ssc2011_brett van akkeren

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

vanakkeren.brett@epa.govvanakkeren.brett@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//