Equitable Development Resource Hub

Looking for some easily actionable tools to help guide your land reuse project?

You’ve come to the right place. Our Equitable Development Resource Hub is full of tools, guides, podcasts, graphic novels, templates, and case studies to support your efforts to transform brownfields and other neglected lands into community assets. Our field tested resources are broken out roughly into five categories:

  • Getting Started – Are you considering starting a new project and trying to figure out what needs to happened? These tools will help you better understand the equitable development process and where to begin!
  • Planning & Strategy Development – A solid plan is essential to your success. These tools will help guide you through the planning process from identifying key partners to mapping out milestones on your path to success.
  • Engagement & Outreach –  Equitably turning land into community assets takes a village. These tools will help you identify ways to reach new audiences, build partnerships, and keep people invested for the long-haul.
  • Land Reuse Ideas – Whether you’re looking for inspiration for ways to reuse land for community benefit or wondering what it takes to bring your vision to life these tools are here to help!
  • Tracking Progress –  Measuring progress and demonstrating your impact is essential to your success. These tools will help you measure your progress and tell the story about the difference you’re making in the community.

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  • Land Reuse Ideas
  • Webinar

Advancing Equity Webinar: Engaging and Activating Community Voices

Are you part of a non-profit, community group, or local government looking to embed equity at …

  • Land Reuse Ideas
  • Webinar

Brownfield Curious: Understanding the Brownfield Reuse Process and Timeline

Looking to tackle your first land reuse project and wondering how to get started? Overwhelmed by …

  • Land Reuse Ideas
  • Webinar

Advancing Equity in Land Reuse: A Practical Guide to Engaging and Activating Community Voices

“When we center community voice and vision in brownfield reuse the potential for community benefit increases …

  • Land Reuse Ideas
  • Webinar

Transforming Neighborhoods, Igniting Change: Building Community Through Land Reuse

Leaders from the Somerville Growing Center share their journey of turning a former school parking lot into …

  • Land Reuse Ideas
  • Webinar

Brownfield Curious: Unearthing Potential of Brownfields for Environmental Justice

In this three-part webinar series, we’ll help demystify the brownfield land reuse process for non-profits and …

  • Engagement & Outreach
  • Guide / Toolkit
  • Planning & Strategy Development

Neighborhood Brownfield Inventory Toolkit: Unlocking Free Mapping Software

A resident-led brownfield inventory can be a powerful tool enabling community members to actively participate in …

  • Land Reuse Ideas
  • Webinar

Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience and Brownfield Restoration

Looking for creative ideas to transform your land reuse project into a climate adaptation powerhouse? During …

  • Guide / Toolkit
  • Land Reuse Ideas

Best Practices for Food Production in Areas Suspected of Contamination

Best Practices for Food Production in Areas Suspected of Contamination offers best practices for urban gardeners, …

  • Engagement & Outreach
  • Webinar

Maps as a Platform for Equity-Based Planning

Engaging community members throughout land reuse projects takes work! Using visual resources to connect with residents …

  • Guide / Toolkit
  • Planning & Strategy Development

Equitable Development in Action Worksheet

Integrating environmental justice and equity practices into your land reuse strategy requires intentional planning and strategic action. This worksheet is designed to help you develop your equity action plan by building you through the process of translating core environmental justice principles into strategic action.

  • Engagement & Outreach
  • Guide / Toolkit
  • Planning & Strategy Development

Creating a Resource and Stakeholder List for Your Community

This planning exercise and worksheet are designed to help guide you through the creation of a comprehensive list of people and institutions you’ll need to engage to advance your solution and think strategically about why those stakeholders should care about these issues.

  • Planning & Strategy Development
  • Video

Centennial Parkside CDC Community Map Dashboard Overview

Digital mapping tools can be a valuable planning tools to inform the development of equitable land reuse strategy that prioritizes community need. This tutorial provides an overview of the Centennial Parkside CDC Community Map Dashboard.