跟进：伊利诺伊州库克县芝加哥市华埠与桥港居民10月28日抗议美铁9.15亿美元维修厂，联邦已下令环境评估
10月28日，伊利诺伊州库克县芝加哥市华埠与桥港一带的居民来到市中心的哈里斯剧院外抗议，反对美国铁路公司（Amtrak）在桥港与华埠附近兴建铁路维修厂。抗议当天，剧院内正在举行 Invest for Kids 慈善投资会议，居民在场外举牌表达反对。联邦铁路管理局对该项目的造价估算为9.15亿美元。
居民长期担心，维修厂带来的柴油污染与噪音会影响周边社区的健康与生活环境。
此前，联邦铁路管理局起初认为该项目只需做较简略的环境审查（类别排除）。在居民持续反对后，管理局于10月26日宣布改为强制性的环境评估，并将设公众意见征集程序。
美国铁路公司与开发方 Canal Edge 随后表态支持这一更严格的审查，称此举有助于提高透明度、让各方了解维修厂的必要性。按目前公布的时间表，联邦环境评估预计在2026年底完成，其后还将有30天的公众意见征集期。评估完成前，项目推进事实上按下暂停键。
Follow-Up: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois: Chinatown and Bridgeport Residents Protest Amtrak's $915 Million Maintenance Facility on October 28 as Federal Government Orders Environmental Assessment
Residents of Chicago's Chinatown and Bridgeport neighborhoods in Cook County, Illinois, rallied outside the Harris Theater downtown on October 28 to protest Amtrak's planned rail maintenance facility near Bridgeport and Chinatown, while the Invest for Kids charity investment conference was under way inside. The Federal Railroad Administration's cost estimate for the project is $915 million.
Residents have long feared that diesel pollution and noise from the facility would affect the health and living environment of nearby communities.
The Federal Railroad Administration had initially said the project qualified for a less extensive environmental review, a categorical exclusion. After sustained opposition from residents, the administration announced on October 26 that it would instead prepare a mandatory environmental assessment, which will include a public comment process.
Amtrak and developer Canal Edge said they support the more robust review, saying it would provide transparency and help stakeholders understand why the facility is necessary. Under the current timetable, the federal environmental assessment is expected to be complete by the end of 2026, followed by a 30-day public comment period. Until the assessment is done, the project is effectively on pause.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：芝加哥市政厅 / Chicago City Hall
