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Public commenter urges council to demand EIS for I‑75 expansion
Summary
During public comment Bob Hyland urged the committee to require an environmental impact statement (EIS) from ODOT for the I‑75 expansion, calling the project underfunded, harmful to air quality and 'greenwashing' its community reconnection claims.
A public commenter urged the committee to press the Ohio Department of Transportation to perform an environmental impact statement for the planned I‑75 expansion.
Bob Hyland told the committee: "It’s never too late to do the right thing," and asked council to "protect residents of the city of Cincinnati from killer air pollution by demanding ODOT conduct an EIS." He described the project as "reckless on its face," criticized funding clarity and warned of long‑term health and quality‑of‑life harms from construction and increased traffic.
Context and council response: Hyland contrasted cities that invested in rail and transit with Cincinnati and said the expansion would duplicate past harms by widening a highway that originally disconnected neighborhoods. The remarks were made during the public comment portion of the committee meeting; there was no immediate committee action recorded in response to the comment.
Next steps: The committee continued with its agenda after public comment; the transcript includes no motion or formal direction tied to Hyland’s request during this meeting.
