Bayonne Bridge Case Study

Faber Park has been, is and will be a very important asset of the Port Richmond Community; it is equipped with a public pool, a playground, a skate park and open space- not to mention a beautiful view. The Bayonne Bridge is almost directly above it and if we sit in the benches overlooking the Kill Van Kull, a three feet long and one thousand feet wide channel, we are able to see ships sail through. Almost every summer day we see the park filled with people of all ages looking for somewhere to spend time outdoors. It is the closest park to Port Richmond Ave, home to people of diverse backgrounds and more or less low incomes.

Even though Faber Park and the Bayonne Bridge are important assets to the community, they are also a danger. The on-going

They are being sold to buyers who have no idea that the soil in which their new home have been built on is contaminated. Majority of these homes will be bought, and later rented out. If we were to set out and survey people on their knowledge concerning the Manhattan Project and its effects on the Richmond Terrace part of the neighborhood they would not be informed about the subject. This (the selling of homes in a uranium contaminated land) is an example of when benefiting economically has become more important than the well-being of

The changes that the area has been through have all been made to maximize the economic prosperity in the fields that are needed for given period of time. Meaning that; for example, in the period in history when we were involved in World War II, we needed to use our ports for ship repairs and constructions. We polluted our waters for the sake of economic gain and now we haven't cleaned up the uranium incident and are still trying to make profit out while making the lives of others difficult and trashing the environment more. The environmental changes also impact the social organization, it just so happens that the area that is neglected and profited more, is the area where the working class lives. The low-income working class. The areas where people of the upper-class live there are no problems of this sort. The local government does not try to extract profit from the South Shore without giving them something in