Manhattan Judge Tosses ‘Green Amendment’ Lawsuit Against Two Bridges Mega-Development
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Sorry, NIMBYs, but dense development is just life in the city.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Environmental Justice
State Senator Seeks Online Delivery Charge to Fund City Infrastructure
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New Yorkers who shop online would pay 25 cents per package under a new proposal in Albany to raise $226 million annually for city infrastruture.
V-DAY SPECIAL: Bigger Cargo Bikes and Last-Mile Warehouse Regulation is a Match Made In Heaven
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A pair of bills in Albany tackle each issue separately — but are a match made in heaven, according to advocates and insiders.
KOMANOFF: The Weight of Gasoline
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The Democrats are getting creamed over the price of gasoline — and it’s not really fair (though it sort of is, too).
Harlem Environmental Justice Group Blasts Developer for Truck Depot
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Members of the Harlem community are decrying a developer's plan to build a controversial truck depot, warning that the decision to put profit over people’s health will send more pollution-spewing big rigs into the low-income community of color and worsen the environmental injustice already borne by the neighborhood.
The Brake: Would a Car-Light City Really Be ‘Quiet’?
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This week on our podcast, we talk with noise researcher Dr. Erica Walker, who says we're missing a critical conversation about how unique communities experience their local soundscapes, both in the streets and beyond.