As New York City mayor, Michael Bloomberg oversaw the pedestrianizing of several major streets. | Molly Dilworth

The former New York City mayor turned presidential candidate would tackle emissions with better access to walking, biking, and public transportation Former New York City mayor, billionaire businessman, and climate philanthropist Michael Bloomberg has unveiled a comprehensive transportation plan for his presidential campaign that would reduce greenhouse gases and improve air quality nationwide by giving neighborhoods better access to zero-emission transportation options.
?Americans increasingly prefer to live in communities where it?s easier to take transit, bike, or walk to get where they?re going,? the plan reads.
Bloomberg has tapped Janette Sadik-Khan, transportation principal for Bloomberg Associates and former New York City Department of Transportation head who helped him convert dozens of the city?s streets into walkable plazas and multimodal boulevards, to serve as the candidate?s senior advisor on the campaign. ?One part of the plan that?s really important is getting people out of cars,? she tells Curbed. ?Not just getting people to drive less, but also investing in the network that makes alternatives to driving possible.?
What?s notable about Bloomberg?s plan, compared to other candidates, is a central focus on increased investment in public transit and infrastructure for biking and walking. One of Bloomberg?s most consequential moves, Sadik-Khan ...