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With the Southwest Industrial Corridor Modernization plan, the city has been trying to balance community-based goals with continued industry growth.

Los defensores de la justicia ambiental están trabajando para un futuro con buenos empleos y comunidades seguras, saludables y transitables.

On the Southwest Side, factories degrades the air quality and heavy truck traffic makes the streets more dangerous. Environment justice advocates are working for a future with good jobs, and safe, healthy, walkable communities.

Speakers discussed the relationship between safe conditions for pedestrians and good transit access with food security and nutrition.

On Tuesday, August 13, Little Village residents gathered at Oak Street Health on 26th Street for a community meeting on the proposed four-mile Paseo trail connecting Little Village and Pilsen. The event was hosted by Únete La Villita, the community development committee of Little Village. The proposed Paseo trail has been subject of extensive speculation and worry for residents, particularly regarding housing prices and displacement.

Alma was a woman who dedicated her adult life to fighting for social justice causes, including equitable transportation access.

Leaders with the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization are worried about the diesel exhaust from trucks passing through the neighborhood and the potential health and safety risks that this traffic poses for residents.