Weinshall Watch

Three Things in Mind

New York Daily News, September 9, 2000:

By Aaron Naparstek

12:55 PM EST on January 31, 2007

New York Daily News, September 9, 2000:

“The city’s new transportation chief [Iris Weinshall] said yesterday she will take office with
three things in mind: ‘traffic, traffic, traffic.'”

What three things do we hope New York City’s next transportation commissioner has in mind as he or she takes office in April 2007?

Aaron Naparstek

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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