Janette Sadik-Khan
Citi Bike at 10: Here Are Three Lessons NYC Learned
Happy birthday, Citi Bike. You've taught us a lot of valuable lessons. Here are three from the co-host of the War on Cars podcast.
May 30, 2023
Free advice to Biden: Do yourself a favor and don’t hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT chief
November 30, 2020
Janette Sadik-Khan: Car Crashes Are an Epidemic We Can Solve
"Government and public health officials routinely face problems that exceed their capacities and powers. Traffic deaths are not one of them," says the transportation aide to would-be president Mike Bloomberg.
February 18, 2020
NACTO Urban Street Design Guide Sets Out to Change the DNA of Our Cities
In a direct challenge to the long-standing authority of state DOTs to determine how transportation infrastructure gets designed, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) yesterday launched its Urban Street Design Guide.
September 24, 2013
LaHood Announces Safety Summits to Help Shape New Bikeway Standards
In 2010, DOT Secretary Ray LaHood mounted a table at the National Bike Summit and proclaimed, "I’ve been all over America, and…people want alternatives. They want out of their cars, they want out of congestion, they want to live in… livable communities." He added, to thunderous applause, "You've got a partner in Ray LaHood."
March 5, 2013
Streetsblog Readers Have Spoken: Janette Sadik-Khan For DOT Secretary
On Friday, we put this question to our readers: Who should be the next Transportation Secretary? And lucky for us, 323 of you had nothing better to do with your weekend than answer our poll.
November 19, 2012
NACTO Previews a Progressive Design Guide for City Streets
One of the interesting developments to come out of the National Association of City Transportation Officials "Designing Cities" conference (currently in its second day) was the announcement of a wide-ranging new design guide to be released next year. NACTO's "Urban Streets Design Guide" will show how streets of every size can be re-oriented to prioritize transit, safe walking and biking, and public activity.
October 25, 2012
11 Transportation Officials Who Are Changing the Game
America's streets are changing for the better. The signs are everywhere: Whether it's bike sharing in Chattanooga, complete streets in New Orleans or bus rapid transit in Cleveland -- cities across the country are trying new things and making impressive progress in the pursuit of safer streets and sustainable transportation.
April 16, 2012
Cities for Cycling Launches With Blumenauer, Sadik-Khan, Byrne
Addressing a packed house in Washington last night, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), founder of the Congressional Bike Caucus, posed a Zen-like 'universalist cyclist question'.
December 9, 2009