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Brownfields Regional Redevelopment Taskforce

 

Center for Regional Planning and Design
1731 1st Avenue, North
Birmingham,AL 35203
(205)251-8139

Upcoming Task Force Meetings: Task Force Meetings are being planned for July. NOTE: Date, Time and Location will be communicated to you when confirmed.

June 25, 2008 The Five Mile Creek Greenway Partnership- Phoenix Award Presentation Speaker: Wendy Jackson, Executive Director- Freshwater Land Trust. Alabama Power Company Headquarters Building-Media Room 1:30pm 600 18th Street, North Birmingham,AL 35203

July Best Practices : Presentation of a major Birmingham Brownfield Site Redevelopment Project Speaker-TBA

 

Alabama GIS Brownfields Database For maps: Go to: Map Room Go to: the drop down box: to Renew Alabama - Redevelopment Database Go to: Open Map Access: the Zoom tool to the left Box: an area of interest to zoom in Sites are denoted For Site Details: Go to: Map Room Click on: Property Profile Form (Box to the left of the screen) Click on: View All Click: Details (or other tabs of interest)

Brownfields Conferences:

National Conferences, May 2008:
The National Brownfield Conference- Brownfields 2008- was held in Detroit Michigan May 4th-7th.  The State of Alabama held a significant presence within the conference agenda.

* Brownfields 2008 Recap

* Brownfield Bulletin

National Conferences, Fall 2007:
The National Brownfields Conference will not be held this fall. As an alternative, there were two smaller regional conferences held during the month of October.

* Sustainable Redevelopment: Sponsored by EPA Regions 4 and 5 from October 1 - 4 in Louisville, KY.

* Sustainable Redevelopment: Sponsored by the National Brownfield Association & The City of Chicago from October 16 - 17 in Chicago, IL.

2007 -- Charleston, SC: Building Effective Partnerships

• Conference presentation

November 13, 2006 -- Boston Redevelopment Challanges

• ICMA Conference Presentatons (search 'Boston' under 2006 Conferences)
• ICMA Homepage

June 27, 2006 -- Riverfront Redevelopment Opportunities in Valley, Alabama

• Conference synopsis
• Registration and agenda

June 28/29, 2006 -- Community Development Opportunities (Selma, AL)

• Conference synopsis
• Registration and agenda

 

Previous Meeting Information:

November 13, 2007 -- Brownfields revitalization tools and grant applications

• SMARTe Brownfields Revitalization Tool
• 2008 USEPA Brownfield Grant Applications

July 31, 2007 -- Brownfield grant writing seminar and 2007 Alabama Grant Awards Ceremony

• Meeting notes
• EPA Presentation

March 13, 2007 -- Auburn University's Brownfields Program: "Village Creek - Fulfilling the Olmsted Potential in Norwood and the Northern Neighborhoods"

• Meeting notes
• AU Presentation

November 18, 2006 -- Redevelopment Sites Across Alabama/ SBS Discovery

• Meeting notes

October 5, 2006 -- National webcast for Transaction Forum preparation

• Meeting notes

September 21, 2006 -- Real Estate Transaction Forum

August 17, 2006 -- Regional Greenspace Project: Phase I Report & Brownfield Redevelopment Task Force

• Meeting notes, Gateway to Greenspace & Presentation Powerpoint

June 15, 2006 -- Alabama Department of Revenue Brownfields Abatement Program

• Meeting notes
• ADR Presentation

May 18, 2006 -- Auburn University's Brownfields Program: Problem Solving Through Design

• Meeting notes
• AU Presentation

April 11, 2006 -- The State of Georgia Brownfields Program, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division

• Meeting notes
• AL/GA Limitation of Liability Provisions
• Georgia Brownfields presentation

March 15, 2006 -- Draft comments for submission to the Alabama Environmental Management Commission’s Strategic Plan update

• Meeting notes

Febrauary 15, 2006 -- Brownfield Highligts for 2005, and implementing GIS for brownfield redevelopment

• Agenda
• 2005 Brownfields Highlights
• Meeting notes

May 18, 2005 -- Brownfield Redevelopment Issues and Opportunities, The MGP Group

• Power Point presentation
• Questions and Answers

April 21, 2005

• Meeting notes
• Power Point presentation
• The New Dynamic
• AL Brownfields GIS project
• The Brownfield Toolkit

March 10, 2005 -- Property Reuse and Redevelopment Seminar

December 9, 2004 -- Atlantic Station Presentation

November 18, 2004  

October 21, 2004

October 14, 2004 - Photos

October 12, 2004

September 2, 2004

August 19, 2004

July 15, 2004

June 10, 2004

Update

Links:

Green Biz

http://www.greenbiz.com

An Integrated Approach to BF Redevelopment

Smart Growth Network, 1996

EPA Main Page Tab

http://www.epa.gov/

Brownfield Tab 1

http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/

Brownfield Tab 2

http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/bfwhere.htm

Region IV ( Atlanta ) Tab

http://www.epa.gov/epacfr40/find-aid.info/state/region4.htm

Tools & Technical Sources Tab

http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/toolsandtech.htm

Alabama Department of Environmental Management

http://www.adem.state.al.us/

Dept. of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Brownfields Program

http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/programs/bedi/index.cfm

National Brownfield Association

http://www.brownfieldassociation.org/

Northeast Midwest Institute:

Brownfield research documents, economic development studies, state reference guide

http://www.nemw.org/brownfields.htm

EnviroTools Resource Site

http://www.envirotools.org/factsheets/brownfields.shtml

ICMA Brownfield Sources and References

http://icma.org/main/topic.asp?tpid=19

Showcase Communities

http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/html-doc/showfact.htm

Carnegie Mellon University & University of Pittsburg Brownfield Resource Center

http://www.ce.cmu.edu/Brownfields/

Brownfield News & Regional Reports

http://www.brownfieldnews.com/

National Brownfields Conference, 2005

http://www.brownfields2005.org/

Smart Growth

http://www.smartgrowth.org/default.asp

Brownfield News and Information

http://www.brownfieldsource.org/