A vibrant and healthy economic and environmental future for the ports is vital to us all.
We must meet the ports' environmental challenges. But to do this, it is essential that we build needed marine and landside shipping facilities and improve our transportation corridors. Without these improvements, congestion and air quality will only worsen. Inaction or delay is not an option .In order to green the ports, we must grow them.
FuturePorts supports greening and growing our ports.
Middle Harbor
Council Vote Endorses Middle Harbor Project Redevelopment will add 14,000 jobs, cut pollution 50%
The 10-year Middle Harbor Project will upgrade terminal efficiency, more than double cargo capacity, add 14,000 new jobs and nearly 1,000 construction jobs annually, all while slashing air pollution 50 percent from current levels.
Middle Harbor Fact Sheet (.pdf 2MB)
Middle Harbor Q&A
Middle Harbor Errata Cover Letter
Middle Harbor Errata
Environmental Report
The Board of Harbor Commissioners has released a draft environmental impact report/environmental impact statement (EIR/EIS) for the Middle Harbor Redevelopment Project, a proposed $750-million, 10-year project that would create about 14,000 new, permanent jobs and cut air pollution at two port terminals by 50 percent or more from existing levels.
Middle Harbor Talking Points(.pdf)
FuturePorts letter (.pdf)
Read the press release (.pdf)
more info on the POLB website..