Question

To promote community-initiated brownfield
planning, we will establish the NYC Community
Brownfield Planning District (CBPD) Program and
designate 25 CBPDs. Putting contaminated land
back into productive use has enormous ben-
efits to communities such as protecting public
health and the environment, creating jobs, spur-
ring economic activity, and realizing community
visions for better neighborhoods.
The CBPD Program, linked closely with the BOA
Program, will designate geographic areas in com-
munities that have clusters of brownfield proper-
ties and active CBOs interested in addressing
them. The CBPD Program will incorporate the 17
current New York City BOA study areas.
Through CBPDs, the City will support devel-
opment of a community vision for brownfield
redevelopment linked to community revitaliza-
tion. We will help realize that vision by providing
focused City assistance and services for brown-
fields. We will also provide stronger incentives-
such as higher grant award limits and special
bonus grants for land owners and developers
that clean up and redevelop brownfields consis-
tent with community brownfield plans. We will
pilot the coordination of these efforts in East
New York, where the City is leading an integrated
land use and sustainability planning study. We
will also provide CBPDs with support from a vari-
ety of City programs and resources that promote
community sustainability.
Finally, we will work to expand the State BOA
Program in New York City. We will identify 8-12
potential BOA projects in the city and work
closely with community stakeholders to support
new BOA applications for these areas.

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Answer 1

To promote sustainable development through conversion of contaminated land into productive use in New York City (NYC), NYC Community Brownfield Planning District (CBPD) Program will be initiated. The program will not only improve the environment and public health, but will also create jobs and improve economic condition in the neighborhoods. To ensure maximum community participation, grants will be provided under the program for land owners and developers that clean up and redevelop brownfields as per the requirements and parameters of the plan.