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Environmental scientists study residential development near major roadways

Not long ago (end of April this year), the UC Davis Institute for Transportation Studies invited Dr. C.J. Gabbe from Santa Clara University's Department of Environmental Studies & Sciences to give a talk about the issues related to the health effects of near highway residential developments….. like NISHI.

Dr. Gabbe considered economics, public health, zoning, mitigation, transportation studies, policy making, environmental justice etc etc.  You might enjoy his talk which the UCD ITS has posted using this link:

 https://ucdcoe.mediasite.com/Mediasite/Play/2cc5b94eecb8457ea77e43c9f4a17eed1d

The reason that scientists are increasingly doing these kinds of studies is that there is some real concern that an absence of consideration of the health effects in all public policies is leading to unnecessary negative health impacts for the citizens/residents of California.  Hot topic!!

Check it out.

John

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One response to “Environmental scientists study residential development near major roadways”

  1. Nancy Price

    One argument I’ve heard several times when tabling at the Farmers Market for No on Nishi has been for people to cite the housing in South Davis along I-80 as justification for the Nishi project.
    Keep in mind the South Davis projects were built a good number of years ago.
    Many would argue, as I did before the then City Council, that locating lower-income and affordable housing along the freeway was both an environmental injustice and a health injustice. You don’t selectively expose one population to hazards, you wouldn’t expect anyone else to live with.

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