| Northeast-Midwest Institute Weekly Update |
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New Guidebook: Federal Resources for Sustainable Rural Communities
| "Federal Resources for Sustainable Rural Communities" is a guide to programs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Partnership for Sustainable Communities (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Departments of Transportation and of Housing & Urban Development). Each agency offers different ways of approaching infrastructure planning and construction, economic development, pollution cleanup, and other issues that are part of achieving sustainable communities. This new guide provides key information on funding and technical assistance opportunities available from the four agencies, as well as examples of how rural communities across the country have put these programs into action. The guide is available here.
For more information, contact Beth Zgoda, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Center for Community Progress 2012 Land Bank Conference
| The Center for Community Progress will host a Land Bank Conference in Kalamazoo, Michigan from October 14-16, 2012. The conference will offer:
- Mobile tours about brownfield redevelopment, new housing development, and greening initiatives.
- Two-hour workshops that dive into code enforcement and the nuts and bolts of land banking.
- Twenty workshop sessions covering cutting-edge topics on redevelopment incentives, land banking without enabling legislation, establishing rental programs, partnering with community organizations and more.
- Daily opportunities to network with and engage revitalization professionals and leading experts in the field from around the nation.
To learn more, view the conference program, or register, visit the conference website.
For more information, contact Beth Zgoda, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Brownfields 2013 Conference Accepting Session Proposals
| The 15th National Brownfields Conference is accepting session proposals until August 3. The conference will take place from May 15-17, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the International City/County Management Association, the conference sponsors, are looking for ideas that "maximize opportunities for conference participants to interact with experts and share successful brownfields redevelopment, community involvement and land revitalization experiences". The conference was held last year in Philadelphia and provides a venue for Northeast-Midwest communities to share their expertise in brownfield remediation. The Call for Ideas can be found on the Brownfields 2013 website.
For more information, contact Colleen Cain , Senior Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Register Now for 2012 Inner City Economic Summit
| The 2012 Inner City Economic Summit will be held in Boston from September 19-20. According to conference host Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC), "cities across the country are creating innovative models and collaborative partnerships to lay the groundwork for sustainable economic development. During the 2012 Inner City Economic Summit, city, civic and business leaders will gather to share practices that are proving durable in this fiscal climate." The conference will feature: case studies from 13 cities, including eight from the Northeast-Midwest; a keynote presentation by Harvard Business School Professor and ICIC Chairman Michael E. Porter on U.S. Competitiveness; and a plenary address by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. A full agenda and registration details can be found on the conference website.
For more information, contact Colleen Cain , Senior Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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