From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:14:12 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-brownfields |
Subject: | [CPEO-BIF] "Transforming Brownfields and Vacant Spaces in Sacramento, " California |
FROM WASTED SPACES TO HEALTHY PLACES: Transforming Brownfields and Vacant Spaces in Sacramento Ubuntu Green/Sacramento Housing Alliance/Coalition on Regional Equity November 2013 Executive SummarySacramento’s environmental justice communities have long been plagued with vacant lots that are magnets for crime and illegal dumping. When coupled with the elimination of redevelopment agencies and the foreclosure crisis that has hit Sacramento especially hard, already struggling communities have become overwhelmed by abandoned buildings and uncared for vacant spaces. Furthermore, communities of color and low-income communities have been historically burdened with a disproportionate amount of unhealthy land uses, such as gas stations, chrome plating facilities, waste storage plants and other heavy polluting industrial activities. These problems have grown over time, as brownfields left behind by polluting land uses have created vacant spaces with limited redevelopment and reuse options along with hazardous contamination risks.Community engagement on issues of land use has exposed extensive challenges with the concentration of vacant spaces in some neighborhoods and the urgent need for action. Creating change around this long-ignored aspect of community decay would have a significant impact on families struggling to live healthy lives in this environment. The Environmental Justice Initiative set out to develop a campaign that could create change around these issues. The Brownfields and Vacant Spaces Campaign was initiated to address the prevalence of unhealthy land uses in communities of color and low-income communities, with a particular focus on Oak Park, South Sacramento, and Del Paso Heights. Through a robust and ongoing community engagement process, community challenges have been identified and strategies have been developed, with some already moving forward. This report lays out the recommendations that will begin addressing brownfields and vacant spaces in the Sacramento region and create a more equitable built environment in Sacramento. ... To download the entire report, go to http://www.ubuntugreen.org/pdf/FromWastedSpacesToHealthyPlaces.pdf -- 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 _______________________________________________ Brownfields mailing list Brownfields@lists.cpeo.org http://lists.cpeo.org/listinfo.cgi/brownfields-cpeo.org | |
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