Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Janette Sadik-Khan

What Western Queens Stands to Lose Without Congestion Pricing

By Brad Aaron | Mar 31, 2008 | 5 Comments

Queens residents crash Friday’s anti-pricing rally We’ve received several reports that Friday’s anti-pricing rally on the Queens side of the 59th Street Bridge, spearheaded by City Council Member Tony Avella, was a bust. According to our sources, of the council members slated to attend — Avella, Leroy Comrie, Melinda Katz, David Weprin "and other possible […]

Bloomberg: Expect Some Tweaks to Pricing Bill

By Ben Fried | Mar 28, 2008 | 13 Comments

This morning, the Mayor’s office praised the introduction of a congestion pricing bill in the State Assembly. At the end of the statement, Bloomberg drops a hint that the bill on the table is in for some fine-tuning: We look forward to working with the Assembly, the Senate, the Governor and the City Council to […]

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

By Brad Aaron | Mar 25, 2008 | 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 […]

Pricing Hearing: Sadik-Khan and Aggarwala Explain the Details

By Ben Fried | Mar 25, 2008 | 31 Comments

Yesterday morning’s hearing at City Hall, which garnered much press today, gave Janette Sadik-Khan and Rohit Aggarwala the chance to clarify a number of misconceptions about congestion pricing in front of a sizable contingent of City Council members. As expected, one of the first points to come up was whether drivers from New Jersey will […]

Undecided Council Members Speak Up at Pricing Hearing

By Ben Fried | Mar 24, 2008 | 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: What We Lose Without Congestion Pricing [Updated]

By Ben Fried | Mar 24, 2008 | 9 Comments

Ben Fried reports live from the City Council congestion pricing hearing, underway at City Hall: According to Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, without congestion pricing: Western Queens will not see a 39% reduction in its most severe traffic jams and a 6.1 percent reduction in total traffic; will not get new bus routes from Middle Village […]

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