Brownfields Area-Wide Plannini
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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 Roanoke as a Brownfields
Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program recipient. The city will
focus on the Rail Corridor Planning Area, which covers
558 acres, contains portions of four neighborhoods, and
is home to 5,371 residents. Economic shifts and changes
in transportation have left many properties underused, va-
cant, or abandoned. There are at least 60 brownfield sites
in the area, many of which are located near densely pop-
ulated residential areas. As industries have closed and
properties have fallen into disrepair, they have caused a
widespread decrease in property values and increase in
Roanoke, VA
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 cooperative agreement and/or direct
technical assistance. Assistance will help recipients
initiate development of an area-wide plan and iden-
tify 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 Roanoke, VA
(540) 853-1104
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.
blighted conditions. The Rail Corridor area-wide planning
process will identify future uses of brownfields in the Cor-
ridor through detailed analysis of economic conditions,
market demand, and needed infrastructure improvements
Development of the plan is expected to facilitate commu-
nity involvement in brownfields assessment, cleanup, and
redevelopment to benefit residents and business owners
and support neighborhood revitalization.
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5105T)
EPA560-F-10-003T
October 2010
www.epa.gov/brownfields
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