[OKC] EPA to Provide Technical Assistance on Sustainable Growth and Development

[Alig, Jennifer L.]

Jennifer Alig

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

October 19, 2010 

 

 

EPA to Provide Technical Assistance on Sustainable Growth and
Development 

 

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen
eight communities to receive technical assistance on sustainable growth
and development issues.  The assistance will help local governments
address infrastructure constraints, protect water quality, set
development standards, and create options for housing and
transportation. EPA will work in collaboration with its partners at the
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of
Transportation (DOT) to help communities become more environmentally and
economically sustainable as part of the agency's broader work through
the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. 

 

"EPA is building partnerships with communities from across the country,
in rural, suburban and urban areas, to help them develop in ways that
are environmentally sustainable and economically resilient," said EPA
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson.  "This assistance will help local
residents protect their health and the environment, all while
strengthening their ability to attract new businesses and new jobs." 

 

The smart growth assistance projects will focus on key topics central to
the partnership's work: cross-departmental coordination of
sustainability policies, cities undergoing economic transition,
infrastructure financing, historic preservation as part of downtown
revitalization and, incorporating climate change adaptation as part of
long-term plans. 

 

The projects will be based in Washington, D.C.; Saginaw, Mich.; Wheat
Ridge, Colo.; Chicago, Ill.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Concord, N.H.;
Cumberland and Cobb counties in Ga.; and a statewide project in Rhode
Island.  

 

The projects are being coordinated through the Partnership for
Sustainable Communities, which began in June 2009, with EPA
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan, and DOT
Secretary Ray LaHood coming together to coordinate federal actions on
housing, transportation, and environmental protection.  This interagency
collaboration achieves efficient federal investments in infrastructure,
facilities, and services that meet multiple economic, environmental, and
community objectives.  

 

The partnership has released a new publication that looks at the
progress the agencies have made in the first year.  The document
explains how the partnership has targeted resources to help communities
strengthen their economies by developing more sustainably and removing
regulatory and policy barriers to make it easier for state and local
governments to access federal resources. 

 

More information on the Smart Growth Assistance Program:
http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/sgia.htm
<http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/sgia.htm>  

 

More information on the partnership:
http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/partnership/index.html
<http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/partnership/index.html>  

 

View the partnership progress report:
http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/partnership_year1.pdf
<http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/pdf/partnership_year1.pdf>  

 

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