Crain’s: Repair for Cross Bronx Expressway’s neighborhood division gets $150M federal grant
January 25, 2024 The article discusses a $150 million federal grant awarded to New York for the development of a connector road alongside the Cross Bronx Expressway, aiming to repair the highway’s long-standing division of neighborhoods and its adverse environmental impacts. This connector road, intended for pedestrian, bicycle access, and dedicated bus lanes, signifies a significant move towards mitigating the expressway’s negative effects on local communities, including high asthma and respiratory disease rates. The project, which is part of a broader initiative to reimagine the expressway, is still in the early engineering phase and seeks to enhance accessibility in the area. Additionally, the initiative is supported by the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, reflecting a concerted effort to address infrastructure that historically disadvantaged working-class neighborhoods of color in the Central Bronx. The proposal also aligns with broader discussions on urban renewal and sustainable infrastructure development.