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The need for alternative freight transport methods to reduce emissions
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Council Member Gennaro discusses the potential benefits of shifting freight transport from roads to waterways and rail, emphasizing the environmental advantages and the need to balance different transportation modes.
- Shifting to waterways and rail can reduce congestion, minimize infrastructure damage, and reduce pollution
- Water transport generally produces fewer emissions per ton-mile compared to road transport
- Trains can move a ton of goods nearly 500 miles on a single gallon of fuel
- Using these alternative methods could potentially remove thousands of polluting vehicles from city roads
- Gennaro expresses interest in hearing from the administration about better utilizing existing infrastructure
- He acknowledges the ongoing importance of the trucking sector while emphasizing the need for a balanced approach
Jim Gennaro
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It is clear that we must work to ensure that shifts in how New Yorkers receive goods do not come at the expense of our health and the environment.
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Shifting the transport of goods from roads to New York City's waterways and rail freight network can reduce congestion, minimize the negative effects of overweight trucks on city infrastructure, and reduce associated pollution.
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Moving goods by water generally produces fewer emissions per ton mile traveled compared to road transport and trains, wait for it, can move a ton of goods ton of goods nearly 500 miles on a single gallon of fuel.
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Maximizing the use of these assets could potentially remove thousands of the most polluting vehicles in our city from the road each year, significantly reducing emissions associated with growing e commerce trends.
0:06:08
I look forward to hearing from the administration about how we can better utilize our existing infrastructure networks to address the growing issue of emissions related to last mile deliver to last mile delivery activities.
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I see we have people here as we should from the from the trucking sector.
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I don't think the trucking sector has anything to worry about, about being phased out anytime in the near future.
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I think the concept is to sort of blend other modalities that can support the good work that the truckers do.
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Okay.
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Now the thank you part.
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I'd like to thank the committee staff.