Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION. SPECIFICALLY, THE RECIPIENT WILL REPLACE ONE LEGACY-DIESEL POWERED MARINE TUGBOAT WITH A TIER 3 DIESEL MARINE ENGINE OPERATING ON THE DETROIT RIVER AND 57 LEGACY DIESEL-POWERED VEHICLES OPERATING ON-ROAD WITH NEW DIESEL TRUCKS MEETING U.S. EPA EMISSION STANDARDS. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RETIRING AND REPLACING 58 DIESEL ENGINES WITH NEWER DIESEL ENGINES, ISSUING PRESS RELEASES AT PROJECT START AS MAJOR MILESTONES ARE MET, MAINTAINING A CURRENT AND POTENTIAL FLEET PARTNER DATABASE AND COMMUNICATING ADDITIONAL FLEET AND OTHER DECARBONIZATION RESOURCES, ISSUING PRE AND POST PROJECT SURVEYS TO PROJECT PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND (INCLUDING THE FLEET SECTOR) HAVING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DIESEL EMISSIONS AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN, CULTIVATION OF FUTURE PROJECT PARTNERS, STAKEHOLDERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND CITY OFFICIALS RECOGNIZING IMPROVEMENTS IN RELEVANT HEALTH CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO REDUCED EXPOSURE TO DIESEL EMISSIONS. THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE REPLACING 57 PRE AND POST 2007 ON-ROAD DIESEL VEHICLES WITH NEW DIESEL AND PROPANE-POWERED VEHICLES AND ONE MARINE VESSEL TUGBOAT WITH A NEW DIESEL MARINE TUG VESSEL POWERED BY BIODIESEL. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE ENVIRONMENT AND PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING NEAR THE PROJECT LOCATIONS.

THIS PROJECT WILL REPLACE 67 DIESEL TRUCKS WITH NEW DIESEL TRUCKS MEETING CURRENT U.S. EPA EMISSIONS STANDARDS AS A PHASE I/PHASE II PROJECT. ELIGIBLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES TO BE ACCOMPLISHED IN EACH PHASE INCLUDE: PHASE I: TRUCK REPLACEMENTS (DIESEL TO DIESEL): SEVENTEEN (17) CLASS 8 LONG HAUL COMBINATION TRUCKS, ONE (1) CLASS 8 SHORT HAUL COMBINATION TRUCK, NINE (9) CLASS 8 LONG HAUL SINGLE UNIT TRUCKS, ONE (1) CLASS 8 SHORT HAUL SINGLE UNIT TRUCK, FOUR (4) CLASS 8 DUMPER/TENDERS, AND TWO (2) CLASS 6/7 SHORT HAUL SINGLE UNIT TRUCKS. PHASE II: TRUCK REPLACEMENTS (DIESEL TO DIESEL): FOURTEEN (14) CLASS 8 LONG HAUL COMBINATION TRUCKS, ELEVEN (11) CLASS 8 LONG HAUL SINGLE UNIT TRUCKS, SIX (6) CLASS 8 DUMPER/TENDERS, AND TWO (2) CLASS 6/7 SHORT HAUL SINGLE UNIT TRUCKS. REMOVING OLD ENGINES/VEHICLES FROM OPERATION REDUCES EXPOSURE TO TOXIC DIESEL EMISSIONS, WHICH CAN BE ESPECIALLY HARMFUL TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS SUCH AS ELDERLY PERSONS AND CHILDREN, WHICH IS A SERIOUS CONCERN IN DETROIT AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS GIVEN HIGH RATES OF ASTHMA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND CANCER - ALL OF WHICH ARE LINKED WITH EXPOSURE TO DIESEL EMISSIONS. THIS PROJECT DELIVERS IMPACT IN THE DETROIT/TOLEDO/WINDSOR TRADE CORRIDOR AND WITHIN SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY BY ELIMINATING DIESEL POLLUTION THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE EMITTED WITHOUT THIS PROJECT.

SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION (SWDEV) WILL REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE IN THE MICHIGAN AREA. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF 35 DIESEL TRUCKS AND ONE DIESEL CRANE. THIS PROJECT WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS SUCH NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, AND HYDROCARBONS.

