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Pilot  Project Fact  Sheet
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communi-
ties, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent,
assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brown-
fields. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion,
redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated
by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous
substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In 2002, the Small
Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act was passed to help states and communities around
the country clean up and revitalize brownfields sites. Un-
der this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible
applicants to assess and clean up brownfield sites.


Brownfields Area-Wide  Planning Pilot

Program
EPA is piloting an area-wide planning approach to com-
munity brownfield challenges, which recognizes that
revitalization of the area surrounding the brownfield site(s)
is just as critical to the successful reuse of the property as
assessment, cleanup,  and redevelopment of an individual
site. The pilot program will help further community-based
partnership efforts within underserved or economically
disadvantaged neighborhoods by confronting local envi-
ronmental and public health challenges related to brown-
fields, while creating a planning framework to advance
economic development and job creation.


Pilot Project  Description
EPA has selected the  City of Cleveland as a Brownfields
Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program recipient. The city will
target the Kinsman and Lower Buckeye neighborhoods,
located in the Cleveland Opportunity Corridor. The two
neighborhoods are home to 3,141 residents. These
neighborhoods are experiencing disinvestment, deteriorat-
ing infrastructure, and poverty rates that range from 34
to 60 percent. Historic industrial uses have resulted in
the area's 29 known brownfield sites. The target area
is at the center of a proposed roadway to connect the
interstate highway system to neighborhoods on  the
                                                                      Cleveland,  OH
 Pilot Program  Description
 EPA is awarding approximately $4
 million in total across 23 recipients.
 Recipients will  each receive up to
 approximately $175,000 in EPA coop-
 erative agreement and/or direct technical
 assistance. Assistance will help recipients initiate
 development of an area-wide plan and identify next
 steps  and resources needed to implement the plan.
 Contacts
 For additional information, brownfields news and
 events, and publications and links, visit the EPA
 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).

 EPA's Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
 (202) 566-0633

 Assistance Recipient: City of Cleveland, OH
 (216)664-2210

 The information presented in this fact sheet comes
 from the project proposal; EPA cannot attest to the ac-
 curacy of this information. The cooperative agreement
 and/or direct technical assistance have not yet been
 negotiated.  Activities described in this fact sheet are
 subject to change.
southeast side of Cleveland and to University Circle, one
of the largest employment centers in the area. In 2004,
the state and city prepared the Cleveland Opportunity
Corridor Study, focusing on transportation planning and
design. The brownfields area-wide planning process will
facilitate community involvement in prioritizing brown-
fields assessment, cleanup, and reuse of sites within
the corridor, enabling the creation of a mixed-use district
with green infrastructure and recreational spaces.
                                                    Solid Waste and
                                                    Emergency Response
                                                    (5105T)
                          EPA560-F-10-003P
                          October 2010
                          www.epa.gov/brownfields

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