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Case Studies: Improving Environmental Performance and Economic Prosperity at Ports and in Near-Port Communities

The case studies linked to below cover a range of topics related to air quality and environmental improvement, economic prosperity, port-community engagement, land use and transportation planning, and assessment of air quality in near-port communities.

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  • Emission Reduction Strategies
  • Jobs and Benefits
  • Land Use and Transportation
  • Port-Community Engagement

Emission Reduction Strategies

SA Recycling Electric Crane
  • New York-New Jersey Harbor Deepening Project Combines Infrastructure Improvements and Air Quality Benefits
  • Case Study of the San Pedro Bay Ports' Clean Air Action Plan: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
  • Drayage Truck Replacements Improve Air Quality in the Mid-Atlantic
  • New York City Locomotive Repowers: Collaborative Efforts to Improve Air Quality
  • Georgia Ports Authority Reduces Diesel Emissions, Improves Efficiency, and Saves Costs
  • Missoula Railyard Reduces Costs and Idling Emissions
  • Virginia Port Authority Hybrid Shuttle Carriers Reduce Costs and Air Emissions
  • GCT Bayonne's Drayage Truck Appointment System
  • Massport Air Emission Reduction Efforts and Community Enhancement Projects
  • Port of Los Angeles: Off-road Heavy Duty Equipment and Infrastructure Enhancements
  • Northwest Ports Achievements in Reducing Emissions and Improving Performance

Jobs and Benefits

  • Port of Oakland: Social Responsibility Division
  • Port of Los Angeles: Project Labor Agreement

Land Use and Transportation

  • Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission: Diesel Retrofit Projects
  • Galena Park: Air Pollution and Public Health Study
  • San Francisco Bay Area: Advocating for Healthy Land Use Siting Practices
  • Vuosaari Harbor: Land Use Planning

Port-Community Engagement

  • Case Study: Developing a Community Action Roadmap to Engage in Port of Wilmington Expansion
  • New Orleans Community-Port Collaboration Pilot Project
  • Providence Community-Port Collaboration Pilot Project
  • Savannah Community-Port Collaboration Pilot Project
  • Seattle Community-Port Collaboration Pilot Project
  • Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports: Clean Trucks Program
  • Camden Waterfront South: Education and Retrofit Grant
  • Ditching Dirty Diesel Collaborative: Diesel Pollution Reduction Strategies
  • Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports: Air Quality Settlement Funding
  • Baltimore Port Alliance: Proactive Community Engagement
  • Port of Los Angeles: Shoreside Power
  • Port of Bellingham: Bellingham Bay Demonstration Project
  • Port of Portland: Swan Island Air Quality Project

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Last updated on February 18, 2025
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