CCLR Workshops

On June 15th, the Center for Creative Land Recycling hosted its first workshop in Western New York! Our free, informative half-day workshop at the SUNY Buffalo campus focused on the latest trends in brownfield and infill redevelopment. Over 80 municipal planners, environmental professionals and consultants, local community organizers and developers all came together to share strategies for leveraging technology and the natural environment, as well as to form and build on collaborative relationships in the area.

Rome Wasn't built in a day, and neither was a successful ARC grant application. That is why we at CCLR believe the ONLY sure way to increase your chances of success is to START EARLY. Join us for this short and informative webinar designed to give you the tools you need to get ahead of the curve on this year's ARC grants and gain important insight into putting together a solid application. 

The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is holding a workshop in Phoenix, Arizona to provide cities, towns, nonprofits, and community groups with new ways of understanding, and the tools to improve public health and economic vitality. For more information CLICK HERE.And to register, CLICK HERE.

Time & Date: June 2, 2016 | 8am - 1:30pm

Location: Flinn Foundation, 1802 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ

On April 7 the Jack London Improvement District convened the latest installment of their Panel Talk Series; this evening the subject was how to support and maintain a thriving industrial sector in Jack London. As noted in the SPUR report, A Downtown for Everyone, “Preserving land zoned for industrial uses ensures a diverse supply of jobs downtown. Industrial enterprises in downtown Oakland and adjacent areas benefit from proximity to the Port of Oakland, Northern California’s major port, and are a significant source of middle-wage jobs for workers without a four year degree.” Yet, the challenges to preserving Jack London’s industry are many. 

There have been many successful CCLR workshops within the past month! Read more about CCLR's showcase of a new workshop format we’re using, as well as what was learned at the Back to Business Workshops that took place last week in Los Angeles, Brea, Riverside, El Centro and San Diego.

CCLR's Jean Hamerman attended the 7th annual Brownfield of the Northeast Conference and shares with us her notes about the afternoon's plenary session featuring guest speakers from Hoboken, NJ and Copenhagen.  

CCLR's Jean Hamerman attended the 7th annual Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast conference and shares her notes from the morning plenary session with us.

The California Association for Local Economic Development (CALED) is holding their 36th Annual Conference, Fresh: Ideas, Perspectives, Directions, at the South San Francisco Conference Center on April 26-28, 2016. Join CCLR at these two workshops: Brownfields: Legal Tools for Revitalizing Valuable Land and Economic Tools for Brownfields to learn about the basic legal tools and  economic incentives  to transform underused properties into facilities and businesses that generate jobs, tax revenue, and contribute to their communities again. 

The Center for Creative Land Recycling, in partnershp with the the U.S. EPA and California State agencies will be holding a series of workshops in Southern California aimed to provide attendees with an overview of the process of recycling land and reusing vacant, abandoned, blighted, and contaminated properties.