Recommendation RG.25

Recommendation Status: Expand

Restore brownfields and other environmentally damaged sites for potential infill development and/or transformation into permanent open space.

This recommendation helps achieve the following

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Municipalities

Key Issues Addressed

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Sustainability Considerations

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Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Improved public health outcomes and adjacent property values.

Promotes responsible land use, reduces environmental impacts, and improves air and water quality, and community well-being.

Related Planning Topic Areas

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Responsible Growth

Not Municipalities
Countywide
Not Sub-geographies
Not Jobs-Skills Mismatch
Not Infrastructure Cost-burden
Population Stagnation
Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Social & Environmental Resilience
Not Transportation & Infrastructure
Economic Development
Housing
Land Use & Development
Open Space & Environment
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Complete Communities

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

Medium
($1-10mil)

Partnership

Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

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Timeline

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Supporting Partner(s)

  • St. Louis County Department of Human Services - Office of Community Development

  • St. Louis Economic Development Partnership

  • St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation

  • Municipalities

  • EPA

  • Dept. of Defense

  • Environmental groups

  • Corp of Engineers

  • DNR

  • MDC

  • Community Organizations

  • St. Louis County Department of Public Health

Project

Cost

High
($10+ mil)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Policy

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • EPA Brownfields Grant Funding

  • USACE Brownfields - Urban Waters Program

Not Partnership
Project
Not Policy

Tracking Implementation

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Create a county-wide citizen action committee to build an advocacy and educational platform for the residents. Partners with current advocacy groups.

Tracking Success

  • LEED_ND_ Smart Location & Linkage

  • SITES_ Site Context

If overperforming, what should we do?

Keep going and publish the success.

If underperforming, what should we do?

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