Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto | TED

If you're here today --

Iwapo uko hapa leo -- nina furaha sana kwakuwa uko hapa --

and I'm very happy that you are --

you've all heard about how sustainable development

wote mmesikia kuhusu maendeleo endelevu

will save us from ourselves.

yatatuokoa kutoka kwetu wenyewe. Lakini sisi hatuko TED,

However, when we're not at TED, we are often told

mara nyingi tunaambiwa kuwa ajenda ya sera ya maendeleo halisi si jambo linalowezekana,

that a real sustainability policy agenda is just not feasible,

especially in large urban areas like New York City.

hasa katika miji mikubwa kama New York.

And that's because most people with decision-making powers,

Na mara nyingi ni kwa sababu watu wengi wenye uwezo wa kutoa maamuzi,

in both the public and the private sector,

katika sekta za umma na binafsi,

really don't feel as though they're in danger.

hawaoni kama wako kwenye hatari.

The reason why I'm here today, in part, is because of a dog --

Sababu ya kuwa hapa leo, pia, ni kwasababu ya mbwa:

an abandoned puppy I found back in the rain, back in 1998.

mtoto wa mbwa niliyemuokota kwenye mvua, mwaka 1998.

She turned out to be a much bigger dog than I'd anticipated.

Alikuja kuwa mbwa mkubwa zaidi ya nilivyotegemea.

When she came into my life, we were fighting against a huge waste facility

Wakati alipokuja kwenye maisha yangu, tulikuwa tunapinga sehemu kubwa ya jalala

planned for the East River waterfront

ambalo lilikuwa limepangwa kwa ajili ya ufukwe wa East River, pamoja na ukweli kwamba sehemu yetu ndogo ya jiji la New York

despite the fact that our small part of New York City

already handled more than 40 percent of the entire city's commercial waste:

tayari lilikuwa linapokea zaidi ya asilimia 40 ya uchafu wote unaotokana na shughuli za jiji.

a sewage treatment pelletizing plant, a sewage sludge plant, four power plants,

Sehemu ya kusafishia maji machafu, sehemu ya mafuta machafu, sehemu nne za umeme,

the world's largest food-distribution center,

sehemu kubwa kuliko zote duniani ya kusambaza chakula,

as well as other industries that bring more than 60,000 diesel truck trips

pamoja na viwanda vingine ambavyo vinaingiza zaidi ya malori ya dizeli 60,000 katika sehemu hii kwa wiki.

to the area each week.

Eneo hili pia lina uwiano mdogo wa bustani za kupumzikia kwa ajili ya watu katika mji huu.

The area also has one of the lowest ratios of parks to people in the city.

So when I was contacted by the Parks Department

Kwa hiyo nilipofuatwa na kitengo cha bustani za kupumzikia

about a $10,000 seed-grant initiative to help develop waterfront projects,

karibu dola 10,000 za utekelezaji kusaidia kuendeleza miradi ya pwani.

I thought they were really well-meaning, but a bit naive.

Nilifikiri walikuwa na heri, lakini hawajui kitu.

I'd lived in this area all my life, and you could not get to the river,

Nimeishi eneo hili maisha yangu yote, na ulikuwa huwezi kufika mtoni kwasababu

because of all the lovely facilities that I mentioned earlier.

ya miundo mbinu ambayo niliyokwisha iongelea mwanzoni.

Then, while jogging with my dog one morning,

Halafu, wakati nilipokuwa nakimbia na mbwa wangu asubuhi moja,

she pulled me into what I thought was just another illegal dump.

alinivuta kwenye dampo ambalo nilifikiri kuwa liko hapo kimakosa.

Kulikuwa na mizizi na rundo la uchafu na vitu vingine ambavyo sitavitaja hapa,

There were weeds and piles of garbage and other stuff that I won't mention here,

but she kept dragging me,

aliendelea kunivutia kule -- na lo na tazama, mwishoni wa rundo lile kulikuwa na mto.

and lo and behold, at the end of that lot was the river.

I knew that this forgotten little street-end,

Nilijua kuwa huu mtaa mdogo uliosahauliwa,

abandoned like the dog that brought me there, was worth saving.

uliotupwa kama mbwa wangu aliyenileta hapaleo, ulikuwa na haki ya kusaidiwa.

And I knew it would grow to become the proud beginnings

Na nilijua kuwa utakuja kuwa mwanzo wa kujivunia

wa ufufuaji unaoendeshwa na jumuia mpya ya Bronx kusini.

of the community-led revitalization of the new South Bronx.

And just like my new dog, it was an idea that got bigger than I'd imagined.

Na kama ilivyo kwa mbwa wangu mpya, lilikuwa ni wazo ambalo lilikuwa zaidi ya nilivyofikiria.

We garnered much support along the way,

Tulipata msaada sana katika kuendeleza.

and the Hunts Point Riverside Park became the first waterfront park

Na bustani ya Hunts Point Riverside ilikuwa bustani ya pwani ya kwanza

that the South Bronx had had in more than 60 years.

ambayo Bronx kusini ilikuwa nayo zaidi ya miaka 60.

