| Brownfields are lands on which industrial or commercial activity took place in the past. |
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| Brownfields are a legacy of the poor environmental practices of the past. |
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| Brownfields are generally former commercial or industrial lands where previous land uses may have resulted in contamination of the soil or groundwater. |
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| Its goal is to accelerate redevelopment and urban revitalization across Canada and promote Brownfields redevelopment to meet the challenges of sustainable community planning. |
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| The creators of the Brownfields Initiative were not guided by economic theory when they responded to requests from urban mayors for help in overcoming the costs associated with toxic waste clean-up. |
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| Most investors shy away from brownfields because environmental laws assign liability to a broad range of parties, including the present owner. |
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| The tax assessor data proved to be a powerful tool in the geographic analysis of potential brownfields sites. |
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| The main urban structure objectives include continued reuse of brownfields and avoidance of expansion. |
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| If we really want to help municipalities, we can help them find solutions to clean up those brownfields. |
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| Just about every municipality has brownfields, such as a street corner where a service station used to be but which closed long ago. |
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| The redevelopment of brownfields, contaminated lands that lie unused and unproductive, is also an example of sustainable design. |
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| In the area of brownfields, where restoration programs have been carried out for many years, relatively low sums were determined. |
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| Returning brownfields to greenfields should be our focus on revitalizing the legacy of old industrial properties. |
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| The Minister recognized that these contaminated sites, known as brownfields, may have the potential to be cleaned up, thereby bringing health, environmental, and economic benefits to local communities. |
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| And he helped implement PlaNYC, a long-term scheme to build houses for up to 1m New Yorkers, link them to transport, clean up brownfields, plant 1m trees and improve air and water across the five boroughs. |
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| The Department has found a way to spread the risk, reduce the cost and encourage the practical application of one of these new technologies by integrating it into the redevelopment of brownfields. |
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| The FCM's 2001 prebudget submission to the Minister of Finance had five major elements: environmental and core infrastructure, clean transportation, affordable housing, brownfields clean-up and connectivity. |
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| There is a significant opportunity to create a vibrant, mixed-use community, on a reclaimed brownfields site, exemplifying high standards of planning and design. |
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| People on the street noticed the two boys, found them mismatched against the brownfields and storefronts, their faces rosy in the polluted light, copper-sulfite highlights in their hair. |
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| The city last week unveiled a program to provide cash incentives that will encourage the cleanup of brownfields. |
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| Sites range from small properties undergoing voluntary cleanup to brownfields redevelopment projects to some of the largest and most complex Superfund sites in the country. |
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| Redeveloping brownfields remaining from Worcester's industrial past is held as a critical strategy for the future of this city in central Massachusetts. |
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