Niagara Falls Community Improvement Plan (Brownfields)
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Brownfield
Project value$150,000
Project Type
Plan
Sub Sector
Redevelopment strategies
Grant amount$75,000
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of Niagara Falls, ON
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
94,415
Project timeline
2009 - 2011
Project number
3627
Description
Redevelopment of brownfield areas is a key step in “Smart Growth” planning. Currently the City of Niagara Falls has anestimated 200+ acres of land that is contaminated. The objective of this study is to develop a comprehensive CommunityImprovement Plan (CIP) that will serve as a redevelopment stimulus for former underutilized industrial and commercialproperties, while in the process decontaminating some of the community’s worst brownfield sites. The CIP will beincluded in the City’s Official Plan, meaning that brownfields will be given a priority for redevelopment. In addition, afinancial incentive framework will be developed to attract the private sector, and the pilot area will involve the creation ofa land use plan for a brownfields showcase site.
Applicant
City of Niagara Falls, ON