Shifting Gears II: Active Transportation in New York City

Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation since April 2007, has taken on the challenge of making New York City more pedestrian, bicycle and transit friendly while emphasizing public space and livable streets‹including traffic-separated cycle tracks, bus-priority streets, pedestrian plazas, and the phenomenally successful "Summer Streets" which opened seven miles of Park Avenue to pedestrian and bicycle traffic only. An avid cyclist, Janette frequently commutes to work by bike. Reservations required.