Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Environmental Justice

Is it though? Photo: Association for a Better New York

The Slow Walk: MTA Has Not Met with Environmental Leaders Vital to Congestion Pricing — But Feds Blame MTA for That

By Dave Colon | Aug 6, 2021 | No Comments

Advocates have not heard from the MTA about congestion pricing, even though the authority must include environmental justice in its assessment of the tolls — and the federal government is waiting for action.

Multi-State Climate Plan Fails To Please All Advocates

By Ethan Goffman | Jul 6, 2021 | No Comments

The latest version of a multistate plan to lower transportation emissions represents an improvement, but still doesn't go far enough on environmental-justice issues, some advocates say.

These 15 Urban Highways — Including the BQE! — Have Got to Go

By Kea Wilson | Jun 3, 2021 | No Comments

A leading advocacy group is calling for the removal of 15 urban highways built on land from which millions of BIPOC residents were forcibly displaced — including the site of the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.

34th Avenue Open Street. File photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

OPINION: A 34th Avenue Linear Park Would Be a Haven for Kids

By Luz Maria Mercado | May 28, 2021 | No Comments

Children in Jackson Heights are starved for green space and safety — which is why the neighborhood needs a linear park.

Everyone except for true Grinches loves the 34th Avenue open street. Photos: Clarence Eckerson

IN THEIR OWN WORDS: 34th Ave. Residents Describe Joy, Safety of Open Street

By Streetsblog | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

Kids can be kids. Friends can meet friends. And neighbors can feel like they live in a neighborhood again. That's the unmistakable takeaway from Streetfilms' latest effort to share the simple joy of having the city's best open street in your neighborhood.

THAT’S RICH: The Wealthy are Mostly Benefitting from State’s E-Car Rebate

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 26, 2021 | No Comments

Are we encouraging the switch to electric cars — or just encouraging the rich to switch to electric cars?

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