Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Janette Sadik-Khan

Gehl-O-Rama: City Agencies Take Lessons From Copenhagen

By Ben Fried | | 1 Comment
After evaluating downtown streets, city staff reported their findings on public life. Photo: Shin-pei Tsay. Before hitting the "World Class Streets" launch Thursday night, Jan Gehl addressed about 70 staffers from DOT, City Planning, and NYCEDC, part of a day-long exercise that introduced participants to the Danish planner’s site evaluation methods. Commissioners Amanda Burden and […]

Jan Gehl: New York Could Have World’s Best Streets

By Gideon Shapiro | | 6 Comments
When DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, together with consultant and Danish urban planner Jan Gehl,  introduced the new "World Class Streets" doc [PDF] to a crowd of over 300 last Thursday evening at the Center for Architecture, the event seemed equal parts town hall meeting and celebrity book launch. Building upon PlaNYC and DOT’s Sustainable Streets, […]

Sadik-Khan Said to Be Obama Cabinet Contender

By Brad Aaron | | 16 Comments
Her post-Bloomberg career has been the province of wishful speculation. But a report published today indicates that DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan may be considered for a position in Barack Obama’s Department of Transportation — possibly its top spot.  Conventional wisdom held that front runners for transpo secretary were known progressive brands like Reps. Earl Blumenauer […]

Vélib Film Screening Tonight

By Brad Aaron | | No Comments
We interrupt our post-election coverage to remind everyone of tonight’s Vélib film screening. Seats are still available. Here are the deets: Please join Janette Sadik-Khan, Transportation Commissioner of New York City, for the world premiere of "Paris: Vélo Liberté" from the critically acclaimed PBS series e²: the economies of being environmentally conscious. The screening will […]

Next Wednesday: Vélib on the Silver Screen

By Ben Fried | | No Comments
As if there’s not enough reason to be jittery with anticipation for next week’s events, mark this on your calendars: Please join Janette Sadik-Khan, Transportation Commissioner of New York City, for the world premiere of Paris: Vélo Liberté from the critically acclaimed PBS series e²: the economies of being environmentally conscious. The screening will be […]

Overheard in New York: Biking Up 35 Percent in 2008

By Ben Fried | | 3 Comments
A tipster reports that DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan dropped an interesting stat at an NRDC fundraiser Tuesday night: A fresh batch of bike traffic counts are in, and the numbers show a 35 percent gain compared to 2007 levels. Sadik-Khan also touted components of DOT’s Sustainable Streets plan that could be especially relevant for other […]
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