Category: Environmental

Community Resilience Through Leadership and Governance: Planning for Complete Streets and Wetland Banking

By Chris Silewski, PLA, and Greg Aldrian, PG For a community to work toward a better future, local leaders must enable efforts that will lead to community resilience. Creating and implementing the right development policies and plans, such as those for resilient street design and wetland mitigation banking, will put things on the right track.… Read More »

Deadlines Approaching for $3 Billion in EDA American Rescue Plan Grants

By Scott Wilson, PSS, and Keely Campbell, PG It’s time to get serious about the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) $3 billion funding infusion waiting to flow to local governments and other entities as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Historically the EDA receives and distributes about $350 million annually to fund infrastructure… Read More »

Enhancing Community Environmental Resilience Through Brownfield Revitalization and Process-based Stream Restoration

By Christina Hiegel, PE, and Colin Barry, PG, CFM Environmental challenges are among the concerns many communities grapple with as they strategically plan to become more resilient and ensure a strong, vibrant future. Two frequently occurring environmental challenges are the revitalization of brownfield sites in protection of human and environmental health and the restoration of… Read More »