Tuliwezesha msaada wa dola 10,00 zaidi ya mara 300 kufikia bustani ya dola milioni 3.

We leveraged that $10,000 seed grant more than 300 times,

into a $3 million park.

And in the fall, I'm going to exchange marriage vows with my beloved.

Na wakati wa majira ya kupukutika majani, --

Nitafunga ndoa na mpenzi wangu. Asante sana (Makofi).

(Audience whistles)

Thank you very much.

(Applause)

That's him pressing my buttons back there, which he does all the time.

Ndio huyo hapo nyuma anayebonyeza kitufe, na hufanya hivyo mara zote.

(Laughter)

(Kicheko). (Makofi).

(Applause)

But those of us living in environmental justice communities

Lakini kwa sisi tunaoishi kwenye jumuia zinazojali mazingira

are the canary in the coal mine.

ni canary katika machimbo ya makaa ya mawe. Tunayaona matatizo hayo sasa, na tumekuwa tukiyaona kitambo.

We feel the problems right now, and have for some time.

Haki ya mazingira, kwa wale wanaoujua msemo huu, unasema kama hivi

Environmental justice, for those of you who may not be familiar with the term,

goes something like this:

jumuia yeyote isibebeshwe mzigo wa mazingira

no community should be saddled with more environmental burdens

and less environmental benefits than any other.

na faida chache za mazingira kuliko nyinginge.

Unfortunately, race and class are extremely reliable indicators

Kwa bahati mbaya rangi ya ngozi na class ni vielelezo vinavyonekana

as to where one might find the good stuff, like parks and trees,

katika kupata vitu vizuri kama bustani za kuumzikia na miti,

and where one might find the bad stuff, like power plants and waste facilities.

na mahali ambapo mtu anaweza kupata vitu vibaya, kama mitambo na sehemu za kutupia uchafu.

As a black person in America, I am twice as likely as a white person

Kama mtu mweusi nchini Marekani, nina uwezekano mara mbili kama mtu mweupe

kuishi kwenye eneo ambalo uchafuzi wa hali ya hewa unaweza kuhatarisha afya yangu.

to live in an area where air pollution poses the greatest risk to my health.

I am five times more likely to live within walking distance

Nina uwezekano mara tano wa kuishi karibu na

of a power plant or chemical facility,

mtambo au sehemu inayotoa kemikali hatari -- ndiko ninakoishi.

which I do.

Haya maamuzi ya matumizi ya ardhi yametengeneza mazingira mabovu ambayo yanaleta

These land-use decisions created the hostile conditions

that lead to problems like obesity, diabetes and asthma.

matatizo kama ubwanyenye, kisukari na pumu.

Why would someone leave their home to go for a brisk walk in a toxic neighborhood?

Nani anaweza kuondoka nyumbani kwake kutembea kwenye sehemu yenye kemikali za uchafu?

Our 27 percent obesity rate is high even for this country,

Uwiano wetu wa ubwanyenye wa asilimia 27 ni mkubwa sana, hata kwa nchi hii, na kisukari kinakuja pamoja nayo.

and diabetes comes with it.

One out of four South Bronx children has asthma.

Mmoja kati ya watoto wanne wa Bronx kusini ana pumu.

Our asthma hospitalization rate

Uwiano wa watoto wanaolazwa kwa ajili ya pumu ni mkubwa mara saba zaidi ya asilimia ya nchi nzima.

is seven times higher than the national average.

These impacts are coming everyone's way.

Matokeo haya yanakuja kwa njia tofauti.

And we all pay dearly for solid waste costs,

Na tunapata matatizo sana kwa ajili ya gharama za uchafu mgumu,

health problems associated with pollution and more odiously,

matatizo ya afya yanayotokana na uchafuzi na kunuka zaidi,

the cost of imprisoning our young black and Latino men,

gharama ya kuwafunga vijana wetu weusi na wanaume wa kilatino,

ambao wanauwezo mkubwa usioelezeka na ambao haujatumiwa ipasavyo.

who possess untold amounts of untapped potential.

Fifty percent of our residents live at or below the poverty line;

Asilimia 50 ya wakazi wetu wanaishi chini ya mstari wa umaskini.

25 percent of us are unemployed.

Asilimi 25 kati yetu hatuna kazi. Wananchi wanaopata kipato kidogo mara nyingi wanatumia

Low-income citizens often use emergency-room visits as primary care.

vyumba vya dharura kama msingi.

This comes at a high cost to taxpayers and produces no proportional benefits.

Hii inawaumiza walipa kodi na haitoi faida zilizosawa.

Poor people are not only still poor, they are still unhealthy.

Watu maskini sio tuu bado ni maskini, bado wana afya mbaya.

