Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Gabe Klein

Streetsblog Readers Have Spoken: Janette Sadik-Khan For DOT Secretary

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 19, 2012 | 6 Comments

On Friday, we put this question to our readers: Who should be the next Transportation Secretary? And lucky for us, 323 of you had nothing better to do with your weekend than answer our poll. The runaway winner, starting as soon as the polls opened, was Janette Sadik-Khan of New York City DOT. Under her […]

Chicago Unveils Its Ambitious Pedestrian Safety Plan

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 6, 2012 | 9 Comments

Yesterday, the city of Chicago rolled out a sweeping new plan for pedestrian safety [PDF]. With some 250 recommendations — including traffic-calming measures like pedestrian islands, chicanes and midblock curb bumpouts — Chicago joins cities like New York and Portland in formalizing a plan to meet targets for reducing pedestrian injuries and deaths. Chicago Department […]

Chicago Aims for Zero Traffic Deaths by 2022

By Angie Schmitt | May 14, 2012 | 9 Comments

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and his DOT head Gabe Klein have introduced a bold, 100-page plan to make the Windy City’s transportation system more safe and sustainable. Published last week, the “Chicago Forward Action Agenda” [PDF] places a very strong emphasis on safety, in addition to setting admirable cycling ridership targets and goals for transit investment. Highlights include: A […]

11 Transportation Officials Who Are Changing the Game

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 16, 2012 | 3 Comments

America’s streets are changing for the better. The signs are everywhere: Whether it’s bike sharing in Chattanooga, complete streets in New Orleans or bus rapid transit in Cleveland — cities across the country are trying new things and making impressive progress in the pursuit of safer streets and sustainable transportation. It’s all thanks to a lot […]

Gabe Klein, Architect of DC’s Bike Progress, Is Chicago Bound

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 19, 2011 | 7 Comments

Chicago Mayor-Elect Rahm Emanuel has snapped up Gabe Klein, former head of the District Department of Transportation in Washington, to head up his transportation team in the Windy City. Klein earned a reputation as a transportation star in the nation’s capital, helping put Washington on the national map as a leading bike- and transit-friendly city. […]