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Waterfront Conference 2024
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Tuesday, May 21 • 3:05pm - 3:55pm
The Truck Congestion Crisis and Ports: A Crisis with Interrelated Solutions

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Truck congestion near port terminals, on roads, bridges, and in neighborhoods is reaching a crisis point. With new local legislation proposed to curb neighborhood truck traffic and the push to decrease the size of highways such as the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the time for comprehensive solutions is here. This panel explores the impact of truck traffic on local communities, current and ongoing analysis of the problem of truck congestion, the solutions proposed that need investment, and prioritization by industry, government, and the Port Authority.
Speakers
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Kim Gaddy

Executive Director, South Ward Environmental Alliance
Kim Gaddy is the national and New Jersey environmental justice director for Clean Water Action. She has been advocating for communities impacted by industrial pollution and the goods movement system in Newark and across the country for 23 years.Kim develops and implements Clean Water... Read More →
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Zach Miller

Director of Metro Region Operations, Trucking Association of New York
Zach Miller is the director of metro region operations for the Trucking Association of New York (TANY). He previously served on TANY's board as the metro region vice chair. He also served as the head of media and business development at TruckTractorTrailer.com and co-founded NewYorkTruckStop.com... Read More →
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Mike Stamatis

President and CEO, Red Hook Terminals
Michael Stamatis, president and CEO of Red Hook Terminals, began his career in the early 80s as a dock laborer handling break-bulk bananas for the global corporation Noboa. Working his way up through the company, he engaged in international trade, farming, commercial ocean transportation... Read More →
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Leslie Vasquez

Clean Air Program Organizer, South Bronx Unite
Leslie Vasquez is the clean air program organizer at South Bronx Unite. As an immigrant from the Dominican Republic and a resident of the Bronx, she channels her firsthand experience and deep-seated passion for addressing environmental and social inequities into advocating for equitable... Read More →

Tuesday May 21, 2024 3:05pm - 3:55pm EDT
Keeping History Room (3rd Floor)
  Track D: A Future-Proofed Maritime Industry

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