Fortunately, there are many people like me who are striving for solutions

Kwa bahatio nzuri, kuna watu wengi kama mimi ambao wanataka kupata ufumbuzi

that won't compromise the lives

ambao hautasumbua maisha ya jamii yenye kipato kidogo ya watu wa rangi kwa muda mfupi,

of low-income communities of color in the short term,

and won't destroy us all in the long term.

na haitatuvuruga wote katika kipindi kirefu kijacho.

None of us want that, and we all have that in common.

Wote hatutaki hivyo, na wote tuna jambo linalofanana. Kwa hiyo tuna kitu gani kingine kinachofanana?

So what else do we have in common?

Well, first of all, we're all incredibly good-looking.

Kwanza, sote hapa tuna sura nzuri --

(Kicheko)-- tumemaliza sekondari, chuo, shahada za uzamili,

(Laughter)

Graduated high school, college, post-graduate degrees,

traveled to interesting places, didn't have kids in your early teens,

tumesafiri sehemu zinazovutia, hatukupata watoto katika umri mdogo,

financially stable, never been imprisoned.

kipato chetu ni kizuri, hatujawahi kufungwa. Sawa.

OK. Good.

(Laughter)

Vizuri. (Kicheko).

But, besides being a black woman,

Lakini, pamoja na kuwa mwanamke mweusi, niko tofauti na wengi wenu katika njia nyingine.

I am different from most of you in some other ways.

I watched nearly half of the buildings in my neighborhood burn down.

Niliangalia karibu nusu ya majengo ya mtaani kwetu yakiungua.

My big brother Lenny fought in Vietnam,

Kaka yangu mkubwa Lenny alipigana vita ya Vietnam,

only to be gunned down a few blocks from our home.

lakini aliuawa hatua chache kutoka nyumbani kwetu.

Yesu. Nilikulia katika mtaa ambao ilikuwa mkabala na nyumba ya wavuta madawa ya kulevya.

Jesus.

I grew up with a crack house across the street.

Ndio, mimi ni mtoto mweusi maskini kutoka geto.

Yeah, I'm a poor black child from the ghetto.

Vitu hivi vinanifanya niwe tofauti nanyi.

These things make me different from you.

But the things we have in common

Lakini vitu ambavyo tumefanana vinanitofautisha na watu wengi katika jumia yangu,

set me apart from most of the people in my community,

and I am in between these two worlds

na niko katika dunia hizi mbili,

with enough of my heart to fight for justice in the other.

na moyo wangu wa kutosha wa kupigania haki katika jamii yangu.

Kwa hiyo ni jinsi gani vitu vimekuwa tofauti kwetu?

So how did things get so different for us?

In the late '40s, my dad -- a Pullman porter, son of a slave --

Mwishoni mwa miaka ya 40s, baba yangu - mpagazi wa Pullman, mtoto wa mtumwa -

bought a house in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx,

alinunua nyumba huko Hunts Point sehemu ya Bronx Kusini,

and a few years later, he married my mom.

na miaka michache baadaye alimuoa mama yangu.

At the time, the community was a mostly white, working-class neighborhood.

Kwa miaka hiyo, wengi wa wanajumuia hiyo walikuwa wazungu, jumuia ya wafanyakazi.

My dad was not alone.

Baba yangu hakuwa peke yake.

And as others like him pursued their own version of the American dream,

Na wengine kama yeye waliifata ndoto ya Marekani kwa jinsi wajuavyo wao,

white flight became common in the South Bronx

white flight ilikuwa kitu cha kawaida katika Bronx ya Kusini na miji mingine nchini.

and in many cities around the country.

Red-lining ilikuwa inatumiwa na mabenki, katika baadhi ya maeneo ya jijini,

Red-lining was used by banks, wherein certain sections of the city,

including ours, were deemed off-limits to any sort of investment.

ikiwa pamoja na kwetu, ilikuwa haijapewa kipaumbele kwa uwekezaji wa aina yeyote ile.

Many landlords believed it was more profitable to torch their buildings

Wenye nyumba wengi waliona ni faida zaidi kuchoma moto majengo yao

and collect insurance money rather than to sell under those conditions --

na kupata hela za bima kuliko kuyauza yakiwa katika hali nzuri -

bila kujali wapangaji wao kama wamekufa au kujeruhiwa.

dead or injured former tenants notwithstanding.

Hunts Point was formerly a walk-to-work community,

Hunts Point ilikuwa ni jumuia iliyokuwa karibu na sehemu za kazi,

but now residents had neither work nor home to walk to.

lakini sasa wakazi hawana kazi wala nyumba za kwenda.

A national highway construction boom was added to our problems.

Ujenzi wa barabara kuu uliongezwa kwenye matatizo yetu.

In New York State,

Katika jimbo la New York, Robert Moses alichochea kampeni ya upanuaji wa barabara kubwa.

Robert Moses spearheaded an aggressive highway-expansion campaign.

One of its primary goals was to make it easier

Moja ya lengo lake kuu ilikuwa ni kuwarahisishia wakazi

for residents of wealthy communities in Westchester County to go to Manhattan.

wa jumuia za matajiri huko katika kaunti ya Westchester kwenda Manhattan.

