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The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Voting Rights Trail UST Assessment & Redevelopment

The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Voting Rights Trail UST Assessment & Redevelopment. Larry Bryant. The Trail. Marks route of 1965 Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery along US Highway 80. 54-Mile Corridor through Dallas, Lowndes & Montgomery Counties.

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The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Voting Rights Trail UST Assessment & Redevelopment

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  1. The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Voting Rights Trail UST Assessment & Redevelopment Larry Bryant

  2. The Trail • Marks route of 1965 Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery along US Highway 80. • 54-Mile Corridor through Dallas, Lowndes & Montgomery Counties. • Very rural area, with high minority and low income population. • National Scenic Highway • National By-Way Brownfields Program

  3. Brownfields Program

  4. How Did We Get Here? • 2006 - Trail Assessment idea conceived • 2007 - ADEM UST applies for BF Grant • 2008 - ADEM & EPA focus on Selma • 2008 - EPA Seeking UST/BF Interaction • 2008 - ADEM applies for Assess Grant • 2009 - ADEM to use BF funds to assess petroleum Brownfields Sites Brownfields Program

  5. 2009 Activities • EPA OUST Designated Trail • Listening & Interface with Community • Inventory of Sites • Site Assessments • UST ARRA Cleanup Grant Brownfields Program

  6. EPA OUST Initiative • OUST looking for national models • Tamiami Trail • Voting Rights Trail • Three-Year Effort Brownfields Program

  7. Community Outreach • Develop Contacts List • Listening is the Key • Vision to Action • Feedback to Community Brownfields Program

  8. What is Multi-Vision Integration/ Vision-to-Action? Vision - Mental Image of Future Draw It In Color! Multi - Everybody Has One Integration - Fit Them Together Action - Vision Shapes Decisions and Actions All Day, If not, It is Not Really a Vision Sustainable - Ecology, Society, and Economics Preserved/Improved for Future Generations

  9. Selma Riverfront Park and Development Brownfields Program

  10. Old Jail - Hayneville Brownfields Program

  11. Genetta Stream Restoration Brownfields Program

  12. UST Sites Inventory • ADEM UST Program assistance • Input from Local Governments • Drive-by and GIS • Finalize Inventory (43 sites) Brownfields Program

  13. Brownfields Program

  14. Conduct Assessments • Site Access Issues • ADEM Brownfields Grant Funds used • ADEM Applied for EPA Assessment Grant in October 2009 • Assess Sites Brownfields Program

  15. Assessments Completed • ADEM – 6 Phase 1 and 1 Phase 2 • EPA SESD – 3 Phase 2 • EPA TBA – 9 Phase 1 Brownfields Program

  16. UST Cleanup Grant • ADEM received $4 million ARRA • Three Years to Utilize Funds • EPA stressed utilization of grant funds on Trail Brownfields Program

  17. 2010 and The Future • ARRA Federal Partners Team • ADEM receives Assessment Grant • Planning and Implementing: • Redevelopment • Transportation • Infrastructure Improvements • 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights March Brownfields Program

  18. Renaissance Community – Five Star Consortium Brownfields Program

  19. Art Deco Service Station in Renaissance Community Brownfields Program

  20. Fairview Avenue West of I-65 Brownfields Program

  21. Fairview Avenue Streetscape Project Fairview Avenue Brownfields Program

  22. Voting Rights ADEM Ala Dept of Revenue City of Selma Town of Hayneville Housing & Urban Devel Federal Highway Admin US Army Corps of Engineers DOL Job Corps US Geological Survey Trail Partners EPA City of Montgomery National Parks Service USDA NRCS Ala Historical Commission Ala Dept of Transportation Ala Scenic River Trail Assoc Ala Tourism Dept Maxwell Air Force Base Fairview Avenue Brownfields Program

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