Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Janette Sadik-Khan

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 […]

Want a New Public Plaza in Your Neighborhood? Apply Now.

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 25, 2008 | No Comments

Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan unveiled the Department of Transportation’s New York City Public Plaza Program last night at the Pratt Institute in Manhattan. Through the program, DOT aims to transform "underused streets into vibrant, social public spaces" throughout New York City. To create and run these new public plazas DOT is seeking to partner with local […]

DOT Gives Its Regards to Broadway

By Brad Aaron | Jun 16, 2008 | 26 Comments

Last night’s Tony winners aren’t the only newsmakers on Broadway these days. In May DOT quietly rolled out plans to give the city’s premier north-south thoroughfare the livable streets treatment from Times Square to Herald Square (between 42nd and 35th Streets). The redesign replaces two car travel lanes with pedestrian plazas and a protected bike […]

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