Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Janette Sadik-Khan

NYC’s First Speed Cameras Will Go Into Effect When Kids Head Back to School

By Ben Fried | Aug 26, 2013 | 79 Comments

Mayor Bloomberg joined Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and NYPD Chief of Transportation James Tuller outside a Crown Heights high school this morning to announce the impending launch of the city’s first automated speed enforcement program. Cameras issuing fines for drivers who exceed the speed limit by 10 mph or more will begin operating on September […]

NYC Aims to Make the Most of Its Handful of School-Zone Speed Cameras

By Brad Aaron | Jun 27, 2013 | 24 Comments

Details concerning New York City’s first-ever speed camera program are scarce. To slow down as many speeding drivers as possible with the small number of cameras permitted by Albany, this is as it should be. On Tuesday, DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan joined Mayor Bloomberg at P.S. 81 in Riverdale, where 96 percent of motorists observed for […]

New York City Sets in Motion America’s Largest Bike-Share System

By Ben Fried | May 27, 2013 | 33 Comments

Five years ago, the New York City Department of Transportation signaled its interest in creating an extensive bike-share system “to accommodate a wide range of potential short trips.” Now New Yorkers have that system at their fingertips. With today’s launch of Citi Bike, there’s a new travel option in the mix — 6,000 bikes at 330 […]

Vacca Looks to Squeeze $ From Bikes, But Won’t Touch the Price of Parking

By Stephen Miller | May 9, 2013 | 20 Comments

The headline from today’s City Council transportation committee oversight hearing was Janette Sadik-Khan’s announcement that the official launch date for Citi Bike is Memorial Day. Meanwhile, for Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca, it was another occasion to flail at bikes and defend cheap parking under the guise of holding a budget hearing. Sadik-Khan kicked off the hearing […]

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