[CPEO-BIF] Report on Benefits of Brownfield Redevelopment in Minnesota

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Investments in Brownfield Redevelopment Fuel Economic Growth and  
Community Revitalization

A Report on the Impact of Past and Future Investments in Brownfields

Minnesota Brownfields
March, 2011

The volatility that shook Minnesota’s economy in recent years demands  
solutions that will create a more stable and sustainable future for  
our state. Minnesota’s citizens, businesses, and government are  
working to regain economic footing, create more jobs, and revitalize  
Minnesota’s communities. One of the most dynamic tools we can use to  
accomplish those goals is the redevelopment of idled, contaminated  
commercial and industrial properties. Several thousand of these  
properties, called “brownfields,” sit stagnant in communities across  
the state and present a prime opportunity to bolster Minnesota’s  
economy and its communities while also improving environmental health.

In response to the situation outlined above, Minnesota Brownfields  
prepared this report, to:

analyze the results of past public investments in brownfield cleanup  
and redevelopment in Minnesota since 1995
quantify the economic, fiscal, environmental and social benefits from  
contaminated land reuse and redevelopment
analyze the consequences of idle brownfields
forecast future opportunity for brownfield reuse and redevelopment in  
Minnesota
recommend actions to maximize the public benefit from public  
investment in brownfields

To download the full report, go to
http://assets.mnbrownfields.org/Benefits2011.pdf

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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