Community Revitalization Summit Introducing the Center for Creative - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Brownfield Redevelopment & Community Revitalization Summit

Introducing the Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR or “See Clear”  Oldest national non-profit championing land recycling  US EPA Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) provider in Regions 2, 9 and 10 through 2021 (10 states+ territories)

CCLR’s Desired Impact Over the next 20 years, thousands of underutilized properties across America will be re-purposed in a new intentional manner to: • Reduces inequities • Increases environmental, physical, and economic wellbeing

CCLR’s Services  Workshops: Brownfields Basics/Meet the Funders  Technical Assistance  Grant writing workshops and webinars  Community engagement and connection to resources: interagency Working Groups, Vision to Action, Referrals  Online resources and newsletters

New Partners for Community Revitalization (NPCR)  Key force behind the passage of brownfields legislation in New York State  Focus on low and moderate income areas  Joined forces with CCLR in 2017

KEY PARTNERS Department of State Department of Environmental Conservation

ENGAGING EXPERTS FROM DIFFERNET SECTORS  Kathy Sheehan  Neil Pariser  John McDonald III  Jim Van der Kloot  Scott Fairbrother  Eddie Bautista  Jane O’Connell  Monica Kurzejeski  Rossana Rosado  Vernice Miller-Travis  Allen Zerkin  Amanda Ludlow  Matt Robbie  Mimi Raygorodetsky  Julie Noble  Jeff Jones  Lisa Nagle  Katherine Glass  Sarah Crowell  Thomas Lobasso  Stephen Holley  Aaron Mair  Bob Murray  Barry Hersh  Kevin McCarty  Michael Taylor  Evans Paull  Jean Hamerman  Amy Fisk  Dan Walsh  Arnie Will  Paul Beyer

Brownfield Redevelopment & Community Revitalization Summit

Summit goals  Bring together diverse stakeholders to build local capacity  Spotlight NYS’s programs and response in time of uncertainty  Foster public/private exchanges, collaborations, partnerships  Align land redevelopment practices with best practices in climate adaptation and mitigation and community engagement  Invest in the next generation of practitioners to grow and diversify the redevelopment field