When it comes to redeveloping brownfield sites, there are probably more profitable business endeavors than affordable housing. However, these projects can be important to communities, especially those in need of housing opportunities for lower income families.
Because many brownfields are in already developed and established urban areas, these sites also can provide an opportunity for cities [...]
When it comes to tackling the problem of locating abandoned gas stations and their underground storage tanks (UST), the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is leaving no stone, or patch of dirt, unturned.
While other communities have focused on the post-1980s–when UST regulations were put in place–and preventing any leaking of known USTs, the health department is [...]
When a prime piece of property was offered to the city of Newberg, Ore., there was little doubt the city needed to accept the gift, says David Beam, the city’s economic development coordinator.
Not accepting could mean that the corner property, the site of an auto dealership and service center, would be abandoned and left to [...]
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