Happy Hollow in Kentucky had been on the state’s list of uncontrolled landfills and considered to be a brownfield. Though no chemicals or hazardous wastes were ever known to have been accepted at the property, the environmental developer went beyond what was required by law to protect the environment. The community has now benefited from the revitalization of the area and the creation of jobs.
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Happy Hollow in Kentucky had been on the state’s list of uncontrolled landfills and considered to be a brownfield. Though no chemicals or hazardous wastes were ever known to have been accepted at the property, the environmental developer went beyond what was required by law to protect the environment. The community has now benefited from the revitalization of the area and the creation of jobs.
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In 2005, Oregon had $9.5 million in its Brownfield Redevelopment Fund for cleaning up contaminated sites around the state. Now, many loans and grants later, the fund is down to around $600,000, according to the Business Oregon Brownfield department. …
Chattanooga’s 3rd Street Corridor will benefit from the utilization of a grant awards to The Enterprise Center by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. …
The city of Council Bluffs, Ia., is expected to land $166,500 for Brownfields property assessment that would be used for cleanup and reuse of its mid-city corridor, EPA Region 7 announced in late April. …
New York can cut the cost of its Brownfield cleanup program while at the same time making it more effective at cleaning up and reusing polluted properties, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said. …
When Shelby County began the initial development phase of transforming a local Brownfields site into a recreational greenway for community use, they focused on three key components.
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When BJ’s Wholesale Club observed the grand opening of its Brookfield store in December 2012, the entire brownfield community had reason to celebrate. The126,000-sq-ft retail operation was the first project to be built and opened for business under Connecticut’s groundbreaking Brownfield Remediation and Revitalization Program. Instrumental in the effort were (left to right) Adam Henry, LEP, PG, Senior Project Manager, GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.; Michael Fitzpatrick, Vice President of Development, Samuels & Associates; and William R. Davidson, First Selectman, Town of Brookfield Conn.
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The board of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh voted unanimously in May to adopt a new Tax Increment Finance District for the remaining undeveloped portions of Summerset at Frick Park, the 238-acre brownfield redevelopment in the city’s East End.
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The city of Grand Rapids’ Economic Development Director Kara Wood has been tapped to represent the city on the Association for Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities, a new statewide agency. …
Visitors to the Lower Schuylkill River area on a weekday morning will find views of the Philadelphia skyline, fields of grass, trees and even wild turkeys on the loose, but not a lot of people. Philadelphia officials also can see potential.
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Elliott P. Laws, a leading advocate for environmental protection and economic revitalization and a former senior official of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, was named a 2013 recipient of a Brownfields Leadership Award from the National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals. …
The city commission in Daytona Beach, Fla., has agreed to designate a strip of beachside as a Brownfields Redevelopment site, while Wayne County, Mich., bags grant for Detroit redevelopment work. …
The city of Tampa and Bank of America have formed a public-private partnership (Central Park Development Group, LLC) to redevelop Central Park Village. The goal: Revitalize a historic area in need of reinvestment, and at the same time redevelop several city blocks as a LEED Certified, mixed-use, transit oriented community.
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Untangling complex environmental issues in this TOD redevelopment was paced by engineered controls integrated into the overall redevelopment design, maximizing the land area available for development and for creation of landscape features. In total, the remediation approach resulted in a savings of more than $19 million in comparison to the conventional excavation and offsite disposal alternative previously considered by the developer. …
Life isn’t getting easier for brownfield practitioners, with draconian restrictions being levied against stakeholders seemingly at every turn. For some reason, there continues to be a gulf in understanding that separates the reuse/redevelopment practitioners from those that ultimately control destinies—legislators and regulators.
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The most vivid outcome of the Ottawa Street Power Station project in Lansing, Mich. is the physical transformation it has caused. A decaying power plant has been reborn as a highly functional corporate headquarters, with respect for its historic character and a focus on sustainability.
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The migration of people back to the city is being carried out within the traditional urban planning blueprint. The construction of pure residential or even mixed-use redevelopments puts people right in the heart of a metropolis, perhaps close to light rail, bike rentals, segues and other types of green transportation. …
City officials in Indianapolis have announced the creation of a new Brownfield Redevelopment office that will implement new grants, and focus on development opportunities in blighted areas near shuttered industrial sites.
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