Brownfield Redevelopment

Your neighborhood needs you.

Abandoned, contaminated properties known as brownfields threaten the quality of life in communities throughout the Hudson Valley. Ranging from vacant gas stations to former factories (see It Might Be a Brownfield If...), these sites lay fallow because it seems too expensive and too risky to redevelop them.

Illustration by Dan Baxter

After clean up, however, brownfields can become powerful engines for economic vitality, rejuvenating neighborhoods suffering from pollution and blight, and reducing development pressure on our precious open spaces. In places such as Beacon and Irvington, Scenic Hudson has helped citizens transform polluted sites into development that serves community needs. See Case Studies for more info.

Funding and other assistance is available thanks to a new state initiative called the Brownfield Cleanup Program (see FAQ). This innovative program is stimulating private-sector cleanup and reuse of contaminated properties. Find out what you can do in our 8 Steps to Brownfield Redevelopment. To learn about the almost decade-long fight for this new legislation, see Brownfield Sites for Opportune Eyes.

For more about brownfield redevelopment in the Hudson Valley, please visit Overview, In the News and Related Links.