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** City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York City
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To Cut Truck Traffic, NYC Looks to its Waterways
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New York City launched a call Wednesday for maritime companies to give feedback on how to support the movement of cargo through local harbors.

Despite being a city of islands, New York’s waterways carry less than 10 percent of freight, according to the Department of Transportation. But city officials say the underutilization of this resource is about to change
—an effort to cut back on the use of greenhouse gas-producing delivery trucks, which has soared in recent years due to the rise of e-commerce.

"We’re seeing a lot more truck traffic as a result of the demand for same day, next day delivery. And it’s not sustainable," said Kendra Hems, president of the Trucking Association of New York, who is supportive of the city’s waterway program.

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More climate & environmental coverage:
Opinion: Fighting for Basement Apartment Tenants, 11 Years After Hurricane Sandy ([link removed])
“Instead of turning a blind eye to the suffering of basement and cellar apartment dwellers, disproportionately low-income and from immigrant communities, we must find the political courage to face this challenge by legalizing and making them safe,” Assemblymembers Jessica González-Rojas and Harvey Epstein write.

New Bill Would Require NYC Landlords to Distribute Flood Evacuation Plans ([link removed])
The legislation would require building owners to deliver the evacuation protocols to residents when they sign a lease, and maintain instructions on what to do in the event of a flood “in a common area of the building” for everyone to see.

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