2012 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:15:20 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] Old gas stations
 
A Clean New Life for Grimy Gas Stations

By RONDA KAYSEN
New York Times
July 10, 2012

HIGH FALLS, N.Y. - The gas station in this Hudson Valley hamlet sat empty for years, leaching petroleum into the soil and well water. But a renovation that will transform the abandoned station into a yoga studio, wellness center and a charging station for electric cars has turned the eyesore into a symbol of this struggling community’s revival.

The station's decline mirrors that of many others across the country.

Thousands of gas stations have closed in the last two decades, leaving many communities saddled with vacant or abandoned properties. Because gas stations are often built on busy street corners, boarded- up stations have marred the entrances to many bustling business districts in American towns and cities.

More than 50,000 stations have closed since 1991 when there were nearly 200,000 nationwide, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/11/realestate/commercial/a-clean-new- life-for-grimy-gas-stations.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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