The South Bronx, which lies in between, did not stand a chance.

Bronx Kusini, ambayo iko katikati, haikuwa na jinsi.

Residents were often given less than a month's notice

Wakazi wa huko walipewa notisi ya chini ya mwezi mmoja kabla majengo yao hayavunjwa.

before their buildings were razed.

600,000 people were displaced.

Watu 600,000 walikosa makazi.

The common perception was

Fikira za watu zilikuwa kwamba makuwadi, wauza madawa ya kulevya na malaya walikuwa wanatoka Bronx Kusini.

that only pimps and pushers and prostitutes were from the South Bronx.

And if you are told from your earliest days

Na kama unaambiwa toka mwanzo kuwa hamna kitu kizuri kinaweza kutoka

that nothing good is going to come from your community,

katika jamuia yako, hiyo ni mbaya sana, itakuwaje isiakisi kwako?

that it's bad and ugly,

how could it not reflect on you?

So now, my family's property was worthless,

Kwa hiyo, nyumba yetu ilikuwa haina thamani, zaidi ya hilo ilikuwa ni nyumba yetu na tuliitegemea.

save for that it was our home, and all we had.

And luckily for me, that home and the love inside of it,

Na kwa bahati kwangu, nyumba ile ilikuwa na upendo ndani yake pamoja nam saada

along with help from teachers, mentors and friends along the way, was enough.

kutoka kwa walimu, mentors na marafiki muda wote.

Now, why is this story important?

Sasa, kwanini hii hadithi ni muhimu?

Because from a planning perspective,

kwasababu ya mipango, kutetereka kwa uchumi

economic degradation begets environmental degradation,

kunasababisha uharibifu wa mazingira, ambao unasababisha mmomonyoko wa jamii.

which begets social degradation.

Kutokuwekeza kulikoanza miaka ya 1960

The disinvestment that began in the 1960s set the stage

ndio kulikuwa msingi wa uharibifu wa mazingira ambao umekuja.

for all the environmental injustices that were to come.

Antiquated zoning and land-use regulations are still used to this day

Antiquated zoning na sheria za matumizi ya ardhi bado zinatumika mpaka leo

to continue putting polluting facilities in my neighborhood.

kuendelea kuweka sehemu za uchafuzi wa mazingira katika maeneo yangu.

Sababu hizi zinazingatiwa wakati sheria za ardhi zinapoamuliwa?

Are these factors taken into consideration when land-use policy is decided?

What costs are associated with these decisions?

Gharama ngapi zinahusiana na maamuzi haya? Na nani analipa?

And who pays? Who profits?

Nani anafaidika? Kuna kitu chochote kinachoonyesha matatizo ya jumuia?

Does anything justify what the local community goes through?

This was "planning" -- in quotes --

Hii ni "mipango" - katika mabano - ambayo haikuwa na manufaa kwetu katika fikra.

that did not have our best interests in mind.

Mara tulipogundua hilo, tuliamua kuwa ni muda muafaka wa kupanga mipango yetu.

Once we realized that, we decided it was time to do our own planning.

That small park I told you about earlier

Ile bustani ndogo ya mapumziko niliyowaelezea mwanzoni ilikuwa ndio hatua yetu ya kwanza

was the first stage of building a Greenway movement in the South Bronx.

ya kujenga a greenway movement katika Bronx ya Kusini.

I wrote a one-and-a-quarter-million dollar federal transportation grant

Niliandika moja na robo milioni federal transportation grant

kusanifu mpango wa sehemu ya mapumziko ya ufukweni ambayo yana njia ya waendesha baiskeli

to design the plan for a waterfront esplanade

with dedicated on-street bike paths.

Physical improvements help inform public policy regarding traffic safety,

Matengenezo yanasaidia kuhabarisha jamii kuhusu usalama barabarani,

the placement of the waste and other facilities,

uwekaji wa uchafu na miundo mbinu mingine,

which, if done properly, don't compromise a community's quality of life.

ambayo kama itafanywa vizuri, haitahatarisha maisha ya wanajumuia.

They provide opportunities to be more physically active,

Inatoa fursa kwa jamii kujishughulisha,

as well as local economic development.

pamoja na maendeleo ya uchumi.

Think bike shops, juice stands.

Fikiria maduka ya baiskeli, viduka vya juisi.

Tulipata dola milioni 20 za kuendeleza hatua ya kwanza miradi.

We secured 20 million dollars to build first-phase projects.

This is Lafayette Avenue --

Hapa ni Lafayette Avenue - na kama ilivyosanifiwa na wasanifu majengo wa Matthews-Nielsen.

and that's redesigned by Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects.

And once this path is constructed, it'll connect the South Bronx

Na mara hii njia ikishajengwa, itaunganisha Bronx Kusini

na zaidi ya ekari 400 za bustani ya mapumziko ya Randall's Island.

with more than 400 acres of Randall's Island Park.

Right now we're separated by about 25 feet of water, but this link will change that.

