Equity

Overview "The goal of environmental justice is to ensure that all people are equally protected from environmental harm and that all communities have equal access to opportunities to participate in environmental decision-making. The Fairmont Line (FL) is a commuter train line in Boston that serves many of the neighborhoods that surround it. However, many of the groups surrounding the line are low-income or minority. Telling stories of injustice can be a powerful tool for promoting change and drawing...

Overview "This work aims to address the confluence of racial justice, air quality, and transportation equity in the Boston neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, Hyde Park, and Mattapan within the context of the Fairmount Line branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Commuter Rail train. Our research demonstrated that it is imperative that residents are educated about the Fairmount Line's negative environmental and health impacts. Additionally, we found that simply highlighting the negative...

Overview "This work aims to address the confluence of racial justice, air quality, and transportation equity in the Boston neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, Hyde Park, and Mattapan within the context of the Fairmount Line branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Commuter Rail train. Our research demonstrated that it is imperative that residents are educated about the Fairmount Line's negative environmental and health impacts. Additionally, we found that simply highlighting the negative...