Neighborhood Revitilization

HUD – Brownfields Economic Development Initiative

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development created the Brownfields Economic Development Initiative.  The program aims to help cities redevelop of vacant commercial and industrial facilities where redevelopment is burdened by actual or potential environmental contamination.  Private sector groups and local governments will use these funds to begin or continue redevelopment on brownfields site. 
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New Partners for Community Revitalization Inc. Asked New York state legislators to Approve Additional Funding for Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program

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On June 7, 2011, New Partners for Community Revitalization Inc. asked the Governor, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Assembly Speaker to prepare additional funding for the Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program to continue the BOA’s major contributions to NY’s economic development and job creation.  More than 36 BOA projects have finished the application process and
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$6.5 Million in Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program Grants

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On April 20, 2011, Acting Secretary of State Ruth Noemi Colon announced that $6.5 million in the Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) Program grants to fund 21 projects across the state of New York.  The funds will help revitalize communities and clean up contaminated areas, by providing a framework for redevelopment, conducting assessments, connecting communities to
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2011 Land Bank Conference Successful

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Approximately ten years ago, Dan Kildee developed the concept of land banks.  In a land bank, public authorities or non-profit organizations take the land title of vacant or abandoned properties and work to redevelop or beautify it to improve the condition of the local community.  Land banks have grown several-fold and according to Kildee, “gives
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EPA’s Brownfields Sustainability Pilots

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In 2008, the EPA provided technical assistance to several cities to promote environmental sustainability at local brownfields projects.  Assistance improves the environmental performance/sustainability of assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment.  The pilot assistance also encourages initiatives such as energy efficient and affordable housing, reuse and recycling of construction materials, establishment and maintenance of community green roofs, development
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