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

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Responsible
Growth

Complete
Communities

Key Issues Addressed

Population Stagnation
Greater Housing Diversity & Affordability
Social & Environmental Resilience
Not Infrastructure Cost-burden
Not Jobs-Skills Mismatch

Related Planning Topic Areas

Economic Development
Housing
Land Use & Development
Open Space & Environment
Not Transportation & Infrastructure

Applicable Geographic Scales

Countywide

Countywide

Municipalities

Not Municipalities

Sub-geographies

Not Sub-geographies

Equity Considerations

Improved public health outcomes and adjacent property values.

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Sustainability Considerations

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

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Implementation

Lead Partner(s)

Project

Partnership

Policy

  • St. Louis County Department of Planning

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Supporting Partner(s)

Project, Partnership, or Policy

Timeline

  • 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

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Cost

Medium
($1-10mil)

Low
(Less than $1 mil)

High
($10+ mil)

Not Partnership
Project
Not Policy

Medium-term
(5-10 Years)

Ongoing

Near-term
(Within 5 Years)

Long-term
(10+ Years)

Potential Funding Sources

  • EPA Brownfields Grant Funding

  • USACE Brownfields - Urban Waters Program

Tracking Implementation

Tracking Success

  • LEED_ND_ Smart Location & Linkage

  • SITES_ Site Context

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If overperforming, what should we do?

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

If underperforming, what should we do?

Keep going and publish the success.

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