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Action for Rational Transit v. West Side Highway Project

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided March 31, 1982No. 74 Civ. 5572, 81 Civ. 3000PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GRIESA, District Judge.

These two actions have been brought to attack, on various legal grounds, the construction of an interstate highway and urban renewal project known as Westway. Plaintiffs in the Action for Rational Transit (“ART”) case complain that the construction of this project involves unwarranted devotion of federal funds to facilitating automobile and truck traffic on Manhattan Island, with attendant air pollution problems. The ART plaintiffs urge that preference should have been given to the improvement of mass transit in the form of subway, rail and bus transportation.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. The Committee for Nuclear Responsibility, Inc. v. Glenn T. SeaborgCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  3. Grazing Fields Farm v. Neil GoldschmidtCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  4. Chelsea Neighborhood Associations v. United States Postal Service and E. T. Klassen, Individually and as Postmaster GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
  5. Monroe County Conservation Council, Inc. v. VolpeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. New York State Urban Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  3. Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
  4. Action for Rational Transit v. West Side Highway Project, by Its Executive Director, Lowell K. BridwellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  5. Sierra Club v. United States Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985

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