Tracking remediation and redevelopment trends of brownfield clean‐up programmes: the Cook County experience |
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| Authors: | Kimberly Winson‐Geideman Robert A Simons John Pendergrass |
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| Institution: | 1. Savannah State University, Department of Political Science, Public Administration and Urban Studies , Savannah, Georgia, USA;2. Urban Planning and Real Estate Development , Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University , Cleveland, OH, USA;3. Center for State, Local and Regional Environmental Programs , Environmental Law Institute , Washington, DC, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study provides evidence on the clean‐up and development of properties in Cook County that have completed the two Illinois brownfield voluntary clean‐up programmes (VCPs) since 1989. Real estate and environmental databases are merged to allow analysis of development trends for a sample of several hundred entering sites, which are followed through the programme and into the marketplace. Results show that over half of the sites entering the programme received a closure letter, and that a quarter used a residential standard when remediating property. One‐third used caps or other engineering controls, and about 20% have received financing since obtaining the closure letter. These promising outcomes demonstrate the return of these properties to productive use. |
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