Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Janette Sadik-Khan

LaHood: Engineers Should Embrace Next-Gen Bikeway Design Guide

By Carolyn Szczepanski | Oct 14, 2011 | No Comments

If Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has anything to say about it, every transportation planner in the country should have a shiny new engineering guide on his or her bookshelf. It’s been six months since the National Association of City Transportation Officials released the Urban Bikeways Design Guide in an online format. Yesterday, LaHood was among […]

Janette Sadik-Khan: Bridge-Fixing Fanatic

By Brad Aaron | Sep 7, 2011 | 2 Comments

Matt Chaban at the Observer has filed a balanced, thorough and, dare we say, mature profile of Janette Sadik-Khan. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s definitely worth a read. Eschewing the pat cars vs. bikes conceit, and with nary a mention of the commissioner’s sartorial preferences, Chaban examines NYC DOT spending and wonders why […]

Vacca Watch: Transpo Chair Stays Strong on Speeding Enforcement

By Noah Kazis | Aug 2, 2011 | 5 Comments

City Council Transportation Chair James Vacca showed his safety supporter side at a press conference in the Bronx this morning. Standing with DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan at the corner of the Grand Concourse and 165th Street to announce the installation of countdown pedestrian signals, Vacca had strong words for speeding motorists and endorsements for both […]

NYC Marks “Decade of Road Safety” With Launch of City’s First Slow Zone

By Brad Aaron | May 12, 2011 | 27 Comments

New York City is plagued by speeding drivers. According to Transportation Alternatives, 39 percent of motorists drive in excess of the city’s 30 mph speed limit, regardless of the presence of pedestrians or even school children. Its ubiquity notwithstanding, speeding is far from a victimless crime. Speeding-related crashes killed 71 people in the city in […]

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