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Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution | Janette Sadik-Kahn in Conversation With David Byrne

Ms. Sadik-Kahn will personalize with a name and pose for photos on the day after the release of her new book, Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution.

As New York City’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 was dramatic and effective: Simply painting a part of the street to make it into a plaza or bus lane not only made the street safer, but it also lessened congestion and increased foot traffic, which improved the bottom line of businesses. Real-life experience confirmed that if you know how to read the street, you can make it function better by not totally reconstructing it but by reallocating the space that’s already there.











When: Wed., Mar. 9, 2016 at 7:00 pm
Where: Barnes & Noble - Union Square
33 E. 17th St.
212-253-0810
Price: Free
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Ms. Sadik-Kahn will personalize with a name and pose for photos on the day after the release of her new book, Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution.

As New York City’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 was dramatic and effective: Simply painting a part of the street to make it into a plaza or bus lane not only made the street safer, but it also lessened congestion and increased foot traffic, which improved the bottom line of businesses. Real-life experience confirmed that if you know how to read the street, you can make it function better by not totally reconstructing it but by reallocating the space that’s already there.

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