Janette Sadik-Khan

Janette Sadik-Khan appears in the following:

“Death and injury on our streets aren't just unconscionable. They're avoidable.” Janette Sadik-Khan on street safety in NYC

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Janette Sadik-Khan led New York City's Department of Transportation from 2007 to 2013, under then-Mayor Bloomberg. 

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Former NYC Transportation Commissioner Says Fear Of COVID-19 On Public Transit Is Unjustified

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Former Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan says there's no real evidence that public transportation spreads COVID-19. 

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Janette Sadik-Khan's How-To Change the Streets

Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Love 'em or hate 'em New York City's 400 miles of bike lanes are here to stay. You can blame the former city’s transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan for that.   

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Exit Interview: Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan

Friday, December 27, 2013

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The controversial outgoing commissioner of the Department of Transportation—who brought pedestrian plazas and Citibikes to NYC—says before she arrived, the city streets couldn't meet ...
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Bike Share Day 1; And a Transportation Road Rally

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

NYC's bike share launched yesterday. Janette Sadik-Khan, NYC transportation commissioner, discusses the program and her vision for a bike-friendly NYC.

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Electric Cars

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

More electric cars are on their way to New York metro area, which means the city is going to have to make some major infrastructure changes. We’ll examine the advantages and disadvantages of more electric autos in the city, with Neal Parikh, Senior Policy Advisor to the Mayor’s office of ...

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Moving Along

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation Janette Sadik-Khan talks about her agenda for Mayor Bloomberg's third term and the status of projects from Times Square to bike lanes in Brooklyn.

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Muddling Through

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Legislators in Washington are trying to move big bills through Congress. NPR’s national political correspondent Mara Liasson discusses the latest from the capital. Plus, Village Voice senior editor Wayne Barrett handicaps the race for the U.S. Senate seat in New York; NYC transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan; director of the Oscar ...

BRT roundup

Thursday, June 18, 2009

WNYC reporter Andrea Bernstein has been reporting on Bus Rapid Transit plans from Bogota to New York City. She talks about busses in cities around the world. Then Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation discusses the results for New York's pilot BRT programs ...

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Great White Walkway

Friday, February 27, 2009

NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan on the plan to make Broadway a pedestrian-only zone around Times Square.

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Marquee Issues

Friday, February 27, 2009

The Great White Way may be going car-free. NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan discusses the possibility of Broadway going car-free starting this summer. And, Shepard Fairey, the man behind "Andre The Giant Has A Posse" and the iconic Obama "Hope" poster, discusses art for change. And, we've been ...

Ru$h Hour

Monday, July 14, 2008

New York City is testing the meters-- parking meters that is. During rush hour, meter rates will double in parts of Manhattan. Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation Janette Sadik-Khan talks about how the plan will reduce traffic congestion. Also in the conversation, Donald Shoup, Professor of ...

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The Future of Baseball

Monday, July 14, 2008

Should taxpayers’ money fund gleaming new stadiums in a time of economic downturn? On the eve of the All-Star Game in Yankee Stadium, sports business expert Andrew Zimbalist gives his take on the future of America’s favorite pastime. Plus, Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan gives a primer on congestion ...

A Walk in the Park (Avenue)

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

On three Saturdays this summer, New Yorkers can stroll, skate, or cycle along traffic free streets. Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, explains the city's experimental Summer Streets initiative.

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The NYC Streets Renaissance

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation, and Mark Gorton, president and founder of the Open Planning Project, discuss the future of New York City's streetscape.

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