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Pollution is Island's biggest worry
Published: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 1:32 PM
Letters to the Editor/Staten Island Adva...
By AGIM (“JIMMY”) DEMIROVSKI,
TOMPKINSVILLE
I was born in Staten Island and live here with my family. I am 14 years old.
My biggest worry is the pollution caused by all the cars here. There are things that we can do to try and
minimize car use in Staten Island. First of all, we need to stop building new roads. Borough President James
P. Molinaro wants to build service roads so that it “may improve the quality of life on the South Shore.”
Sounds like a good idea but it won’t work — it will cause more traffic.
Secondly, we can have days (or certain hours) where people ride bicycles or walk. We can do this one or
two days a week. Maybe even give bicycles to children if they do well in school. This way we will be
motivated to do so many things to improve our life.
Finally, increase public transportation. Buses are the best way to travel around the Island. The College of
Staten Island has an express bus that goes from the ferry to the college and back. Many students ride these
buses and that helps those who come here from other boroughs.
If we really need to drive around the Island, we can carpool. Schools can try and manage a system that
will work for parents and students, or parents whose children go to the same school can figure a plan that
may work — some schools on the South Shore already do this.
I am confident that we can work together to make Staten Island a better place to live for all residents.
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