Why is the Gateway District called a Brownfields “Showcase Community?
A partnership of Federal agencies with interests in brownfields redevelopment has been formed to offer technical, financial, and other assistance to selected communities. These communities, called Brownfields Showcase Communities, will serve as models demonstrating the benefits of collaborative activity on brownfields. The Federal partners designated 16 Brownfields Showcase Communities out of over 230 interested communities distributed across the country, varying by size, resources, and community character. The Salt Lake City Gateway was one of the communities selected and is already benefiting from the federal agency funding and technical assistance offered by the partnership. For example, the Department of Housing and Urban Development provided $500,000 to Salt Lake City to be used for improving the infrastructure (such as streets and sidewalks) in the Gateway District. The Department of Transportation will provide $40 million to assist in the construction of the Intermodal Center at
