CCLR Workshops

Join the TAB providers CCLR, KSU and NJIT at the Redevelopment Rodeo when it stampedes in to this year's National Brownfields Conference in Pittsburgh. Come show off your stock of redevelopment projects!

By applying you will access CCLR's stable of experts to answer questions, make introductions, and offer insights from experience and recommendations. Act now, the deadline is September 1st. 

The sky’s the limit when it comes to urban farming, as RAD Urban and Top Leaf Farms have proven with their project at 2201 Dwight Street, in Berkeley, CA. The CCLR team visited the property to speak to Benjamin Fahrer, co-owner, principal designer and farm manager at Top Leaf, and Jason Laub, RAD Urban’s VP and Director of Operations, to learn more about the ultimate creative use of an oft-ignored space: rooftop farming!

Seventeen years in the making, the Miraflores Senior affordable housing project celebrated its groundbreaking on May 15th, 2017.  Miraflores Senior is being developed by non-profit developer Eden Housing in partnership with the Richmond-based Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC) on 1.56 acres, and is part of a larger master-planned development of the entire 14-acre site.

The NJ Brownfields Interagency Working Group (NJ IAWG) collaborated with the NJ Mayors Association (NJ UMA) to deliver an invaluable workshop on redevelopment and community goals to promote economic revitalization in New Jersey urban communities.

The Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR) and New Partners for Community Revitalization (NPCR)  set out to make the “Brownfield Redevelopment and Community Revitalization” Summit the most consequential meeting of redevelopment practitioners in New York State in 2017.

About fifteen years ago, renowned Japanese master builder and zen architecture guru, Paul Discoe, purchased a plot of land in West Oakland. He named the strip of land the O2 Artisan’s Aggregate (O2AA) and envisioned it as a maker-space for sustainability-minded creators in the community. The site encompasses about 2.5 acres on the corner of Magnolia Street and West Grand Avenue, nestled in brownfield-rich area of West Oakland between various industrial metals recyclers, American Steelworks, and concrete manufacturers.The O2AA is striving to preserve the spirit of both pre- and post-industrial craftsmanship through innovative, sustainable and socially responsible processes.

On Saturday, June 3rd, they came as Wonder Woman, Shrek, fire fighters and other superheroes to Gresham’s Rock the Block, a family-oriented celebration that featured organizations providing community members access to much needed, life-changing resources.

The Center for Creative Land Recycling, in partnership with the CA Department of Toxic Substances Control held a free half-day workshop and walking tour in Vista, focusing on recycling underutilized land for economic development, renewable energy, and affordable housing.

The Center for Creative Land Recycling held the year’s premier brownfields redevelopment event, the 3rd Cumbre para el Desarrollo de Brownfields, on May 10th at Centro Gubernamental Minillas, Torre Norte in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The free, all-day event provided 160 attendees with the tools necessary to redevelop contaminated or underutilized land, also known as brownfields. 39 out of the island’s 78 municipalities participated, in addition to multiple NGOs and civic leaders. Redeveloping brownfields supports economic development, stops the spread of urban sprawl, and has positive impacts for public health. 

Vance Park is a well-worn jewel in the rough in Gresham, Oregon’s Rockwood neighborhood. Used for a variety of purposes, like futsal, community gardens, Frisbee golf, and children’s playground, it’s potential lies in more uses and the reuse of the adjacent sites, including Vance Pit. The Pit is comprised of a defunct gravel pit, suspected former landfills and other industrial uses. The Rockwood community faces considerable challenges and opportunities. As Gresham’s highest density and poorest neighborhood, Rockwood boasts a rich ethnic tapestry. It has struggled economically in recent years, and the City, county and state partners are committed to nurturing a more prosperous community. Rockwood CDC has embarked on a strategy to promote community and economic development. Through Rockwood Speaks and other initiatives, they are steadily building a base for the economic growth and stability of the neighborhood and its residents.