- 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 …
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
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.
- 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.
- Planning & Strategy Development
- Webinar
Building Institutional Knowledge to Support Community Revitalization
In this webinar, GWUSA and special guests provide guidance for combatting the loss of institutional knowledge that can cause land reuse projects to stagnate.
- Engagement & Outreach
- Getting Started
- Webinar
Community Development Done Right: Putting Environmental Justice and Equitable Development Into Action
In this workshop, Groundwork USA’s Jalisa Gilmore and John Valinch share guiding principles of environmental justice …
Massachusetts Brownfields to Brightfields Site Mapper
This digital mapping tool enable municipal officials, state agencies, renewable energy developers, and community organizations to assess brownfield sites in Massachusetts for B2B project suitability and to better understand the opportunities for community benefits from these projects or alternative uses for the sites.
- Planning & Strategy Development
- Webinar
Brownfields to Brightfields: Unlocking Solar Energy and Community Development
Workshop speakers and presenters shared models and real-world examples of B2B projects that advance equity and community benefits.
- Guide / Toolkit
- Land Reuse Ideas
Brownfields To Brightfields: Opportunities, Challenges & Program Models
This memo summarizes research undertaken between 2020 and 2021 by Groundwork USA and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), to understand the landscape of and opportunities for equitable “Brownfields to Brightfields” projects in the U.S.