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION (SDEV) IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE IN MICHIGAN. SPECIFICALLY, SDEV WILL REPLACE EIGHT (8) PRE-2007 CLASS 6/7 DIESEL CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS; TWO (2) POST-2007 CLASS 6/7 DIESEL CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS; ONE (1) PRE-2007 CLASS 6/7 DIESEL REFUSE HAULER (MUNICIPAL USE); EIGHT (8) POST-2007 CLASS 8 DIESEL SHORT-HAUL COMBINATION UNIT TRUCKS; FIFTEEN (15) PRE-2007 CLASS 8 DIESEL SHORT-HAUL COMBINATION TRUCKS WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY. THIS PROJECT WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE, AND HYDROCARBONS.

THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION (SDEV) IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE IN DETROIT AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN. THE REPLACEMENT OF 28 DIESEL TRUCKS (FIVE CLASS 8 SHORT-HAUL TRACTORS, ONE CLASS 6/7 SHORT HAUL TRACTOR, AND TWENTY-TWO LONG HAUL TRACTORS) WITH NEW DIESEL TRUCKS MEETING CURRENT U.S. EPA EMISSIONS STANDARDS WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS.

THE SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION (SDEV) PROJECT IS TO ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN DIESEL EMISSIONS THROUGH VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS AND E

THE DIESEL EMISSIONS ACT OF 2010 AUTHORIZES THE UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) TO SUPPORT GRANT AND LOAN PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO AC

SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION (SWDEV) WILL REPLACE 50 VEHICLES INCLUDING: CLASS 8 LONG-HAUL TRUCKS, SHORT-HAUL CLASS 8 TRUCKS, SHORT-HAUL SINGLE UNIT CLASS 6/7 DIESEL TRUCKS, DUMP TRUCKS AND CLASS 6/7 DUMPERS/TENDERS. ALL VEHICLES IMPACTED WILL OPERATE LOCALLY WITHIN THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA 80% OF THE TIME, A NON-ATTAINMENT AREA FOR OZONE AND SULFUR DIOXIDE. DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTIONS FROM THIS PROJECT WILL PROTECT METRO DETROIT RESIDENTS FROM AN ESTIMATED 59 TONS PER YEAR OF POLLUTANTS, INCLUDING: 42 TONS OF NITROGEN OXIDES, 2 TONS OF PARTICULATE MATTER, 2 TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE, AND 13 TONS OF HYDROCARBONS.

SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION WILL ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AND IMPROVE AIR QUALITY THROUGH VEHICLE REPLACEMENTS AND

THE GOAL OF SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION'S (SDEV) PROJECT IS TO ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN DIESEL EMISSIONS THROUGH VEHICLE REPLACEM

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL DUMPING IN THE 48210 ZIP CODE OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, AND ASSESS LARGE ILLEGAL DUMP SITES TO DETERMIN

DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDED GRANT IS TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PRIORITIES OF DIESEL EMISSIONS, FUGITIVE DUST, AND WATERBODY HEALTH IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT, FOCUSED ON AREAS NEAR THE PORT OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN AND DETROIT INTERMODAL FREIGHT TERMINAL FACILITIES. ACTIVITIES: SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AND FORM COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN COMMUNITY RESIDENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AND PORT OPERATORS TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS RELATED TO AIR QUALITY AND DIESEL EMISSIONS. EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFYING WAYS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. OUTCOMES: THE MAIN PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO SECURE ACTION BY OPERATORS AND ADMINISTRATION AT PORT OF DETROIT AND DETROIT INTERMODAL FREIGHT TERMINAL FACILITIES TO REDUCE THESE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONCERNS. BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWEST DETROIT NEIGHBORHOODS. SUBRECIPIENT: THE SOUTHWEST DETROIT COMMUNITY BENEFITS COALITION WILL RECEIVE A SUBAWARD TO WORK ALONG SIDE SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION AND PARTICIPATE IN TASK DELIVERY ACROSS THE PROJECT. THE ORIGINAL UNITED CITIZENS OF SOUTHWEST DETROIT WILL ALSO RECEIVE A SUBAWARD TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT AND ADVISE SOUTHWEST DETROIT ENVIRONMENTAL VISION ON COMMUNITY NEEDS.