Posts about Environmental Justice
All about EJ: Environmental Justice is a growing field, and one which stands to have major impact on future transit and development decisions across the country, evidenced by FTA's last-minute yanking of ARRA funding for BART's Oakland Airport Connector. Arizona State is offering a graduate class exploring EJ issues surrounding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, including the impact of transit disruption. Coincidentally, Chairman Oberstar announced a congressional hearing on the aftermath and impacts of Katrina today. (Streetsblog, ASU News) (Comment)
Transit-oriented concrete plant: Not only does the proposed concrete plant in Prince George's County intensify polluting uses near the same poor, minority residents, but as Dave Murphy notes, it's really close to Cheverly Metro, missing a good opportunity for TOD at the same time. (Imagine, DC) (Comment)
Enough industrial plants?: Prince George's leaders approved a concrete plant in a majority-black area that already has an asphalt plant, a recycling transfer station, and a clay mine. Residents want the undesirable and polluting uses spread around a little more. (Post) (Comment)
"Racial" arguments make HOT suit hotter: Prince William County won't join Arlington's lawsuit against the HOT lanes, because of what some call "unfair accusations of racism." They might file their own, however. Everyone seems oddly worked up over this environmental justice argument in Arlington's suit, but environmental justice (any disproportionate racial or ethnic impact of a project) is officially part of the EIS process, so Arlington is just covering all the bases. (Examiner) (Comment)
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Successful speed cameras require fair speed limits
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- Amid scandal, don't lose sight of Gray's policy achievements
- Bethesda gets new but terrible bike racks
- Montgomery plans 160-mile, "gold standard" BRT system
- DC's parks are 5th best in the nation, says "Park Score"
- VDOT ignores own data, pushes widening I-66
- DC's divide need not be black and white
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