In this funny and thought-provoking talk, Janette Sadik-Khan, former transportation commissioner of New York City, shares projects that have reshaped street life in the 5 boroughs, including pedestrian zones in Times Square, high-performance buses and a 6,000-cycle-strong bike share. Her mantra: Do bold experiments that are cheap to try out.
This talk was presented at an official TED conference in 2013.
Janette Sadik-Khan was Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transport from 2007 to 2013, and is renowned for transforming streets of NYC, including the launch of the Citi Bike bike share system, the redesign of Times Square, and adding almost 400 miles of bike lanes to New York City. She now advises cities all over the world, and published her book “Streetfight – Handbook for an urban revolution” in 2017.