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Search Results: Understanding Brownfields
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Brownfields Success Story: From Cement Mill to Calamityville
This EPA report covers the opportunity, challenges, cleanup, rebirth, and benefits of a Brownfields Success Story in Fairborn, OH.
Infrastructure & Revitalization Finance RealitiesMembers only Login
Constantine Baranoff with Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard, Ignacio Dayrit with Center for Creative Land Recycling, and Aaron Laurel with City of West Sacramento presentations
Florida's Brownfield Redevelopment Program
The presentation outlines the structure, objectives, and financing mechanisms behind Florida's Brownfield Redevelopment Program. The process of designating areas is also discussed, in addition to the benefits of the program.
U.S. EPA Evaluation of the Brownfields Program
The U.S. EPA conducts a thorough report that analyzes the Brownfields Program from 2003-2008. The report touches on the financing mechanisms used and the success/failures of the program.
Brownfield Handbook: Alaska State and Tribal Program
The Alaska Environmental Protection Agency provides a handbook regarding the redevelopment procedures, assistance, and funding guidelines for the state. The handbook pinpoints specific response programs by location and touches on different...
EPA Region 6 Brownfield Report
For the EPA's Region 6 report, the agency highlights brownfield financing programs in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The report also lays out the elements of each program, in addition to the type of financing used for...
EPA Region 3 Brownfield Report
For the EPA's Region 3 report, the agency highlights brownfield financing programs in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virgina, and West Virgina. The report also lays out the elements of each program, in addition to the type of financing used for...
Financing Techniques for Brownfield Remediation
Professor Nico Groenendijk from the University of Twente (Netherlands) provides an in-depth analysis of brownfield financing and the various costs/benefits. Of the financing techniques provided, the guide includes four models of public-private...
The Value of Brownfield Remediation
This working paper from National Bureau of Economic Research uses a slate of quasi-experimental approaches to estimate the benefits of brownfield cleanup by examining its effect on nearby property values. The value of cleanup, as captured by the...
Unlocking Brownfields
This report by NALGEP represents the culmination of a decade of research and experience focused on brownfields reuse. It includes more than 50 profiles of successful brownfields projects and programs and four comprehensive findings which encompass...
EPA Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Fact Sheet
Brownfields Area-Wide Planning is an EPA grant program which provides funding to recipients to conduct research, technical assistance and training that will result in an area-wide plan and implementation strategy for key brownfield site.
Brownfields Redevelopment: A Guidebook for Local Governments and Communities
When the International City/County Management Association first published this guide in 1997, it was the first comprehensive brownfields guidebook written specifically for local government officials and community leaders. In the brief time since...
The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Brownfields Redevelopment
This paper from Northeast-Midwest Institute seeks to summarize established quantifiable impacts of brownfields redevelopment in the areas of environmental, economic, community, and fiscal effects.
Promoting Brownfield Redevelopment: Role of Public-Private Partnerships
Charles Bartsch explains the significance public-private partnerships can play in successfully mitigating and redeveloping brownfield sites. Bartsch provides components and steps in successful partnerships.
Local Initiatives to Redevelop Brownfields
The Northeast Midwest Institute surveys innovative local initiatives to help revitalize brownfields. This presentation provides case studies from across the country and an array of financing strategies.
Revitalizing America's Mills: A Report on Brownfields Mill Projects
This report, prepared by SRA International, focuses on the revitalization of mill sites located throughout the United States. The report shares challenges, opportunities, case studies, and creative solutions.
Urban Innovations: Financial Tools in Brownfield Revitalization
This article, written by Casey Brendon, David Bergman, Judy Dunstan and Hon Lu, focuses on the City of Toronto's experience providing financial tools for brownfield redevelopment.
Ontario Brownfields Showcase Volume II
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing released a Brownfields Showcase Part II, which provides an updated overview of brownfields redevelopment opportunities, tools, strategies and new case studies.
Ontario Brownfields Showcase Volume I
The Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing released a Brownfields Showcase which provides an overview of brownfields redevelopment opportunities, tools, strategies and case studies.
Putting Concepts into Practice: Triple Bottom Line Economic DevelopmentMembers only Login
This casebook was compiled by the Triple Bottom Line Tool to illustrate how triple bottom line elements can be incorporated into economic development investment.
Tax Increment Financing and Brownfields RedevelopmentMembers only Login
Evans Paull with Redevelopment Economics presents TIF trends, the often conflicted relationship between TIF and brownfields, solutions to using TIF for brownfields redevelopment, and case studies from around the country.
Inventing the Brownfields Land BankMembers only Login
Evans Paull with Redevelopment Economics and Seth Otto with Maul, Foster, & Alongi present the idea of a brownfields land bank and "revved up" TIF authority combining to create a new brownfields tool to lure manufacturing back to former industrial...
Pushing the Envelope on Brownfield Remediation: Maximizing Limited Resources Through Alternative Funding SourcesMembers only Login
This article by Michael Goodstein, Kathleen Trinward, and Ann Lynch discusses redevelopment strategies to resolve complex financing issues at brownfield sites and uses case studies to highlight successes at two complicated brownfields.
