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New York City greenlights congestion pricing – here’s how this toll plan is expected to improve traffic, air quality and public transit

Apr 10, 2024 / 6 minutes of reading

New York City is poised to launch the first congestion pricing plan to reduce traffic in a major U.S. metropolitan area. The Congestion Relief Zone, which covers Manhattan south of 60th Street, large trucks will pay $36, small trucks $24, passenger vehicles $15 and motorcycles $7.50, explains John Rennie Short, professor emeritus of public policy. Ride-share vehicles and taxis will pay $2.50 and $1.25, respectively. Peak hours run from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends; overnight tolls are discounted by 75%. Continue Reading New York City greenlights congestion pricing – here’s how this toll plan is expected to improve traffic, air quality and public transit

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‘Your work is so important,’ White House environmental justice leader tells UMBC ICARE trainees

Mar 14, 2024 / 2 minutes of reading

“ICARE is a unique training model in which master’s students in the environmental sciences and engineering are co-mentored by UMBC faculty mentors, professional scientists or engineers, and community leaders,” shares Tamra Mendelson. Continue Reading ‘Your work is so important,’ White House environmental justice leader tells UMBC ICARE trainees

Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the U.S.

May 3, 2023 / 5 minutes of reading

“Our research team sought to understand how stress from structural violence affects the body, specifically the immune system,” explain Loren Henderson, associate professor of public policy, and Ruby Mendell, associate professor in sociology, African American studies, urban and regional planning, and Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “We talked to 68 low-income single Black mothers living on the South Side of Chicago about how they deal with gun violence in their communities and how it affects their health.” Continue Reading Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the U.S.

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NIDA EDUCATE program develops the next generation of addiction researchers

May 24, 2022 / 5 minutes of reading

In 2021, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded UMBC more than $1 million over five years to create a program specifically for undergraduate scholars interested in research on substance abuse and addiction. A year after the program’s launch, it is thriving as students in fields as diverse as economics, computer science, and chemical engineering find ways to connect their interests to this important topic. Continue Reading NIDA EDUCATE program develops the next generation of addiction researchers

New York City greenlights congestion pricing – here’s how this toll plan is expected to improve traffic, air quality and public transit

‘Your work is so important,’ White House environmental justice leader tells UMBC ICARE trainees

Black mothers trapped in unsafe neighborhoods signal the stressful health toll of gun violence in the U.S.

NIDA EDUCATE program develops the next generation of addiction researchers

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