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Southwest Detroit Community Learns About Air Quality, Demands Action

Residents convened to discuss air quality, health safeguards, and activism against air pollution near the Ambassador Bridge.

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December 6, 2024
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Southwest Detroit resident Vada Avila has lived next to the Ambassador Bridge for more than 15 years in Hubbard Richard.

Avila, 73, has developed asthma since moving into her home. So have her children. She and over 50 community members at the Kemeny Recreation Center in Southwest Detroit gathered one evening last month to learn about air quality, how to protect their health and how to take action. The ‘Air Quality 101’ event series was organized by the Trucks Off Our Streets Table that is working on the Southwest Detroit Truck Route Study.

One concerning statistic that Avila learned was that 690 deaths in Wayne County are linked to air pollution every year,

“That worries me because my husband is older and I am older too,” Avila said in Spanish. “The responsibility is of everyone; we can all use our grain of sand to help our environment. We have to work hard and ask the politicians who represent us for help.” 

Raquel Garcia, executive director of Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV), said air pollution and truck issues impact the entire city, not just Southwest Detroit. The event was hosted in multiple locations in efforts to educate the public and unite communities around a city-wide truck ordinance.

“We know we can’t pass things alone. This is an effort to demonstrate that people are concerned in different locations in the city, not just Southwest,” Garcia said.

The 2021 Southwest Detroit Truck Route Study completed by the planning and engineering firm Giffels Webster for the city of Detroit offered several recommendations that echoed residents’ requests. But city officials cited a need for a city-wide study of trucks before a route ordinance could be made in a particular neighborhood.

Today, the city of Detroit and Council Member Gabriela Santiago-Romero are collecting Southwest residents’ input on the 2024 study residents can take the survey by scanning the QR code on this page.  Once the study is completed, the city will suggest recommendations for truck routes, Santiago-Romero told the crowd.

“We have one year. With this administration, the mayor has said he will support a truck route ordinance,” she said. “It’s going to take funding; it’s going to take us calling asking for those resources.”

She encouraged residents to call into the City Council Budget Hearings in March and sign up for her training on how to engage in the city’s budget process.

Residents should speak about air quality issues to City Council, Santiago-Romero said, by calling (313) 244-3443 or visiting in person: Monday at 10 a.m. for the committee on public health and safety; Tuesday at 2 p.m. in front of formal session to speak to all of council; or at one of seven at-large evening community meetings through city council. Check the online calendar for more information at https://detroitmi.gov/government/city-clerk/city-council-agendas-documents.

Santiago-Romero hopes the public will utilize these opportunities to help demonstrate a desire for action.

“We can all ask for the same thing, or to be pushing for a resource that we need,” she said. “We do need the resources to make those things happen.”

Isabelle Tavares covers environmental and public health impacts in Southwest Detroit for Planet Detroit with Report for America. Working in text, film and audio, she is a Dominican-American storyteller who is concerned with identity, generational time, and ecology. 

Editor’s Note: Access to all the links in this article may be found on the EL CENTRAL website at www.elcentralmedia.com

La comunidad del suroeste de Detroit está aprendiendo sobre la calidad del aire y exigiendo acciones

Los residentes se reunieron para discutir sobre la calidad del aire, las medidas de protección en salud y el activismo contra la contaminación del aire cerca del Puente Ambassador, en una serie de eventos de Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision.

Vada Ávila, residente del suroeste de Detroit, ha vivido junto al Puente Ambassador durante más de 15 años en Hubbard Richard, tiene 73 años y ella y sus hijos han desarrollado asma desde que se mudaron a esta casa. Ella y más de 50 miembros de la comunidad en el Centro de Recreación Kemeny del suroeste de Detroit, se reunieron el mes pasado para aprender sobre la calidad del aire, cómo proteger su salud y qué medidas tomar. La serie de eventos “Calidad del Aire 101” fue organizada por Trucks Off Our Streets Table quienes actualmente trabajan en el Southwest Detroit Truck Route Study. 

Ávila aprendió sobre una estadística alarmante, 690 muertes anuales en el condado de Wayne están relacionadas con la contaminación del aire.

“Esto me preocupa porque mi esposo y yo ya estamos mayores”, comentó Ávila y añadió: “La responsabilidad es de todos; todos podemos poner nuestro granito de arena para ayudar al medio ambiente. Tenemos que trabajar duro y pedirle ayuda a los políticos que nos representan”.

Raquel García, directora ejecutiva de Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV), comentó que la contaminación del aire y el problema de los camiones, afectan a toda la ciudad, no solo al suroeste de Detroit. El evento se realizó en varios lugares en un esfuerzo por educar al público y unir a las comunidades en torno a una ordenanza de transporte pesado en la ciudad.

“Sabemos que no podemos aprobar las cosas solos. Este es un esfuerzo para demostrar que la gente está preocupada en diferentes lugares de la ciudad, no solo en el suroeste”, dijo García.

El Estudio de la Ruta de Camiones del Suroeste de Detroit de 2021 realizado por la firma de planificación e ingeniería Giffels Webster para la ciudad de Detroit, ofreció varias recomendaciones debido a las solicitudes de los residentes. Pero los funcionarios de la ciudad mencionaron la necesidad de un estudio completo, antes de realizar una ordenanza de ruta en un vecindario en particular.

Hoy, la ciudad de Detroit y la concejal Gabriela Santiago-Romero, están recopilando las opiniones de los residentes del suroeste sobre el estudio de 2024; los residentes pueden realizar la encuesta escaneando el código QR en esta página. Una vez que se complete el estudio, la ciudad sugerirá recomendaciones para las rutas de camiones, dijo Santiago-Romero a la multitud.

“Tenemos un año. Con esta administración, el alcalde ha dicho que apoyará una ordenanza en la ruta de camiones”, dijo. “Va a requerir financiación y que llamemos para pedir esos recursos”.

Alentó a los residentes a llamar a las Audiencias de Presupuesto del Concejo Municipal en marzo y registrarse para su capacitación, sobre cómo participar en el proceso de presupuesto de la ciudad.

Los residentes deben hablar sobre los problemas de calidad del aire en el Concejo Municipal, dijo Santiago-Romero, llamando al (313) 244-3443 o en persona: el lunes a las 10 a.m. para el comité de salud y seguridad pública; El martes a las 2 p. m. frente a la sesión formal, para hablar con todo el consejo; o en una de las siete reuniones comunitarias vespertinas generales a través del consejo municipal. Consulte el calendario en línea para obtener más información en https://detroitmi.gov/government/city-clerk/city-council-agendas-documents.

Santiago-Romero espera que el público utilice estas oportunidades para ayudar a demostrar su deseo de acción.

“Todos podemos pedir lo mismo, o presionar para obtener los recursos que necesitamos”, dijo. “Necesitamos los recursos para que esas cosas sucedan”.

Isabelle Tavares cubre los impactos ambientales y de salud pública en el suroeste de Detroit para Planet Detroit con Report for America. Trabaja escritos, cine y audio, es una narradora dominicana-estadounidense que se preocupa por la identidad, el tiempo generacional y la ecología.

Nota del editor: Se puede acceder a todos los enlaces de este artículo en el sitio web de EL CENTRAL en www.elcentralmedia.com

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