From Businessweek.com — NYC DOT Commisioner Janette Sadik-Khan: "Good streets are good business."

"One of our greatest innovations is our ability to move quickly. The normal capital construction program takes about five years. But we’ve been able to transform city streets virtually overnight. You can literally paint the city you want to see. You can do it with two traffic cones, a can of paint, and stone planters. And we’re able to show the results." Read more: Janette Sadik-Khan: The Benefits of a Well-Designed City - Businessweek