The deadline for submitting comments on the environmental impact of the $3.6 billion Brent Spence Bridge project has passed.
On March 4, Miami Group member Chris Curran, chair of our Brent Spence Bridge Working Group, led a discussion about the project, its environmental impact, and how citizens can participate in the process.
The Ohio and Kentucky transportation officials concluded there would be no adverse effects despite the loss of over 90 acres of forests needed by endangered wildlife. Curran says they also wrongly concluded that there would be no adverse effects on low-income residents, the elderly, those with disabilities and children. With 16 lanes of high-speed interstate traffic and our current smog issues, their conclusion is not supported by decades of data on traffic-related air pollution.
The Brent Spence Bridge working group has been following the project intensely for more than a year, continuing the Miami Group’s advocacy for smart transportation planning and environmental justice. Please add your voice to ours by alerting the planners about the serious issues with the project as currently designed:
- The current plan dramatically increases the concrete footprint of the project which impacts residents in the nearby areas, forests and wetlands.
- Air quality will decrease and human health impacts will increase if the expected traffic volumes materialize.
- The current plan does not adequately address the problem of toxic stormwater runoff.
- The current plan does not address the transportation needs of low-income, elderly and other residents who cannot drive or prefer less polluting options.
- The current plan ignores feedback from community groups.
For more information, contact Chris Curran at [email protected].
