Streetfight
As NYC's Transportation Commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan managed the seemingly impossible and transformed the streets of one of the world's greatest, toughest cities into dynamic spaces safe for pedestrians and bikers. Her approach is dramatic and effective:
Rewrite the rulebook - don't follow an outdated manual for urban design, think of new ways of using existing spaceGet out there fast - think "pilot programs" to test beach chairs in Times Square, or Citibike before it took offTrack success with data and statistics - good recordkeeping proves a dramatic decrease in fatalities on city streetsInvolve local artists - David Byrne designed bike racks for specific NYC neighborhoodsAchieving a radical overhaul isn't easy, and
Streetfight pulls back the curtain on the battles Sadik-Khan won to make her approach work in the toughest city in the world. She includes, too, examples of how this her new way to design streets has already made its way around the world, from pocket parks in Mexico City and Los Angeles, to more pedestrian-friendly streets in Auckland and Buenos Aires, and innovative bike lane designs and plazas in Austin, Indianapolis and San Francisco.
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