Janette Sadik-Khan (b. 1960) has done for the practical advancement of urbanism what Jane Jacobs has done for the theoretical. Since her appointment as commissioner of New York City’s Department of Transportation in 2007, she has championed a number of initiatives that, beyond transforming Gotham into a more livable and sustainable metropolis, have inspired cities around the world to undertake their own projects cultivating robust urban life. From converting car-space into people-space and ...
