Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Environmental Justice

The Brake: Would a Car-Light City Really Be ‘Quiet’?

By Streetsblog | Sep 21, 2022 | No Comments

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.

Trucks in Sunset Park. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Environmental Justice Advocates Seek to Regulate ‘Last-Mile’ Trucking Facilities

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 8, 2022 | No Comments

The city's outdated zoning code must be amended to give regulators the teeth they need to rein in “last-mile” distribution facilities that are popping up in low-income communities of color, environmental justice groups said as they filed a zoning proposal.

City Official Under Fire for Questioning the Benefits and Equity of Transit

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2022 | No Comments

We always assume more transit means more equity. But a progressive planning commissioner apparently disagrees, sparking quite a conversation.

An example of the new MTA electric buses. Photo: Governor's Office

MTA To Add 60 Electric Buses by Year’s End (That’s 1% of the Entire Fleet)

By Eve Kessler | Apr 22, 2022 | No Comments

In the latest advance of a slow rollout, the new vehicles will be deployed to communities with high asthma rates.

This is a photo illustration! Photo: Google

Study Says Fresh Direct Warehouse Brought More Auto Traffic to the South Bronx

By Dave Colon | Apr 13, 2022 | No Comments

Fresh Direct doesn't mean fresh air.

KOMANOFF: A New York Gas-Tax Holiday Will Enrich Those Who Least Need It

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 31, 2022 | No Comments

Rich families will benefit nearly six times as much as the poorest. So why are Democrats for it?

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