In January, Citi Bike sent a representative to Community Board 2, which includes Hunts Point in its jurisdiction, to announce plans to hold public workshops in the spring to discuss potential expansion into the area in the future. No dates have yet been announced for those workshops, but Hunts Point was not included in the service map listed on Citi Bike’s website.
The public will have one last chance to comment on the MTA’s proposed final plan
Reckless drivers in the city may need to head to school or risk losing their
Advocates are excited about new access to the waterfront, but say they are frustrated with the State’s tone deafness to residents’ concerns about the upcoming highway improvement plan, referred to as the Hunts Point project, which calls for new ramps between the Sheridan and Edgewater Road.
The company says its product enables at least a 70% reduction in carbon emissions when displacing diesel or gasoline.
The provision is part of a much larger bill to overhaul the city’s inefficient and largely unregulated private waste industry.
The state’s proposal to build access ramps between the Sheridan Expressway and Hunts Point through Edgewater Road drew sharp criticism from young activists, who say that the state remains tone deaf to the needs of South Bronx communities
Though the issues that concerned the panelists differed in the details, their call to action was the same: elected officials should consult with communities before making critical policy decisions.
As citizens worldwide push their governments for stricter policies to curb climate change, New York state and local officials are taking notice.
