How Does Brownfields Redevelopment Help Local Communities?
Brownfields redevelopment presents an opportunity to help the environment, boost local economies, and increase the overall quality of life. This program receives broad support among local communities for the following reasons: • Serves as a catalyst for development projects to provide jobs, contributes to the local tax base, promotes economic development, and enhances public spaces. • Makes efficient use of existing infrastructure while providing an alternative to developing green fields of open space and contributing to suburban sprawl. Find more information on federal real property disposal. GSA’s Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2003 to promote the reuse of underutilized federal properties through the Early Transfer Authority.