Kwa sasa tunatenganishwa na karibu futi 25 za maji, lakini hiki kiunga kitabadilisha hayo.

As we nurture the natural environment, its abundance will give us back even more.

Jinsi tunavyotunza mazingira asilia, ndivyo tutakavyofaidika zaidi.

We run a project called the Bronx [Environmental] Stewardship Training,

Tunaendesha mradi unaoitwa Bronx Ecological Stewardship Training,

which provides job training in the fields of ecological restoration,

ambayo inasaidia kufundisha kazi katika maeneo ya ecological restorations,

so that folks from our community have the skills to compete

ili watu wa kutoka kwenye jumuia yetu wawe na uwezo wa kushindania hizi kazi zinazolipa vizuri.

for these well-paying jobs.

Kidogo kidogo, tunapandikiza mbegu za mafanikio katika maeneo yetu kwa ajili ya kazi nzuri -

Little by little, we're seeding the area with green-collar jobs --

and with people that have both a financial and personal stake

halafu watu watakuwa na maamuzi ya kifedha na binafsi kuhusu mazingira yao.

in their environment.

The Sheridan Expressway is an underutilized relic

Sheridan Expressway ni ..........

of the Robert Moses era,

built with no regard for the neighborhoods that were divided by it.

ilijengwa bila kuzingatia mazingira yaligawanywa nayo.

Even during rush hour, it goes virtually unused.

Hata wakati wa msongamano, ni wazi kwamba haitumiki sana.

The community created an alternative transportation plan

Jumuia ilitengenza mpango wa mbadala wa usafiri

that allows for the removal of the highway.

ambao uliruhusu kuondolewa kwa njia kubwa.

We have the opportunity now to bring together all the stakeholders

Tuna fursa sasa ya kuwaunganisha wadau wote

to re-envision how this 28 acres can be better utilized

katika kufikiria hizi ekari 28 zinaweza kutumikaje vizuri kwa ajili ya Parkland,

for parkland, affordable housing and local economic development.

nyumba za bei nafuu na maendeleo ya uchumi.

We also built New York City's first green and cool roof demonstration project

Pia tumejenga jiji - paa la kwanza la kijani la jiji la New York

mradi wa majaribio juu ya ofisi zetu.

on top of our offices.

Cool roofs are highly-reflective surfaces that don't absorb solar heat,

Paa nzuri ambazo hazinyonyi joto la jua

and pass it on to the building or atmosphere.

na kuipitsha kwenye jengo au hewa.

Green roofs are soil and living plants.

Paa za kijani ni udongo na mimea hai.

Both can be used instead of petroleum-based roofing materials

Zote zinaweza kutumika badala ya vifaa vya kuezekea vyenye petroli

that absorb heat, contribute to urban "heat island" effect

ambayo inanyonya joto, inachangia katika matokeo ya urban "heat island" na kuharibu chini ya jua,

and degrade under the sun,

which we in turn breathe.

ambayo tunaivuta. Paa za kijani pia zinatunza asilimia 75 ya mvua,

Green roofs also retain up to 75 percent of rainfall,

so they reduce a city's need to fund costly end-of-pipe solutions --

kwa hiyo inapunguza mahitaji ya jiji kudhamini suluhisho la mabomba -

which, incidentally, are often located

ambayo, mara nyingi yamewekwa katika jumuia zisizo na haki ya mazingira kama yangu.

in environmental justice communities like mine.

And they provide habitats for our little friends!

Na nyumba ya rafiki zetu wadogo!

Kwa hiyo -- (kicheko) -- nzuri sana!

[Butterfly]

(Laughter)

So cool!

Anyway, the demonstration project is a springboard

Hata hivyo, mradi wa mfano ni chanzo cha kuezeka paa zetu za kijani,

for our own green roof installation business,

bringing jobs and sustainable economic activity to the South Bronx.

kuongeza ajira na maendeleo endelevu katika Bronx Kusini.

[Green is the new black ...]

(Kicheko). (Makofi). Hata mimi napenda hiyo pia.

(Laughter) (Applause)

I like that, too.

Hata hivyo, najua Chris alituambia tusijinadi hapa juu,

Anyway, I know Chris told us not to do pitches up here,

but since I have all of your attention:

lakini kwa kuwa mnanisikiliza: tunahitaji wawekezaji. Mwisho wa kujinadi.

We need investors. End of pitch.

It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Ni afadhali kuomba msamaha kuliko ruhusa.

Anyway --

Hata hivyo - (Kicheko). (Makofi).

(Laughter)

(Applause)

OK. Katrina.

OK. Katrina. Kabla ya Katrina, Bronx Kusini na wadi ya tisa ya New Orleans

Prior to Katrina, the South Bronx and New Orleans' Ninth Ward

had a lot in common.

vina vitu vya kufanana. Yote ilikuwa na watu wengi wa jamii moja maskini,

Both were largely populated by poor people of color,

both hotbeds of cultural innovation: think hip-hop and jazz.

zote ni hotbeds za utamaduni ulioundwa: fikiria hip-hop na jazz.

