Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Weinshall Watch

Confirmed: Former DOT Commish Weinshall Wants PPW Bike Lane Gone

By Ben Fried | Dec 7, 2010 | 15 Comments

David Goodman’s City Room piece on the PPW bike lane survey includes the first new information in months about the extent of former DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall’s involvement in efforts to do away with the current design. Following the October demonstrations where bike lane proponents vastly outnumbered naysayers, Weinshall and other opponents have not let […]

It’s Official: Sadik-Khan in at DOT

By Sarah Goodyear | Apr 27, 2007 | 3 Comments

After weeks of speculation, City Hall has announced that Janette Sadik-Khan, a senior vice president at Parsons Brinckerhoff, will be the new commissioner of the NYC DOT. This from a press release issued this afternoon by the mayor’s office: "Janette Sadik-Khan has a superb mix of public and private sector transportation management experience and she […]

Sadik-Khan is Next at DOT

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 24, 2007 | 6 Comments

Employees at the engineering consulting firm Parsons Brinckerhoff were recently informed that senior vice president Janette Sadik-Khan will be leaving because she has been selected by Mayor Michael Bloomberg as New York City’s next Department of Transportation commissioner. She is reportedly due to start work on May 14. Today’s Crain’s Insider reports: Insiders say Janette […]

Department of Judith

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 13, 2007 | 2 Comments

At her final staff meeting, Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall told the assembled that City Hall is still looking for a "transportation person" but has not reached a final decision. First Deputy Commissioner Judy Bergtraum will be named as Acting Commissioner until the deal is done. Rumor has it, however, that a deal is […]

Why Hasn’t Mayor Bloomberg Announced Her Replacement?

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 12, 2007 | 7 Comments

Department of Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall’s last day on the job is this coming Friday, April 13.

Breaking News: Frieden Tapped as DOT Commish

By Glenn McAnanama | Apr 1, 2007 | 14 Comments

Please note: This was an April Fool’s Day post… Dr. Thomas Frieden accepting his new job as DOT commissioner this morning in Central Park. In a major restructuring of the Bloomberg Administration, outgoing Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall will be replaced by Public Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden. Bloomberg’s surprise announcement came at a rare Sunday morning […]

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