Federal Sustainable Federal Sustainable Communities: Communities: Assistance Opportunities Assistance Opportunities Atlanta Urban Labs Atlanta Urban Labs CNU 18 CNU 18 Brett Van Akkeren US Environmental Protection Agenc
May 14, 2015
Federal Sustainable Communities: Federal Sustainable Communities:
Assistance OpportunitiesAssistance Opportunities
Atlanta Urban Labs Atlanta Urban Labs CNU 18CNU 18
Brett Van Akkeren,US Environmental Protection Agency
Sustainable Communities Partnership: A Marriage of ProgramsA Marriage of Programs
The VowTo meet the President’s challenge for our agencies to coordinate our policies, programs, and resources to help urban, suburban, and rural areas and regions to build sustainable communities, and to make sustainable communities the leading style of development in the United States.
Partnership Principles
1. Provide more transportation choices.
2. Promote equitable, affordable housing.
3. Enhance economic competitiveness.
4. Support existing communities.
5. Value communities and neighborhoods.
6. Coordinate policies and leverage investment.
Something OldSomething Old Transportation Enhancement Transportation Enhancement
Programs—DOTPrograms—DOT Ped. & bike facilitiesPed. & bike facilities Acquisition of historic sitesAcquisition of historic sites Landscaping and scenic Landscaping and scenic
beautificationbeautification Historic preservationHistoric preservation
Brownfields Program--EPABrownfields Program--EPA Assessment grantsAssessment grants Clean up grantsClean up grants State revolving loan fundState revolving loan fund Direct technical assistanceDirect technical assistance
Congestion Mitigation and Air Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality--DOTQuality--DOT
Smart Growth Implementation Smart Growth Implementation Assistance--EPAAssistance--EPA
Something NewSomething New TIGER Grants--DOTTIGER Grants--DOT
Round 1, 51 projects $1,5 Round 1, 51 projects $1,5 billionbillion
Round 2, $600 million, $35 Round 2, $600 million, $35 million for planningmillion for planning
Community Challenge Community Challenge Grants--HUDGrants--HUD
$40 million$40 million Urban Waters Initiative-EPAUrban Waters Initiative-EPA Brownfields Area-Wide Brownfields Area-Wide
Planning Pilot Program--Planning Pilot Program--EPAEPA
$3.5 million$3.5 million
Something BorrowedSomething Borrowed Clean Water and Drinking Clean Water and Drinking
Water Revolving Loan Water Revolving Loan Funds—EPAFunds—EPA
$3.3 billion$3.3 billion 20 percent Green Project 20 percent Green Project
ReserveReserve Fix-it-first policyFix-it-first policy
Choice Neighborhoods—Choice Neighborhoods—HUDHUD
$65 million FY 2010$65 million FY 2010 $250 million requested for $250 million requested for
FY 2011FY 2011
Something BlueSomething Blue
Kerry—Libermann American Power ActKerry—Libermann American Power Act FundingFunding
• Up to $ 1.875 billion TIGER reloadUp to $ 1.875 billion TIGER reload Improve energy efficiencyImprove energy efficiency Reduce dependence on oilReduce dependence on oil Reducing greenhouse gas emissionsReducing greenhouse gas emissions Benefit the environmentBenefit the environment
• Up to $ 1.875 billion discretionary grant programUp to $ 1.875 billion discretionary grant program 10% to MPOs for climate plans10% to MPOs for climate plans 80% to fund actions to meet those plans 80% to fund actions to meet those plans
• Emission reductionsEmission reductions• Address mobility needs of the carlessAddress mobility needs of the carless• Innovation and economic developmentInnovation and economic development
Lets Move! Lets Move! Reducing Childhood ObesityReducing Childhood Obesity
Shameless PromotionShameless Promotion
““New Urbanism is New Urbanism is designing a designing a community from the community from the perspective of a child perspective of a child on a bicycle”on a bicycle”
Peter Calthorpe,
•“Building Lifelong Communities is designing a community from the perspective of a flower child on a bicycle”
Thank YouThank You
Brett Van AkkerenBrett Van Akkeren
[email protected]@epa.gov
Resources:Resources:http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/partnership/index.htmlhttp://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/partnership/index.html
http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_offices/sustainhttp://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_offices/sustainable_housing_communitiesable_housing_communities
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/livabilityhttp://www.fhwa.dot.gov/livability//