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Obama’s Transpo Secretary Is a Big Fan of Janette Sadik-Khan
New York City politicians may have had their feathers ruffled by Janette Sadik-Khan, but on the national stage, New York City's transportation commissioner is getting nothing but love from the Obama administration for her innovative leadership.
March 9, 2011
Tell Electeds and the Media: I’m a New Yorker, and I Want Safer Streets
Does Anthony Weiner really intend to someday rip out all the bike lanes in New York City? Or was his remark to Mayor Bloomberg "on a balmy night last June" merely a topical quip blown out of proportion in last week's Times profile of Janette Sadik-Khan?
March 7, 2011
The New York Times JSK Profile: Politicos vs. Progressive Transportation
Has the Times ever published a profile so singularly devoted to one city commissioner's relationships with other public figures as this Michael Grynbaum story?
March 4, 2011
Bloomberg on His Transpo Commissioner: “Keep Coming Up With New Ideas”
In his weekly radio appearance with John Gambling, Mayor Bloomberg touched on the demise of the 34th Street pedestrian plaza and gave some revealing answers about his trust in Janette Sadik-Khan and her record as transportation commissioner. In short, it seems like the mayor thinks his DOT commish gets a bum rap in the press, and he still wants her to innovate.
March 4, 2011
Gut Check: New Yorkers Need to Speak Up For Bike Policy
Yesterday the Post came out with another attack on the ongoing evolution of New York into a city where transit works better, streets are safer, and people have better options for getting around. Using a Post-manufactured squabble over the city's Christmas blizzard response as their set-up, the editorialists launched into a screed against Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, and basically called for her head.
January 19, 2011
Quick Hits From Today’s City Council Hearing on Bike Policy
The line to testify at today's Transportation Committee hearing on New York City bike policy was snaking outside into the biting cold well before the 10:00 a.m. start time. More than 70 people signed up to speak, filling up two hearing rooms at 250 Broadway.
December 9, 2010
NYC Agencies Take Home EPA’s Top Honors For Smart Growth
NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden were down in D.C. yesterday to accept the Environmental Protection Agency's annual "Overall Excellence in Smart Growth" award. The EPA highlighted four PlaNYC-related initiatives for recognition: NYC DOT's Street Design Manual, the city's Active Design Guidelines, City Planning's Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH) program, and the zoning amendment that passed in 2009 requiring new apartments and offices to include bike parking.
December 2, 2010
NYCDOT Releases Landmark Ped Safety Study, Will Pilot 20 MPH Zones
To make walking safer, New York City will re-engineer 60 miles of streets per year and pilot the use of neighborhood-scale 20 mph zones, the city's top electeds and transportation officials announced this morning. The commitments are among several street safety measures unveiled today, accompanying NYCDOT's release of a landmark report analyzing the causes of serious pedestrian injuries and deaths, which affect thousands of New Yorkers every year.
August 16, 2010