the selma to montgomery national historic voting rights trail ust assessment & redevelopment
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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. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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.
• Very rural area, with high minority and low income population.
• National Scenic Highway• National By-Way
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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
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2009 Activities
• EPA OUST Designated Trail• Listening & Interface with Community• Inventory of Sites• Site Assessments• UST ARRA Cleanup Grant
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EPA OUST Initiative
• OUST looking for national models
• Tamiami Trail
• Voting Rights Trail
• Three-Year Effort
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Community Outreach
• Develop Contacts List
• Listening is the Key
• Vision to Action
• Feedback to Community
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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
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Selma Riverfront Park and Development
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Old Jail - Hayneville
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Genetta Stream Restoration
UST Sites Inventory
• ADEM UST Program assistance
• Input from Local Governments
• Drive-by and GIS
• Finalize Inventory (43 sites)
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Conduct Assessments
• Site Access Issues
• ADEM Brownfields Grant Funds used
• ADEM Applied for EPA Assessment Grant in October 2009
• Assess Sites
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Assessments Completed
• ADEM – 6 Phase 1 and 1 Phase 2
• EPA SESD – 3 Phase 2
• EPA TBA – 9 Phase 1
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UST Cleanup Grant
• ADEM received $4 million ARRA
• Three Years to Utilize Funds
• EPA stressed utilization of grant funds on Trail
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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
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Renaissance Community – Five Star Consortium
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Art Deco Service Station in Renaissance Community
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Fairview Avenue West of I-65
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Fairview Avenue
Fairview Avenue Streetscape Project
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Fairview Avenue