Concrete Plant Park in the South Bronx has transformed from an abandoned industrial site into a vibrant green space. Once a dumping ground, it now features walking paths, biodiversity, and serves as part of the Bronx River Greenway. Community organizations played a critical role in this revitalization, leading to city investments. Presently, the park has initiated a workforce development program, Intervine, aimed at training individuals from low-income neighborhoods in green infrastructure skills. This contributes to the larger goal of creating significant green job opportunities in New York City by 2040.
"We're not just doing good for the environment. We're creating paid work and valuable job experience," said Renee Ruhl, Intervine program director. "This is really a social enterprise, because..."
Concrete Plant Park has become an incubator to train workers for the city's green job expansion. In 2023, Mayor Eric Adams proposed creating nearly 400,000 new green jobs by 2040.
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