Land Reviialization Success Stories | EPA #560F20004 April 2020 Planning for Sustainable Brownfield Redevelopment PINE LAWN, MISSOURI - DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT SITE STATISTICS • Community: Pine Lawn, Missouri • EPA Regional Lead: David Doyle, dovle.david@epa.gov • Site and Use: Brownfields in downtown area (0.61 square miles) • Technical Assistance: Redevelopment Planning PROJECT BACKGROUND The city of Pine Lawn is located in St. Louis County, Missouri, with a population of just over 3,000, Like many communities across the country, Pine Lawn is losing population and is home to several vacant buildings and lots. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources Brownfields/Voluntary Cleanup Section (BVCP) is working with the city to conduct Phase I environmental assessments on several parcels within the downtown area. PROJECT CHALLENGE Figure 1. One parcel map identifying sites for redevelopment opportunities along Natural Bridge. The city is in the early stages of the brownfields redevelopment process. In order to take control of this process, they need help identifying which sites can be repositioned and reused to help spur new commercial opportunities, HOW EPA HELPED EPA's land revitalzation technical assistance support to the city included: • Helping stakeholders work together to evaluate the commercial opportunities and challenges offered by the city of Pine Lawn. • Prioritizing potential redevelopment clusters within the city. • Developing a market assessment and retail leakage analysis to help city leadership and other stakeholders make informed decisions about future commercial investment. COMMUNITY'S NEXT STEPS • Engage a core group of community representatives to form a redevelopment committee to help identify and evaluate redevelopment options for the city. • Work with EPA to conduct Phase II assessments on properties within the "mini" downtown area of Pine Lawn. • Continue to clear and obtain title to vacant properties in the city. • Continue to engage with state agencies in discussions about transportation improvements that would impact Pine Lawn. • Market the vacant sites within the "mini" downtown area of Pine Lawn to attract commercial reuse. PREPARED WORKBOOK Process for Risk Evaluation, Property Analysis and Reuse Decisions FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONSIDERING THE REUSE OF CONTAMINATED PROPERTIES Figure 2. EPA PREPARED Workbook to help Pine Lawn identify redevelopment opportunities and prioritize area of focus. ------- |