Timeline /City Overview ● How would you characterize this city to someone unfamiliar with it? (geographic and population size, rate of growth, etc.)
Albany is a small city (100,000 people) that is the capital of New York, located on the Hudson River near the tri-section of New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts. It's population varies between being stable to slightly declining, a rate of loss somewhat less than other post-industrial cities in New York.
Environment ● What unique natural environmental conditions shape air pollution in this city?
Being situated in a valley, Albany can often trap air pollution.
● What unique legal, physical, and/or cultural conditions shape air pollution in this city?
I-787 runs parallel to many residential neighborhoods, resulting in considerable truck traffic. In addition, the port of Albany is located in the city's South End, resulting in increased industrial and transportation based emissions. The presence of train cars carrying bakken crude oil into the port is another source of emissions.
● What unique legal, physical, and/or cultural conditions shape air pollution policy in this city?
Complicated interplays of city, state, county, federal and port authorities around activity and regulation of the port.
Health /Health Data ● How are health impacts of air pollution have been documented for this city? ● How are the health impacts of air pollution understood in this city? ● How is care for respiratory disorder and other impacts of air pollution organized and accessed in this city?
Education /Air Pollution Information Dissemination ● How has the media covered air pollution and health impacts in this city? ● How have government agencies and NGOS disseminated information about air pollution and health impacts in this city?
Transportation /Characteristics of Transportation Network ● What is the mix and density of vehicles in this city, and how can the transportation network be characterized? ● How has air pollution figured (or not) in transportation planning in this city?
● How would you characterize this city to someone unfamiliar with it? (geographic and population size, rate of growth, etc.)
Albany is a small city (100,000 people) that is the capital of New York, located on the Hudson River near the tri-section of New York, Vermont, and Massachusetts. It's population varies between being stable to slightly declining, a rate of loss somewhat less than other post-industrial cities in New York.
Environment
● What unique natural environmental conditions shape air pollution in this city?
Being situated in a valley, Albany can often trap air pollution.
● What unique legal, physical, and/or cultural conditions shape air pollution in this city?
I-787 runs parallel to many residential neighborhoods, resulting in considerable truck traffic. In addition, the port of Albany is located in the city's South End, resulting in increased industrial and transportation based emissions. The presence of train cars carrying bakken crude oil into the port is another source of emissions.
● What unique legal, physical, and/or cultural conditions shape air pollution policy in this city?
Complicated interplays of city, state, county, federal and port authorities around activity and regulation of the port.
Health / Health Data
● How are health impacts of air pollution have been documented for this city?
● How are the health impacts of air pollution understood in this city?
● How is care for respiratory disorder and other impacts of air pollution organized and accessed in this city?
Education / Air Pollution Information Dissemination
● How has the media covered air pollution and health impacts in this city?
● How have government agencies and NGOS disseminated information about air pollution and health impacts in this city?
Transportation / Characteristics of Transportation Network
● What is the mix and density of vehicles in this city, and how can the transportation network be characterized?
● How has air pollution figured (or not) in transportation planning in this city?