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HUD-DOT-EPA Sustainable Communities Partnership

HUD-DOT-EPA Sustainable Communities Partnership. Livability Principles Provide more transportation choices. Promote equitable, affordable housing. Increase economic competitiveness. Support existing communities. Leverage federal investment. Value communities and neighborhoods.

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HUD-DOT-EPA Sustainable Communities Partnership

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  1. HUD-DOT-EPA Sustainable Communities Partnership • Livability Principles • Provide more transportation choices. • Promote equitable, affordable housing. • Increase economic competitiveness. • Support existing communities. • Leverage federal investment. • Value communities and neighborhoods.

  2. Sustainable Communities Partnership – City Impact • Exposure to different funding options • Federal agency coordination • Planning efforts at multiple levels: • Federal • State • Local • Neighborhood

  3. Sustainable Communities Partnership – Key Lessons • Funding is tip of iceberg • Federal and local agency coordination • Cross-pollination of ideas: • Housing and Transportation Index • Location Efficiency • Transit Oriented Development • Area wide efforts • Green Buildings (transit stations, affordable, etc.)

  4. Municipal Planning Funds • Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant (SCRPG) • FTA Livability Grant • Community Challenge Planning Grant • TIGER III Capital Grant • Smart Growth Implementation Assistance • Brownfields – Assessment Grants • UST Corridor Wide Grants • Area Wide Planning Brownfield Grants

  5. WORKING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES – CURRENT GI EXAMPLES

  6. Green Infrastructure on Vacant Parcels • Store and absorb stormwater • Provide open space/recreation • An amenity for urban neighborhoods

  7. CDBG Blighted Building Demolition (2009 – Present)

  8. St. Francis Apartments - FHA

  9. St. Francis Apartments - Pilot

  10. St. Francis Apartments - Results

  11. Chicago – Green Infrastructure

  12. Green Streets • Sustainable ROW planning / design • Stormwater management • Materials • Energy • Lighting • Municipal staff led, but requires partnerships • Multiple benefits

  13. Green Streets • FHWA and US EPA Webinar • Different community character types • All city sizes • Driven by local needs • Webinar recording available: http://raingardeninitiative.org/ infrastructure

  14. Traditional Grants, Sustainable Outcomes • US DOT • Surface Transportation Program (STP) • Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ): • Transportation Enhancement Program (TE) • Federal Transit Administration Livable and Sustainable Communities • Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) • US EPA • Section 319 of the Clean Water Act • Clean Water State Revolving Fund • IEPA Green Infrastructure Grants

  15. West Union, IA • Budget ~$8.6 million (~ 6 blocks) • Components • Permeable paver streets/sidewalks • Bump-outs, rain gardens • Energy-efficient lighting • District geothermal H/C • Accessibility • Amphitheatre, kiosks • Plug-in stations • Water, sewer, vault closings

  16. West Union, IA • Budget ~$8.6 million (~ 6 blocks) • Components • Permeable paver streets/sidewalks • Bump-outs, rain gardens • Energy-efficient lighting • District geothermal H/C • Accessibility • Amphitheatre, kiosks • Plug-in stations • Water, sewer, vault closings

  17. West Union, IA – Green Streets

  18. West Union, IA – Green Streets

  19. West Union, IA

  20. Budget • Funding (rounded numbers) • DOT $2.3 mil • CDBG $1.0 mil • DNR $0.1 mil • IDALS $0.5 mil • EPA $0.5 mil • DOE $1.0 mil • I-JOBS $1.2 mil • IA Great Places $0.2 mil • IDED $0.3 mil • Local $2-3 mil • TOTALS $9-10 million

  21. Learning More After Today • Partnership for Sustainable Communitieshttp://www.sustainablecommunities.gov/ • Green Streets Webinarhttp://raingardeninitiative.org/ infrastructure • US EPA - Managing Wet Weather with Green Infrastructure:http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=298 • Partnership Grants Listhttp://www.sustainablecommunities.gov/pdf/leveragingPartnership.pdf

  22. Contact info Jonathan Grosshans, AICP, LEED-AP US EPA – Region 5 77 W Jackson Blvd, SM-7J Chicago IL 60604 312-353-5617 Grosshans.jon@epa.gov

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