The Bronx has always been a borough that moves the world. The birthplace of hip hop, the home of the Yankees and a place where generations of working families have built vibrant communities, rooted in rich cultural diversity and resilience.

Inspiring and bustling with energy, its legacy is unfortunately marked by decades of environmental neglect. While the Bronx has given so much to New York City and the world, it has been robbed of its clean air and disproportionately impacted by pollution. Home to a neighborhood called “Asthma Alley,” heavy industry, from warehouses and waste stations to power plants, in the Bronx has resulted in the highest asthma rates in the country.

With industry comes truck traffic, which only perpetuates our challenge with air quality. Interstate-95, which includ

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