Abreu asks about DOT-EDC Blue Highways partnership

In October 2025, DOT and EDC jointly published a Blue Highways Action Plan for developing a cleaner, safer, and more resilient freight system in New York City.

How does the partnership between DOT and EDC work with regard to Blue Highways?

What is the division of responsibility and authority between the two agencies?

You want to start on Blue Highways?

Sure, yeah.

So it's a joint program between DOT and EDC, and the Blue Highways Action Plan was a document that we collaborated on together.

We also co-host a Blue Highways Industry Day every year.

We engage with private operators throughout the ecosystem.

And we also look at pilots together.

So we collaborated on a pilot blue highway service for a couple months between the Brooklyn Marine Terminal and Pier 79.

So I know it's an ongoing collaborative relationship.

And what would you say is the division of responsibility and authority between the two agencies?

So for the DOTs supporting Blue Highways throughout the city, but we were really looking at trying to leverage the existing ferry routes for Blue Highways operations.

So to that end, we modified the private ferry operator license to allow for some Blue Highways pilots and work at our ferry landings.

Otherwise, we're supporting EDC and the EDC.

endeavor of trying to move as much freight off the roadways and onto the waterways.