The former DOT commissioner is known for her efforts to make NYC streets safe for people biking and walking.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed former Department of Transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, filling one of two vacant seats, reports Stephen Nessen in Gothamist. Mamdani's second pick is Melanie Hartzog, former deputy mayor for health and human services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to Nessen, Sadik-Khan could be a controversial choice due to her strong activism in favor of bike infrastructure during and after her term as DOT commissioner. During her tenure, "She added 400 miles of bike lanes, 60 public plazas and seven rapid bus lanes to the city." Known as a "bicycle visionary," she led the DOT from 2007 to 2013 and "is credited with transforming it from an agency that merely fills potholes and paves roads to one that reimagines streets."
Nessen notes that the two appointees must be approved by the state senate before the end of the legislative session on Thursday.
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