sadik-Khan said more neighborhoods would be able to opt in next year.
July 10, 2012
Bloomberg and Sadik-Khan Announce New 20 MPH Slow Zones
Mayor Bloomberg and NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced an expansion of the city's Slow Zone program, which lowers speed limits in selected areas from 30 to 20 mph and implements low-cost traffic-calming measures like speed humps.
July 10, 2012
Brooklyn Greenway Milestone: City Announces Full Implementation Plan
The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway started out as a glimmer in the eyes of a few dedicated volunteers 14 years ago. Now it's a comprehensive city plan to build out a ribbon of parkland from Greenpoint to Sunset Park.
June 22, 2012