QUESTION
Isn't there a conflict between heliport emissions and the city's air quality goals when it comes to using heliports for non-essential purposes?
1:10:45
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90 sec
Mikelle Adgate explains that the city takes an integrated approach in managing assets like heliports within the broader context of sustainable transportation and environmental goals.
- The New York City Economic Development Corporation works closely with various city departments on initiatives like ShorePower for cruise terminals, the Marine Highway program, and air quality programming.
- They consider not just environmental justice communities but the city's overall public health and environmental goals like the green economy action plan.
- Their approach aims to holistically balance heliport operations with the city's sustainability and air quality objectives.
Amanda Farías
1:10:45
Halloport submit more than 40 times the carbon than passenger cars is easy to see a conflict between the city's overall air quality goals that we've set with allowing the hallow ports to be used for non essential purposes.
1:10:58
Like air tours?
Mikelle Adgate
1:11:03
I I think council member, we we see the management of all of our assets very holistically.
1:11:11
Right?
1:11:11
So we were in front of you a couple of months ago talking about ShorePower with the cruise terminals.
1:11:20
You know, Jennifer and her team have been working very closely with DOT on Marine Highway.
1:11:26
We work closely with mayor's office of climate and environmental justice on you know, not just environmental justice communities, but air quality programming.
1:11:36
And, of course, our colleagues from DEP are with us today.
1:11:41
So I wouldn't say that we think of any one of our particular program areas separate and apart from the rest we try to think about sustainable transportation within the city's overall goals.
1:11:55
And as EDC being responsible for things like green economy action plan and looking at the future of green jobs and and other, like, really critical elements to not just the green economy, but are overall public health and environmental goals.
1:12:10
We try to take an integrated approach as we look across the board.
Amanda Farías
1:12:14
Okay.
1:12:14
Thank you.
