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Mayor Bloomberg: “Cyclists… more important than automobile riders”

Bloomberg said street projects and transportation have played major role in New York City’s success.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke at the closing plenary of the NACTO Designing Cities Conference today. At an event held at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of NYU in Manhattan, … Read more


NACTO Conference kicks off with bold words from Sadik-Khan, LaHood

NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland.org) The first ever conference of the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) got underway on the campus of New York University this morning. The opening plenary features speeches from NACTO President and New York City DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray … Read more