Brownfields to Green Spaces - BasicsMembers only Login
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources created a flyer with links to valuable resources to help the general audience understand what a brownfield is and benefits of converting them to usable space.
Petroleum Brownfields 2013 - Opportunities For ActionMembers only Login
The Environmental Protection Agency issued the Opportunities For Action which details challenges, ongoing initiatives, potential initiatives, grants, and targeted projects to remediate petroleum brownfields in 2013
CDFA Illinois Financing Roundtable Webcast: Unlocking the Development Finance Toolbox in Illinois Presentation
Development finance is the heart of economic, energy, infrastructure, technology, and environmental development. Without core financing tools, such as bonds, TIF, tax credits, and access to capital, development projects simply cannot move forward....
Accelerating Economic Development: Brownfield Program
New Partners for Community Revitalization thoroughly details many aspects of New York's Brownfield Opportunity Areas(BOA) program.
Economic Development Function of EPA/Environmental Programs
Charlie Bartsch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency covers a number of development finance tools to support brownfields redevelopment.
Georgia's Brownfields Program PresentationMembers only Login
This presentation from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division provides an overview of the state's brownfields program and the legal protections provided to brownfields developers.
EPA Brownfields Grants: FAQs FY15Members only Login
This resources from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency answers frequently asked questions regarding brownfields and federal assessment, cleanup, and revolving loan fund grants.
CDFA - BNY Mellon Webcast Series: Utilizing the EPA Expensing Tax Incentive ProgramMembers only Login
The EPA's Brownfield Tax Expensing Incentive Program provides valuable resources to assist with the clean-up costs of brownfields sites. During this installment of the CDFA-BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, Charlie Bartsch from the...
Utilizing the EPA Brownfield Tax Expensing Incentive Program Presentation
The EPA's Brownfield Tax Expensing Incentive Program provides valuable resources to assist with the clean-up costs of brownfields sites. During this installment of the CDFA-BNY Mellon Development Finance Webcast Series, Charlie Bartsch from the...
Brownfields Tax Incentive Fact Sheet
This document from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency details the history and requirements of the Brownfields Tax Incentive. The fact sheet also offers an example of a WI cleanup project and provides links for further information.
Linking Toxics Cleanup and Redevelopment Across the StatesMembers only Login
This report, written by the University of Washington for the Department of Ecology Toxics Cleanup Program, provides a detailed discussion of brownfields in the state of Washington. The 388-page report draws on programs in six other sates and past...
Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment AuthorityMembers only Login
This document created by the Connecticut Brownfields Redevelopment Authority outlines the steps they use to complete a brownfield deal using tax increment financing. Also included are graphs and descriptions of actual projects financed by the...
Scoring Big for BrownfieldsMembers only Login
This document is a common sense guide for improving your EPA Brownfields grant proposal. Use this to help answer the right questions that are asked during the application process.
Using Infrastructure Investments to Reclaim Forgotten BrownfieldsMembers only Login
In this document you will find specific data for Minnesota has used infrastructure investments to reclaim forgotten brownfields. You will find actual project area information where these investments were used.
Guide to Leveraging Brownfield Redevelopment for Community RevitalizationMembers only Login
This guidebook for local leaders and proponents of community revitalization gives a big-picture view of the entire process of cleanup and redevelopment of contaminated properties specific to Washington state.
Brownfield Development IncentivesMembers only Login
This presentation was given by Joseph M. Reidy from Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co., LPA at the OEDA Annual Summit on October 15, 2009. This presentation contains information on brownfield funding sources.
Overview of EPA's Brownfield ProgramMembers only Login
Janice Sims covers the EPA's Brownfields grants programs and discusses how the EPA has put additional ARRA funds to work for Brownfield rehabilitation in this presentation.
Superfund Liability: A Continuing Obstacle to Brownfields RedevelopmentMembers only Login
The National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals has released this report looking at how liability concerns often hamper local government acquisition of Brownfield sites. The report recommends legislative clarification and...
Tax Increment Financing and Brownfields Redevelopment: The Role of the StatesMembers only Login
Evans Paul discusses the use of tax increment financing in brownfields redevelopment and steps states can take to make TIF more compatible with brownfields deals.
Unlocking Brownfields Redevelopment: Establishing a Local Revolving Loan Fund Program
This EPA publication explains the basics of setting up and successfully administering a local brownfield revolving loan fund. The various participants and different types of loan products are discussed in addition to other factors to consider in...
State-Facilitated TIF to Encourage Brownfields RedevelopmentMembers only Login
Restoring Prosperity has published this report outlining how states can facilitate the use of local tax increment financing (TIF) to help fund brownfields projects. Many state TIF statutes provide barriers to using this tool with brownfields...
ICMA Brownfields Redevelopment: A Guidebook for Local Governments and Communities (Second Edition)Members only Login
The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) released this manual to assist local government redevelop brownfields. The report looks at partnership in brownfields redevelopment, community issues, the clean-up process and various...
Financing Brownfields Cleanup and RedevelopmentMembers only Login
L. Cheryl Runyan's report examines the use of financing tools such as TIF, grants, state financing programs and local government financing program for brownfields clean-up.
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