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                           Brownfields
                           Supplemental Assistance
                           City of Portland, OR
BACKGROUND

EPA awarded the City of Portland supplemental assistance
for its Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilot and
additional funding for assessments atbrownfields properties
to be used for greenspace purposes. Portland has a long
history of heavy industrial use along the Willamette River.
Fear of potential environmental contamination from past
uses has hindered redevelopment of land near the river.

The original EPAPilot and the city's Showcase Community
program focused on abandoned or underused properties
around the city's Enterprise Community in North and
Northeast Portland. An extensive public process has led
to the selection of target sites and 12 Phase I assessments,
two Phase II  assessments, and one post-remediation
assessment have  been  completed. The supplemental
assistance will target the 130-acre North Macadam District
located along the Willamette River in southwest Portland
near the inner city. Environmental contamination from a
history of industrial use and poor transportation in southwest
Portland have significantly constrained redevelopment.
However, the  North Macadam  District  is in a highly
desirable location for redevelopment. Properties affected
by soil contamination already have been identified in the
District through a Phase I  assessment.

OBJECTIVES AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES

Supplemental funding will support Phase II environmental
assessments, cleanupplanning, and ongoing outreach and
involvement of residents and property owners in the North
Macadam District. Specific brownfields sites  will be
identified and prioritized within the target area based on
the greatest potential for redevelopment. The city plans
mixed reuse for the District, leading to the creation of up
to 10,000newjobs and development of 3,000 housing units,
plazas, andparks along the river. The Pilot also is expected
to help establish public/private partnerships for future
redevelopment of brownfields in North Macadam, with
particular emphasis on future greenway development.
   PILOT SNAPSHOT

    City of Portland,
    Oregon
Date of Announcement:
May 2002


Amount: $150,000


Greenspace: $50,000

Profile: The Pilot will target the
130-acre North  Macadam
District in southwest Portland for
mixed reuse, leading to the
creation of up to 10,000 newjobs
and development of 3,000
housing units, plazas, and parks
along the Willamette River.
   Contacts:

   Portland Bureau of Housing
   and Community Development
   (503)823-2384
Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA Region 10
(503)326-5872
        Visit the E PA Region 10 Brownfields web site at:
     http://www.epa.gov/r10earth, click on "Superfund",
         scroll down and click on "Brownfields"

   Forfurther information, including specific Pilot contacts, additional
   Pilot information, brownfields news and events, and publications
        and links, visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
              www.epa.gov/brownfields

Greenspace funding will lay the groundwork for cleaning
up potential large-scale contamination along the Willamette
riverbank within the proposed North Macadam Greenway.
The Greenway will provide a long-awaited extension to
the Willamette River Greenway Trail and waterfront
park. Streets extending from the greenway will connect
pedestrian and bicyclists to surrounding neighborhoods
and help connect the North Macadam District to the

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neighborhood. Funding will be used for development of
cleanup models specific to the site and for public outreach
and involvement in the target project.

Activities planned as part of this Pilot include:

• Conducting Phase  II environmental assessments of
  priority redevelopment sites based on existing North
  Macadam District Phase I assessments;

• Developing a menu of  innovative  cleanup models
  appropriate for specific  types of contamination and
  development categories; and

• Conducting public outreach and involvement to ensure
  participation in the cleanup and redevelopment process.

ThecooperativeagreementforthisPilothasnotyetbeennegotiated;therefore,
activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
                                                             Solid Waste            EPA 500-F-02-115
                                                             and Emergency         May 2002
                                                             Response (5105)       www.epa.gov/brownfields/

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