Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Janette Sadik-Khan

Is NYC’s “Sustainable Streets” Plan a Communist Plot?

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 27, 2008 | 12 Comments

This week’s Observer is running a profile of DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan. It focuses on the speed with which many of DOT’s Sustainable Streets projects are moving ahead and seems to suggest either: a) Improving conditions for New York City’s pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders is a Communist plot. Or,b) The change that Sadik-Khan is […]

Sadik-Khan to Discuss Transpo Funding at the Democratic Convention

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 25, 2008 | 6 Comments

A dozen transportation policy heavy-hitters are getting together for a round table discussion on transportation infrastructure at the Democratic Convention in Denver this afternoon. The panel is titled, "Funding is the Alpha and Omega of all Transportation Needs — Can Public/Private Partnerships Fill the Funding Gap?" New York City’s Janette Sadik-Khan has a seat at […]

Bloomberg Relieves Council Mems of Reserved Parking as NYPD Rants

By Brad Aaron | Aug 14, 2008 | 13 Comments

Hours after yesterday’s Daily News broke the story of four City Council members having designated street parking near their offices, Mayor Bloomberg quashed the perk. Wrote Liz Benjamin on The Daily Politics: Bloomberg said he talked to DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan after reading about the free spaces in this morning’s DN and told her "we’ve […]

Juan Valdez and Jay-Z Invite New Yorkers to Take to the Streets

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 7, 2008 | 6 Comments

The City’s official Summer Streets web site and press release hit our inbox this morning. Jay-Z is joining Mayor Bloomberg and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan in inviting New Yorkers to hit seven miles worth of car-free streets in Manhattan this Saturday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bringing it back full circle to Bogotá’s Ciclovia, […]

Streetfilms: Biking the Falls

By Ben Fried | Aug 1, 2008 | 9 Comments

Before the four "New York City Waterfalls" began gushing along the East River this June, DOT marked a bike route passing by each installation and released a guide to go with it. In this Streetfilm Elizabeth Press shows us a recent bike tour of the falls, led by DOT commish Janette Sadik-Khan. Special bonus feature: […]

Details of ‘Peak Rate Parking’ Coming Into Focus

By Ben Fried | Jul 10, 2008 | 6 Comments

Today’s Times provides a look at DOT’s plans to test out variable-rate on-street parking in Greenwich Village and along Kings Highway in Brooklyn. Following the lead of San Francisco and Washington DC, the pilot programs aim to free up on-street spaces and reduce cruising by raising meter prices during peak hours. The Times spoke to […]

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