VISIT EPA'S LAND DEVITALIZATION PROGRAM https://www.epa.gov/land-revitalization Through small investments of expert technical assistance, EPA helps communities identify practical reuse options and approaches that support local goals, The program shares the results of these land revitalization projects with other communities through a toolkit filled with local planning and redevelopment guides and fact sheets. EPAs Land Revitalization approaches can help stabilize a distressed community, spur economic development, stimulate job growth, and cultivate healthy, livable communities. Visit EPA's Land Revitalization Program website for more information and to contact your local LR coordinator! SEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Land and Emergency Management's LAND REVITALIZATION PROGRAM o Land Revitalization TOOLKIT ¦dm United Slates Office of Land and EPA-560-K-11-003 Environmental Protection Emergency Management February 2021 Agency (5105T) www.epa.gov/brownfields/ ------- Helping communities restore land and revitalize sites to support joP growth, puPlic health, equitable development, and environmental sustainability, Identify and Remove Barriers We address the range of uncertainties and risks that can discourage communities from cleaning up and reusing their contaminated properties. Support Local, Slate and Tribal Partners We help build and strengthen relationships with local stakeholders to address environmental issues alongside public health, job creation, social justice and other community needs. -1 ith " i nn Enhance Federal Partnerships We work in partnership with other agencies to craft solutions, leverage expertise, and share information efficiently and effectively. Assist Community Reuse Efforts We provide technical assistance that spurs local innovation, builds community capacity and advances emerging technologies. Encourage Sustainable Reuse We help bring sustainable cleanup and reuse approaches into standard practices guidances, codes and ordinances at all levels of government. Develop and Share Tools Through project experiences and lessons learned, we create tools and replicable models which help communities across the country address their own land revitalization challenges. How We Help EPA's Land Revitalization Program helps communities remove barriers to reusing and redeveloping properties that are or may be contaminated. Removing the barriers to reuse clears the way for new redevelopment that can transform communities into sustainable and environmentally just places. The program develops, tests, and advances a range of approaches that help communities safely reuse their underused, contaminated and potentially contaminated properties. Beyond addressing the environmental challenges, these properties require careful and innovative planning, local collaboration with public and private partners, and creative financing to unlock their potential. ------- |