| Regional Planning Commission of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany Parishes Brownfield Redevelopment Program |
Brownfield Consortium
The RPC established the Southeast Louisiana Regional Brownfields Consortium with our initial
Brownfield grant in 1999. The Consortium includes representatives of all parties with an interest in
brownfields redevelopment, such as community members, developers, consultants, government entities, local
non-profit groups, and other Brownfield stakeholders. The Consortium helps guide RPC’s brownfields
planning and project development in the region through such activities as conferences and workshops,
regional policy recommendations and inventory development, and allows a cross-section of stakeholders to
collaborate on Brownfield redevelopment projects.
The Consortium also works with local governments to develop policies and regulations to encourage
brownfields activities and remove of barriers to brownfields redevelopment. With RPC support, the
Consortium partners with EPA to develop innovative approaches to gather and subsequently to share
valuable information among all communities in this region. This research includes input into the USTriage
model, a software database to catalog and rank sites for redevelopment throughout the region. The
Consortium will explore the use of a GIS Data Management System to identify all brownfields in the region,
to track their development status, and to link this information to other related databases in the region. The
Consortium also conducts public forums designed to gather information about needs and expectations
regarding brownfields and to provide information and discussion on local, state, and national Brownfield
topics. The Consortium strives to formulate regional strategies that demonstrate the benefits of diverse
groups working together.
No meetings are scheduled at this time.
Brownfield grant in 1999. The Consortium includes representatives of all parties with an interest in
brownfields redevelopment, such as community members, developers, consultants, government entities, local
non-profit groups, and other Brownfield stakeholders. The Consortium helps guide RPC’s brownfields
planning and project development in the region through such activities as conferences and workshops,
regional policy recommendations and inventory development, and allows a cross-section of stakeholders to
collaborate on Brownfield redevelopment projects.
The Consortium also works with local governments to develop policies and regulations to encourage
brownfields activities and remove of barriers to brownfields redevelopment. With RPC support, the
Consortium partners with EPA to develop innovative approaches to gather and subsequently to share
valuable information among all communities in this region. This research includes input into the USTriage
model, a software database to catalog and rank sites for redevelopment throughout the region. The
Consortium will explore the use of a GIS Data Management System to identify all brownfields in the region,
to track their development status, and to link this information to other related databases in the region. The
Consortium also conducts public forums designed to gather information about needs and expectations
regarding brownfields and to provide information and discussion on local, state, and national Brownfield
topics. The Consortium strives to formulate regional strategies that demonstrate the benefits of diverse
groups working together.
No meetings are scheduled at this time.
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| Regional Planning Commission 1340 Poydras, Suite 2100 New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 568-6611 www.norpc.org |
| Upcoming Brownfields Consortium Meetings |