Since taking over as New York City's Commissioner of the Department of Transportation last year, Reconnecting America Board President Janette Sadik-Khan has garnered worldwide attention for her aggressive agenda to make streets friendly to all users and not just cars. She's creating public space for pedestrians where there was none, is adding miles and miles of bike lanes all over the city, and is creating special lanes for buses ­ all with the goal of providing enough transportation options that private auto use can be reduced in the most congested parts of town. The carbon footprint of the average New Yorker is already a third of the average US citizen, but Janette is trying to further exploit NYC's density, and high rates of walking, biking and mass transit ridership to make the city even more green. Moreover, Janette and her staff have moved quickly, thinking outside the box and drawing on successful street designs from around the world, all with the goal of what she calls "the…