Both are waterfront communities that host both industries and residents

Zote ni jumuia za ufukweni ambazo zina viwanda

in close proximity of one another.

wakaazi wanaokaa karibu karibu sana.

In the post-Katrina era, we have still more in common.

Katika kipindi cha mpito cha Katrina, bado tuna vitu vya kufanana.

We're at best ignored, and maligned and abused, at worst,

Tunadharauliwa na kunyanyaswa sana,

na negligent mashirika ya sheria, pernicious zoning and lax governmental accountability.

by negligent regulatory agencies, pernicious zoning

and lax governmental accountability.

Neither the destruction of the Ninth Ward nor the South Bronx was inevitable.

Si uharibifu wa wadi ya tisa wala Bronx Kusini ulikuwa hauzuiliki.

Lakini tumejifunza mengi jinsi ya kujinasua wenyewe.

But we have emerged with valuable lessons

about how to dig ourselves out.

We are more than simply national symbols of urban blight

Tumekuwa zaidi ya nembo ya nchi ya bligh ya mjini.

or problems to be solved by empty campaign promises

Au matatizo yatakayotatuliwa na ahadi za kampeni hewa za marais wanaokuja na waliopita.

of presidents come and gone.

Now will we let the Gulf Coast languish for a decade or two,

Sasa tutaacha pwani ya Gulf

iteketee kwa muongo mmoja au miwili kama ilvyokuwa kwa Bronx Kusini?

like the South Bronx did?

Au tutachukua hatua za ziada na kujifunza kutoka kwa

Or will we take proactive steps

and learn from the homegrown resource of grassroots activists

wakereketwa ambao wametokana na jumuia yenye matatizo ka yangu?

that have been born of desperation in communities like mine?

Now listen, I do not expect individuals,

Sasa sikiliza, sitegemei mtu binafsi,

corporations or government to make the world a better place

makampuni au serikali kuifanya dunia iwe mahali pazuri pa kuishi kwasababu ni sawa na sahihi.

because it is right or moral.

This presentation today only represents some of what I've been through.

Hii presentation leo inaonyesha sehemu tuu ya mambo niliyopitia,

Like a tiny little bit. You've no clue.

sehemu ndogo tuu. Hujui.

But I'll tell you later, if you want to know.

Lakini nitakuelezea baadae kama utapenda kujua.

Lakini -- najua ni shina, au jinsi mtu aonavyo,

(Laughter)

But -- I know it's the bottom line, or one's perception of it,

that motivates people in the end.

ndio kinachomchochea mtu mwishoni.

I'm interested in what I like to call the "triple bottom line"

Ninashauku na ninachopenda kuita "triple bottom line"

that sustainable development can produce.

ambayo maendleo endelevu yanaweza kuleta.

Developments that have the potential to create positive returns

Maendeleo ambayo yanaweza kuleta matokeo chanya kwa wahusika wote:

for all concerned: the developers, government

waendelezaji, serikali na jumuia ambayo miradi hii inapelekwa.

and the community where these projects go up.

Kwa sasa hii haifanyiki katika jiji la New York.

At present, that's not happening in New York City.

Na tunafanyakazi katika upungufu wa mipango miji madhubiti.

And we are operating with a comprehensive urban-planning deficit.

A parade of government subsidies

Mlolongo wa ruzuku za serikali zinaenda kwenye miradi mikubwa iliyopendekezwa

is going to propose big-box and stadium developments in the South Bronx,

na ujenzi wa uwanja wa michezo katika Bronx Kusini,

lakini kuna ushirikiano mdogo kati ya mashirika ya jiji na jinsi ya

but there is scant coordination between city agencies

on how to deal with the cumulative effects of increased traffic, pollution,

kabiliana na mkusanyiko wa matatizo ya foleni, uchafuzi wa hewa, uchafu

solid waste and the impacts on open space.

na matokeo yake kwenye sehemu za wazi. Na mtazamo wao katika uchumi

And their approaches to local economic and job development are so lame

na kuendeleza ajira ni dhaifu sana hata si ya kuchekesha.

it's not even funny.

Because on top of that,

Kwa sababu juu ya hilo, timu ya michezo tajiri sana duniani inachukua nafasi ya

the world's richest sports team is replacing the House That Ruth Built

nyumba ambayo Ruth alijenga kwa kuvunja bustani mbili za jumuia za kupumzika ambazo zilipendwa sana.

by destroying two well-loved community parks.

Now, we'll have even less than that stat I told you about earlier.

Sasa, tutakuwa na upungufu zaidi wa stat ambao niliwaelezea awali.

And although less than 25 percent of South Bronx residents own cars,

Na ingawa chini ya asilimia 25 ya wakazi wa Bronx Kusini wana magari,

miradi hii inajumuisha maelfu ya sehemu za kuegesha magari,

these projects include thousands of new parking spaces,

yet zip in terms of mass public transit.

bado fikiria kuhusu usafiri wa jiji

Now, what's missing from the larger debate

Sasa, kipi kinakosekana kwenye mdahalo huu mkubwa ni

is a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis

mnyambulisho wa faida madhubuti kati ya na sio kurekebisha

between not fixing an unhealthy, environmentally-challenged community,

jumuia iliyo na mazingira yasiyo safi, dhidi ya

versus incorporating structural, sustainable changes.

majengo, mabadiliko endelevu.

