MSNBC gives the NYC Transportation Commissioner the kung fu-like title, as well as calling her "The High Priestess of People-Friendly Cities." [VIDEO]
"Is this a model for other places?" asks Harry Smith, as he walks the new Broadway pedestrian streets with Ms. Sadik-Khan:
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