Brownfields Redevelopment

Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, Ph.D., is vice provost for global affairs as well as chair and Mayor George Christopher Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University. He founded GGU’s law enforcement and security program and is a San Francisco advocate for the safety and security of Filipino American kids and their families. Tad McGalliard is the director of research and development at the International City/County Management Association in Washington, DC. Ignacio Dayrit is the director of programs at the Center for Creative Land Recycling in Berkeley, California, and former redevelopment project manager for the City of Emeryville, California.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I. Introduction1. City Governments and Brownfields DevelopmentRoger L. Kemp2. Overview of EPA’s Brownfields ProgramU.S. Environmental Protection Agency3. Redeveloping Brownfields Good for Environment and EconomyDavid J. Robinson4. Brownfields as a Mainstream InvestmentTad McGalliard5. Innovations in Environmental RemediationTad McGalliard6. How Donald Trump Became Counties’ Best Friend and Biggest AllyAlan GreenblattPart II. Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities• A. Challenges and Risks •7. Groundbreaking EnvironmentalismStephen Goldsmith8. Cleaning Up Toxic Sites Shouldn’t Clear Out the NeighborsLindsey Dillon9. Don’t Give Up on Ambitious Green ArchitectureIan Mell10. Pittsburgh StepsRon Littlefield11. Toxic Lead Can Stay in the Body for Years After ExposureStuart Shalat12. What Lies BeneathJames R. Elliott and Scott Frickel13. Lead Poisoning’s Lifelong Toll Includes Lowering Social MobilityShefali Luthra• B. Opportunities •14. Financial and Nonfinancial IncentivesTad McGalliard15. Societal Disruptions Are Opportunities for Economic DevelopmentKim Briesemeister16. Suburb City Managers Are Our First RespondersTom Carroll and Brandi Blessett17. Improving Water Quality Doesn’t Have to Wash Away BudgetsRon Littlefield18. Fighting Neighborhood Displacement, One Sewer Plant at a TimeJayant Kairam19. Setting the Stage for Leveraging Resources for Brownfields RevitalizationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency20. Key Steps in Successful Leveraging Strategies for Brownfields ProjectsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyPart III. Practices and Innovations• A. Federal •21. Smart GrowthU.S. Environmental Protection Agency22. Brownfields Federal Programs and CasesU.S. Environmental Protection Agency23. Brownfields Federal Tax Incentives and CreditsU.S. Environmental Protection Agency24. Leveraging: Harbor Point in Stamford, ConnecticutU.S. Environmental Protection Agency25. Leveraging: North Port Revitalization in Dubuque, IowaU.S. Environmental Protection Agency26. Leveraging: Commerce Corridor in Ranson and Charles Town, West VirginiaU.S. Environmental Protection Agency• B. State •27. Florida Waste Cleanup ProgramFlorida Department of Environmental Protection28. State of Ohio’s Brownfields TeamOhio Environmental Protection Agency29. Brownfield Redevelopment GuidePennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection30. Oregon Brownfields InitiativeOregon Department of Environmental Quality and Oregon Business Development Department31. Brownfields in AlaskaAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation32. Brownfields: Transform the Past, Build for the FutureNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation33. Louisiana BrownfieldsLouisiana Department of Environmental Quality34. Brownfields in WashingtonWashington State Department of Ecology35. North Dakota’s Brownfields ProgramNorth Dakota Department of Environmental Quality36. Tribal Brownfields and Response ProgramsU.S. Environmental Protection Agency• C. City •37. The Factories of the Past Are Turning into the Data Centers of the FutureGraham Pickren38. Cleaning Up HouseMarcus Humberg, Martha Faust, Cheryl Ann Bishop and Lyn Hikida39. The Music City MiraclePaula Middlebrooks40. ICMA and CCLR’s Case ExperiencesClark Henry, Tad McGalliard and Ignacio Dayrit• D. International •41. The Reuse of U.S. Military Bases in the PhilippinesSevero C. Madrona, Jr.42. Under the HoodKevin C. Desouza, Michael Hunter and Tan Yigitcanlar43. Brownfield Sites Are Opportunities in the Heart of Towns and CitiesPaul Nathanail44. France Has a Unique Approach to Regenerating Inner CitiesSebastien Darchen and Gwendal Simon45. An Old German Steel Region Gets a Mindful Modern MakeoverChrista Reicher46. Gasbrook Gasworks, Hamburg, GermanyTad McGalliardPart IV. Private and Nonprofit Environmental Professionals47. How Do Brownfields Companies Innovate?Mary Hashem and Stuart Miner48. What Developers Really WantTodd S. Davis49. Retail Revolution and RetrofitDavid S. Greensfelder50. Brownfield Redevelopment and Environmental InsuranceEd Morales51. Land Recycling, Brownfields and the Center for Creative Land RecyclingIgnacio Dayrit52. Municipal and Community Collaboration for Effective Brownfields RedevelopmentEnvironmental Law Institute53. Working with the Private Sector to Redevelop BrownfieldsEnvironmental Law Institute54. Environmental Site AssessmentsTad McGalliard55. Remediation Planning, Reuse Planning and Site DesignTad McGalliard56. Remediation Technologies and RemediesTad McGalliardPart V. The Future57. The Importance of the ArtsJay H. Dick58. How Civic Tech Can Address Urban InequalityStephen Goldsmith59. Are ­Car-Free Bridges the Future?Alex Marshall60. Reuses of BrownfieldsTad McGalliard61. Identifying Future Uses for BrownfieldsEnvironmental Law Institute62. As Cities Look at Options for Financing Infrastructure, They Keep an Eye Out for ­Low-Income ResidentsPaul W. TaylorAppendicesA. Glossary and Acronyms of Brownfields and Economic Development PracticesJoaquin Jay Gonzalez III and Ignacio DayritB. Brownfields Revitalization Act (2002)C. Brownfields Utilization, Investment and Local Development (BUILD) Act (2018)D. Model Brownfields Legislation for StatesEnvironmental Law InstituteAbout the ContributorsIndex

“Urban planners and students of redevelopment will find many good ideas and best practices in this book. …recommended”—Choice