Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Janette Sadik-Khan

NYC’s First Bus Rapid Transit Line Debuts in the Bronx

By Brad Aaron | | 16 Comments
L-R: Assembly Members José Rivera and Adriano Espaillat, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, MTA CEO Lee Sander and Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión at Fordham Plaza today Mayor Michael Bloomberg this morning unveiled details of the city’s first Bus Rapid Transit project, called "Select Bus Service," to debut on the Bx12 line, which […]

Undecided Council Members Speak Up at Pricing Hearing

By Ben Fried | | 91 Comments
Janette Sadik-Khan and Rohit Aggarwala (left table) fielded questions this morning from City Council members, including Lew Fidler and Larry Seabrook. At the first part of today’s congestion pricing hearings, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Rohit Aggarwala, director of the Office for Long-Term Planning and Sustainability, fielded questions from the City Council’s nine-member State and […]

Sadik-Khan Set to Testify at City Hall

By Ben Fried | | 5 Comments
Streetsblog’s Ben Fried reports live from this morning’s City Council congestion pricing hearing:  DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan is set to deliver testimony to the City Council Committee on State and Federal Legislation. Streetsblog got a copy of her prepared remarks, which include a few new pieces of information: "The City is developing a way to […]

Congestion Pricing Bill: Fun With Legalese

By Ben Fried | | 27 Comments
After months of following the step-by-step evolution of the congestion pricing proposal, there’s a certain satisfaction in seeing familiar concepts codified in legislative language. To wit, we hope readers who’ve been tracking Streetsblog’s coverage of this topic enjoy these excerpts from the bill. Parse away. On short-term transit improvements: The authority [MTA] shall provide for […]
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