As Congestion Pricing Looms, Air Quality Monitors Go Up
Mott Haven Herald
By: Hannah Glaser
A South Bronx environmental group concerned about the potential air pollution impact from congestion pricing has placed 20 air quality monitors around the area – and hopes to add roughly 40 more.
At a recent community meeting, South Bronx Unite shared the initial raw data captured by its air quality monitors and asked for feedback on where to place others. In all, the group hopes to have about 60 air quality monitors around the South Bronx – known as “asthma alley” for its high rates of air pollution – before congestion pricing goes into effect, likely to be this June.
The group plans to use the air monitor data to compare pollution measurements in the South Bronx before and after congestion pricing. They are concerned that drivers, hoping to avoid the central Manhattan congestion surcharge, will reroute through the Bronx.