My agency is working closely with Columbia University and others

Shirika la ngu linafanya kazi kwa karibu sana na chuo kikuu cha Columbia na wengine

to shine a light on these issues.

ili kutoa mwanga kwa mabo haya.

Now let's get this straight: I am not anti-development.

Sasa hebu tuweke hii sawa. Mimi sipingi maendeleo.

Ours is a city, not a wilderness preserve.

Sehemu yetu ni jiji, na sio hifadhi ya mbuga. Na nimeukumbatia ubepari ulio ndani yangu.

And I've embraced my inner capitalist.

And, but I don't have --

Na siajabu wote mnayo pia ndani yenu, na kama hamna, mnahitaji kuwa nayo.

(Laughter)

You probably all have, and if you haven't, you need to.

(Laughter)

(Kicheko). Kwa hiyo sina tatizo na waendelezaji kutengeneza pesa.

So I don't have a problem with developers making money.

There's enough precedent out there to show that a sustainable,

Kuna precedent ya kutosha huko kuonyesha kuwa

community-friendly development can still make a fortune.

maendeleo endelevu ya jumuia bado yanaweza kuleta utajiri.

Wenzangu wa TEDsters Bill McDonough na Emery Lovins --

Fellow TEDsters Bill McDonough and Amory Lovins --

both heroes of mine by the way -- have shown that you can actually do that.

wote ni heros wangu - wameonyesha kuwa unaweza kufanya hivyo.

Nina matatizo na maendeleo ambayo yanadidimiza

I do have a problem with developments that hyper-exploit

politically vulnerable communities for profit.

jumuia zisizo na usemi kwa ajili ya faida.

Hii ikiendelea ni aibu kwetu sote,

That it continues is a shame upon us all,

kwasababu sote tunawajibika kwa maisha tunayoyatengeneza.

because we are all responsible for the future that we create.

Lakini kitu kimoja ninachofanya kujikumbusha juu ya uwezekano mkubwa ni kujifunza kutoka kwa wajuzi kwenye miji mingine.

But one of the things I do to remind myself of greater possibilities,

is to learn from visionaries in other cities.

This is my version of globalization.

Haya ni maoni yangu juu ya utandawazi.

Let's take Bogota.

Hebu tuiangalie Bogota. Masikini, Latino, imezungukwa na wahalifu wenye silaha

Poor, Latino, surrounded by runaway gun violence and drug trafficking;

na uuzaji wa madawa ya kulevya: sifa si kama ile ya Bronx Kusini.

a reputation not unlike that of the South Bronx.

However, this city was blessed in the late 1990s

Lakini, jiji lilibarikiwa mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1990

with a highly-influential mayor named Enrique Peñalosa.

kwa kuwa na meya mwenye ushawishi aliyeitwa Enrique Penalosa.

Aliangalia demographics.

He looked at the demographics.

Few Bogotanos own cars,

Wabogota wachaceh walikuwa na magari, lakini rasilimali kubwa ya jiji ilikuwa imetengwa kuwahudumia wao.

yet a huge portion of the city's resources was dedicated to serving them.

If you're a mayor, you can do something about that.

Uwapo meya, waweza kufanya kitu fulani.

His administration narrowed key municipal thoroughfares from five lanes to three,

Uongozi wake ulipunguza thoroughfares za manispaa kutoka njia tano mpaka tatu,

outlawed parking on those streets,

ikapiga marufuku kupaki katika mitaa hiyo, ikapanua njia za watembea kwa miguu

expanded pedestrian walkways and bike lanes,

na barabara za waendesha baiskeli, ikatengeneza public plazas,

created public plazas,

created one of the most efficient bus mass-transit systems

ikatengeneza eficient buss mass-transit systems katika dunia nzima.

in the entire world.

For his brilliant efforts, he was nearly impeached.

Kwa juhudi zake nzuri, alikuwa karibu avuliwe madaraka.

Lakini jinsi watu walivyoanza kuona kuwa wao wanapewa kipaumbele kwenye masuala mbalimbali

But as people began to see that they were being put first

on issues reflecting their day-to-day lives,

yanayohusu shughuli zao za kila siku, mambo mazuri yakatokea.

incredible things happened.

People stopped littering.

Watu waliacha kutupa taka ovyo. Uhalifu ulipungua.

Crime rates dropped, because the streets were alive with people.

Kwasababu mitaa ilikuwa imejaa watu.

His administration attacked several typical urban problems at one time,

Uongozi wake ulipigana na matatizo mbalimbali ya mijini moja baada ya jingine,

and on a third-world budget, at that.

na katika bajeti ya dunia ya tatu.

