29 noviembre 2008

Janette Sadik-Khan, artífice de los cambios en NY

Janette Sadik-Khan, incorporada por Bloomberg como comisionada de transporte de NY en 2007 ha sido la impulsora de las políticas de promoción de espacios públicos, banquetas, ciclovías, BRT, y de proyectos como el "congestion charging" muerto por ahora en NY.



Excelente artículo sobre ella en Prospect. Retomo dos párrafos:

"...more than half of its residents do not own a car. Of the 28 percent of trips in the city that are made by automobile, most are less than three miles in length. Transportation reformers contend that politicians who oppose congestion pricing, like Jeff Klein, are unduly influenced by their own experience as affluent drivers. The Kleins of the world claim to speak on behalf of the working class, but in truth, advocates say, the neediest New Yorkers don't own cars. They rely almost exclusively on mass transit and live in neighborhoods where auto congestion seriously impacts public health." me impactaron los datos casi calcados de la Ciudad de México.

"I'm radically pro-choice," Sadik-Khan told me during an interview in her expansive 10th-floor office on Worth Street, where a clock counts down the days left in Bloomberg's second term. "I'm pro-all modes of transportation, not one mode elevated above all others, which I think has been the case in the past. We're really just trying to rebalance our system, bring some acupuncture to what has been a sick body." ¡qué bonito!

Además, una entrevista con streetsblog.org: