Call for Volunteers: Help Challenge the Brent Spence Corridor Highway Expansion
The Coalition For Transit and Sustainable Development is seeking community volunteers to assist with critical data analysis work on our lawsuit challenging the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project.
Last October, the Coalition For Transit and Sustainable Development (along with several community organizations) filed a federal lawsuit challenging the environmental approvals for the Brent Spence Corridor Highway Expansion Project. The lawsuit argues that federal and state agencies failed to adequately examine the significant environmental and community impacts this massive highway expansion would have on our region, particularly on historically disadvantaged neighborhoods.
On May 16th, these agencies will provide their administrative record—potentially hundreds of thousands of pages of documents that will need careful review and analysis to support our case.
We Need Your Help!
We're seeking volunteers to help us analyze these documents using Everlaw, a powerful document analysis platform. This is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to transportation justice in our community.
What you'll do:
Learn to use Everlaw's document search and analysis tools
Search through government documents for specific information related to our legal challenge
Help identify key evidence supporting our environmental and civil rights concerns
Work with our legal team to build a stronger case
Qualifications:
Comfortable with technology and learning new software
Detail-oriented and organized
Interest in environmental justice, transportation equity, or community advocacy
Ability to commit 5-10 hours per week for several months (primarily remote work)
Legal background helpful but not required
Training: Volunteers will receive comprehensive training on the Everlaw platform through online sessions, videos, and direct support from our team. Training will begin in April to ensure everyone is ready when documents arrive in May.
Why This Matters
The Brent Spence Corridor Highway Expansion Project will have profound impacts on our communities—particularly in terms of air quality, water pollution, noise, and neighborhood connectivity. Documents we've already reviewed show the project will:
Permanently impact over 4 acres of wetlands
Increase stormwater runoff and flooding risks
Worsen air quality in areas that already exceed health standards
Impact hundreds of locations with increased noise
Further divide communities historically harmed by highway construction
Our lawsuit argues these impacts weren't properly evaluated and that alternatives weren't adequately considered.
Sign Up to Get Involved
A brief orientation session will be scheduled in early April for all interested volunteers.
Background on the Lawsuit
Filed in October 2024, our lawsuit (Case #1:24-cv-585) argues that federal and state transportation agencies violated the National Environmental Policy Act by approving this $3.6 billion highway expansion without fully examining its impacts or reasonable alternatives.
We're also concerned about environmental justice issues, as the communities most affected by this project are often those with fewer resources to advocate for themselves—a concern reflected in our ongoing Title VI Civil Rights complaint.
Your support can help ensure our region makes transportation decisions that benefit all community members and protect our environment for generations to come.
Join us in this important work!
