Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Rahm Emanuel

Don’t Hire Rahm Emanuel as USDOT Chief

By John Greenfield | Nov 30, 2020 | No Comments

Announcing Emanuel as your choice would almost certainly fill the streets of Chicago with hundreds or thousands of justifiably angry protesters. You really don't want to kick off your administration that way.

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Why Rahm Emanuel Shouldn't Be the Next DOT Secretary

By John Greenfield | Nov 11, 2020 | No Comments

Former CDOT chief Gabe Klein would be an ethical choice for the transportation slot who wouldn't alienate the Democratic party's progressive wing.

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 […]

Will Rahm Emanuel Show America What BRT Can Do?

By Ben Schulman | Dec 19, 2011 | 4 Comments

With impressive urgency, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has spent his first months in office retooling and reconfiguring how the “City That Works” works. Emanuel’s energy is evident in changes from beat-cop deployment to the push for a longer school day, but perhaps the mayor’s most tangible efforts can be seen in his ambitious transportation agenda. […]

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. […]