Thanks for that history Andy:
"Ayd Mill Road — the Short Line, as we called it for 30 years, was local link
originally planned for expansion and connection between 35E and 94, stopped
in its tracks by Monsignor Gilligan of St, Mark's and north end neighbors
who envisioned the same splitting of their community as 94 created in the
60's when the Black community saw itself cut in two by I-94."
And as we all move forward in our neighborhoods to fight for vibrant communities let us remember: the NIMBY argument is as old and outdated as a lot of other unfortunate squelching techniques used as strong-arm tactics by monied interests. Currently, we have escalated our color coded rights gauge to NIABY "not in anyone's back yard."
The following is taken from the US Environmental Protection Agency website:
Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Fair treatment means that no group of people, including a racial, ethnic, or a socioeconomic group, should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, municipal, and commercial operations or the execution of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and policies. Meaningful involvement means that: (1) potentially affected community residents have an appropriate opportunity to participate in decisions about a proposed activity that will affect their environment and/or health; (2) the public's contribution can influence the regulatory agency's decision; (3) the concerns of all participants involved will be considered in the decision making process; and (4) the decision makers seek out and facilitate the involvement of those potentially affected
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