EPA provides $300 million in grants to rejuvenate brownfield sites
Awards will help turn previously polluted, vacant and abandoned properties into community assets while boosting local economies
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Atlanta to stitch downtown communities back together with 14-acre cap project
Plans include increasing affordable housing, sustainable infrastructure, access to critical amenities and supporting underserved communities
Colorado passes bill tying transportation to affordable housing
Connecticut bill failed that would have incentivized towns across the state to focus on transit-oriented development fails
States considering laws to tie transportation funding to housing
Connecticut, Colorado bills designed to create denser, walkable communities where people can easily access public transportation
North Carolina to use $1.5 billion to increase affordable housing supply
Program addresses state's overwhelming shortage in affordable housing
Transportation Department releases $17.6 million for transit-oriented development planning
Projects will create opportunities for contractors and developers of all industries
Chicago hopes simplifying development process will help solve housing shortage
'Cut the Tape' initiative lays out near-term actions city plans to improve administrative processes that could be inhibiting development.
Louisville’s new development strategy: Bring residents back to downtown
City design is in response to the way city spaces function after the COVID-19 pandemic
EPA releases $20 billion for projects to reduce air pollution, greenhouse gases
Eight nonprofits and coalitions will distribute the awards to tens of thousands of projects that focus on delivering clean energy and furthering environmental justice
Massachusetts to provide $175 million for critical projects statewide
$106.1 million will be used for transportation, infrastructure, community development and affordable housing projects