We have no excuse in this country, I'm sorry.

Hatuna visingizio kwenye nchi hii. Samahani.

But the bottom line is: their people-first agenda

Lakini cha muhimu ni, ajenda yao ya kuwaweka watu kwanza haikumaanisha

was not meant to penalize those who could actually afford cars,

kuwapiga faini wale wasio kuwa na uwezo wa kuwa na magari,

but rather, to provide opportunities for all Bogotanos to participate

bali kutoa fursa kwa wabogota kushiriki

in the city's resurgence.

katika maendeleo ya jiji. Maendeleo hayo yasije kwa expense

That development should not come

at the expense of the majority of the population

ya walio wengi hii bado inaonekana kama ni wazo zito sana hapa Marekani.

is still considered a radical idea here in the U.S.

But Bogota's example has the power to change that.

Lakini mfano wa Bogota una nguvu ya kubadili hili.

You, however, are blessed with the gift of influence.

Ninyi, mmebarikiwa na zawadi ya ushawishi.

That's why you're here and why you value the information we exchange.

Hii si sababu kwanini mko hapa na kwanini mna thamini hizi habari tunazobadilishana.

Use your influence

Tumieni utashi wenu kuunga mkonomabadiliko endelevu madhubiti kila mahali.

in support of comprehensive, sustainable change everywhere.

Don't just talk about it at TED.

Msiongelee tuu kuhusu haya kwenye TED. Hii ni agenda ya nchi nzima ninayojitahidi kuijenga,

This is a nationwide policy agenda I'm trying to build,

and as you all know, politics are personal.

na kama mjuavyo, siasa ni kitu cha binafsi.

Nisaidieni kufanya kijani iwe nyeusi mpya. Nisaidieni kufanya uendelevu uwe wa kuvutia.

Help me make green the new black.

Help me make sustainability sexy.

Make it a part of your dinner and cocktail conversations.

Fanyeni yawe mazungumzo yenu wakati wa chakula cha usiku na wakati wa sherehe.

Help me fight for environmental and economic justice.

Nisaidieni kupigania haki ya mazingira na uchumi.

Support investments with a triple-bottom-line return.

Ungeni mkono uwekezaji wenye kulerta faida mara tatu.

Help me democratize sustainability by bringing everyone to the table,

Nisaidieni kuleta demekrasia katika uendelevu kwa kuhusisha kila mtu katika hili

and insisting that comprehensive planning can be addressed everywhere.

na kusisitiza mpango madhubuti unaweza kuongelewa kila mahali.

Oh good, glad I have a little more time!

Oh vizuri, afadhali nina muda kidogo!

Listen -- when I spoke to Mr. Gore the other day after breakfast,

Sikiliza - nilipoongea na Bw. Gore juzi baada ya kifungua kinywa,

I asked him how environmental justice activists were going to be included

nilimuuliza wakereketwa wa haki za mazingira watawekwa wapi

katika mkakati wake mpya.

in his new marketing strategy.

His response was a grant program.

Jibu lake lilikuwa ni programu ya misaada.

Sidhani kama alielewa kuwa nilikuwa siombi msaada.

I don't think he understood that I wasn't asking for funding.

Nilikuwa nampa ofa. (makofi).

I was making him an offer.

(Applause)

What troubled me was that this top-down approach is still around.

Kilichonisumbua ni kwamba huu mtazamo wa juu-chini bado upo.

Sasa, msinielewe vibaya, tunahitaji pesa. (kicheko).

Now, don't get me wrong, we need money.

(Laughter)

But grassroots groups are needed at the table

Lakini vikundi vya grassroots vinahitajika wakati wa kufanya maamuzi.

during the decision-making process.

Of the 90 percent of the energy that Mr. Gore reminded us

Kati ya asilimia 90 ya nguvu tunazopoteza kila siku ambayo Bw. Gore alitukumbusha,

that we waste every day,

don't add wasting our energy, intelligence

hajumuishi kupoteza nguvu zetu, akili

and hard-earned experience to that count.

na ujuzi wetu mkubwa. (makofi).

(Applause)

I have come from so far to meet you like this.

Nimetoka mbali kukutana nanyi kama hivi.

Tafadhali msinipoteze. Kwa kufanya kazi pamoja,

Please don't waste me.

By working together,

we can become one of those small, rapidly-growing groups of individuals

tunaweza kuwa moja ya vikundi vidogo vinavyokuwa haraka

who actually have the audacity and courage

ambao wana ujasiri na ushujaa wa kuamini kuwa tunaweza kubadili dunia hii.

to believe that we actually can change the world.

Tumekuja kwenye kongamano hili kutoka kwenye sehemu tofauti za maisha,

We might have come to this conference

from very, very different stations in life,

but believe me, we all share one incredibly powerful thing.

lakini naamini, wote tunashirikiana kwa kitu kimoja kikubwa --

hatuna cha kupoteza na tunaweza kupata kila kitu.

We have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Kwaheri Wapendwa! (Makofi)

Ciao, bellos!

(Applause)