Joquin Paskel has lived on the west side of the Interstate 81 highway his entire life, next to a hulking, elevated section of the interstate known as the viaduct. Like many of his neighbors, he suffers from asthma; Black residents in Syracuse have higher rates of lead exposure and asthma than their white counterparts, according to a recent report <https://www.nyclu.org/en/publications/building-better-future> by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU).
To Paskel, 28, and the generations of Black Syracuse residents before him, including his parents, the viaduct has become the ultimate symbol of segregation. It “does nothing but pollute”, he said. For years, New York state officials have known that the ageing I-81 viaduct has needed to be radically redeveloped. Most residents and public officials agree that it must be rethought for safety, economic and public health reasons. However, for a neighborhood that has long been disenfranchised, tearing down the highway also means repairing the legacy of injustice done to their community. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/21/syracuse-new-york-highway-i81-viaduct-biden -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#8758): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/8758 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/83103470/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
