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Mon, Feb 13, 3:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Club • Los Angeles, CA
Free
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An Evening with 2014-15 UCLA Regents' Lecturer Janette Sadik-Khan
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California NanoSystems Institute Auditorium 570 Westwood Plaza Los Angeles, CA
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Description
The UCLA Department of Urban Planning
and
The Luskin School of Public Affairs
present
UCLA Regents' Lecturer
Janette Sadik-Khan
5:30 PM Reception
6:30 PM Lecture
California NanoSystems Institute Auditorium
570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Janette Sadik-Khan is Principal with Bloomberg Associate, and she is a Former Commissioner of New York City Department of Transportation.
Internationally recognized for her expertise in transportation issues, public policy development and innovative finance, Sadik-Khan implemented an ambitious program to improve safety, mobility and sustainability throughout NYC, and ensured a state of good repair on the city's roads, sidewalks and bridges. Sadik-Khan oversaw a series of innovative projects, including creating more pedestrian space in Times Square and along Broadway from Columbus Circle to Union Square, the planning and launch of seven Select Bus Service routes and the nation's largest bike share program, the addition of nearly 400 miles of bicycle lanes and the installation and design of more than 60 plazas citywide, and the publication of a Street Design Manual and Street Works Manual, which defined new standards for creating more durable and attractive streets.