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Blue Highways initiative for water-based food transport
0:44:21
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Council Member Amanda Farías inquires about the Blue Highways initiative, which aims to move food via barge and water to reduce truck dependency. Michelle Lamberti from the NYC Economic Development Corporation confirms that they are exploring this option.
- The Blue Highways network is being considered holistically to utilize NYC's waterways
- The initiative aims to reduce truck traffic by moving more goods by barge
- Hunts Point, due to its location on the water, is seen as a potential opportunity for water-based transport
- Other sites, such as the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, are also being explored for this initiative
Amanda Farías
0:44:21
Thank you for that response.
0:44:23
I'd like to just ask a couple questions on Hunts Point redevelopment.
0:44:29
Is NYC considering I know you folks are considering activating the Blue Highway and moving the food via barge and water to reduce truck dependency, is that something that we're looking at?
0:44:43
Yes.
0:44:44
Okay and then have we examined the ability of the existing ports and related infrastructure to contribute to that effort?
Michelle Lamberti
0:44:51
Yeah.
0:44:52
Mean, I would say that in general, are looking very holistically at the Blue Highways network.
0:44:57
We are trying to utilize our great position on the water to really be able to take trucks off the road and to try to move as much by barge as possible.
0:45:09
I'd say that we are looking at a number of, like, different sites.
0:45:12
Hunts Point, obviously, because of its location on the water, could be a great opportunity, and we've also explored you're familiar with some of the other sites, but also on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal as well.