10. Smart Growth America is the only national organization dedicated to researching,
advocating for and leading coalitions to bring smart growth practices to more
communities nationwide.
www.smartgrowthamerica.org
1707 L St. NW Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20036 | 202-207-3355
Editor's Notes
Introduction – SGA (LOCUS, LLC, Brownfields Coaltion).
Advocacy, policy development and technical assistance to make it easier to build places that are smart, sustainable, equitable, livable, healthy and resilient.
Equity is central
Vacant, abandoned, brownfield sites redeveloped with new uses that serve the health needs of the neighborhood’s residents
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Abandoned gas station becomes a community clinic
Abandoned laundry along a stream in Lawrence, MA becomes a park and community garden
Old landfill becomes a drainage pond that incorporates play equipment, lighting, and a walking path
WHY? Healthfields
Health Disparities – Zip codes with higher poverty rates often have both lack of health facilities and wealth of vacant brownfield sites.
Turning brownfields into an asset for redevelopment – can thepublic money we invest in brownfield clean-up and marketing serve us better if it increases access to care, healthy food, safe recreation, community support networks?
Bringing health resources – clinics, state and federal funding for healthy infrastructure – to the table
Mobilizing community residents to make things happen
East Tampa
Community Redevelopment Area
Brownfield Assessment grant
Ed Johnson, CRA Manager
Sophisticated economic development professional focused on creating a better environment for the private sector
1. Belmont Heights Estates: HOPE VI completed 2006 (1997 grant)
2. Encore District – 28 acre Central Park neighborhood. Choice Neighborhood grant
Grocery stores – new or renovated
Public safety – police district station
Health clinic – Tampa Family Health
Parks – Robert Cole Lake
Complete streets – bikeways and traffic calming in core of 22nd Ave
Grocery store and attached retail – DESIRED, but not an easy deal to make.
WHO LEADS?
Non-profit clinics seeking out brownfields to redevelop
State regulators with a backlog of sites to unload
City, county and regional economic development officials
Resident-led organizations – Community Redevelopment Authority in E. Tampa, Groundworks Trusts