WILMAPCO has released the next in a series of five new videos explaining the transportation planning process and why your role is so important. This video focuses on WILMAPCO's Transportation Justice (TJ) initiative. Through our TJ report, we examine the fairness and inclusivity of the existing and planned system, as well as our public engagement processes, so that we can make changes to help overcome the barriers and inequities we discover. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay up-to-date on the latest video releases.

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As reported in NorthJersey.com, "Agency officials along the Northeast Corridor announced a 15-year plan to update the nation’s busiest section of railroad. The $117 billion plan, known as Connect 35, is a collection of more than 150 projects on the corridor from Boston to Washington, D.C."

As reported by Delaware Public media, "Pushing to meet President Biden’s climate change targets in his home state, Delaware lawmakers are creating an environmental justice task force to ensure infrastructure projects benefit marginalized Delawareans. Biden has set ambitious climate targets, seeking to cut emissions in half based on 2005 levels by 2030. That’s twice as aggressive as what was agreed to under the Paris Climate agreement. Now state lawmakers want to ensure any federal funding goes to the communities most negatively impacted by climate change and pollution with its new task force."

As reported by AGU, "In cities and towns across the United States, neighborhoods with more Black, Hispanic and Asian residents experience hotter temperatures during summer heatwaves than nearby white residents, a new study finds. It is the first to show that the trend, documented in some major cities, is widespread, even in small towns, nationwide.  According to the new nationwide study, these racial disparities exist because non-white neighborhoods tend to be more densely built up with buildings and pavement that trap heat and have fewer trees to cool the landscape."

As reported by CNN, "A maglev bullet train that can reach speeds of 600 kilometers per hour (373 miles per hour) has made its debut in Qingdao, China. Developed by the state-owned China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation, it's considered the world's fastest train."