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Partnership in Action: Moline, IL

Partnership in Action: Moline, IL. Sustainable Communities Partnership – Key Lessons. Federal, state, local agency coordination Implementation! Funding is tip of iceberg Cross-pollination of ideas: Transit Oriented Development Area wide planning efforts Green Buildings Existing Buildings.

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Partnership in Action: Moline, IL

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  1. Partnership in Action: Moline, IL

  2. Sustainable Communities Partnership – Key Lessons • Federal, state, local agency coordination • Implementation! • Funding is tip of iceberg • Cross-pollination of ideas: • Transit Oriented Development • Area wide planning efforts • Green Buildings • Existing Buildings

  3. Multiple Benefits & Challenges • Redevelop an existing urban Brownfield site • End goal is LEED-certified multimodal facility. • Building is contributing structure to the Moline Downtown Commercial Historic District • National Register of Historic Places (2007) • Long term – Housing

  4. Greater Quad Cities – Moline Location

  5. Re-connecting Chicago with the Quad Cities via Passenger Rail • City of 44,000 in MSA of nearly 400,000 • Home to Deere & Company • TIGER II and High Speed Rail monies received from federal government • Illinois Department of Transportation match • Rail artery will be significant connection between Chicago and Moline/Quad Cities

  6. Project Site

  7. Station Project and Funding • New station project estimated at $16.6M. • $10M US DOT TIGER II grant • IDOT supplements with $4.9M • City of Moline contributes $1.7M • Two year construction cycle • Rail service to begin in early to mid 2015. • 750 temporary construction jobs

  8. Green PreservationChallenges and Opportunities • What is Green Preservation? • Meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation • Meeting LEED Certification Standards • Opportunities

  9. Case Studies – Green Preservation & Transit Stations • Present a series of successful green preservation transit projects • Highlight the challenges and approaches to overcome those challenges • Lay out replicable vehicles/methods of funding used to complete the projects • Demonstrate the project’s impact on development in the surrounding community

  10. Case Studies – Green Preservation & Transit Stations

  11. Moline - Working Together • Moline Centre Plan drives development decisions • 25 years with City and Renew Moline • Proven public-private partnership working together on projects • Collectively work together on the development and redevelopment of our riverfront downtown

  12. Learning More After Today • Partnership for Sustainable Communitieshttp://www.sustainablecommunities.gov/ • Partnership Grants Listhttp://www.sustainablecommunities.gov/pdf/leveragingPartnership.pdf • Moline Multi-modal Station Websitehttp://www.moline.il.us/departments/planning/economic/multimodal_station.asp • US EPA – Green Preservation Case Studies:http://www.moline.il.us/departments/planning/economic/MultimodalInfo.asp

  13. Contact info Stephanie Ross Cwik US EPA - Region 5 77 W. Jackson Blvd, SM-7J Chicago IL 60604 312-886-0913 Cwik.stephanie@epa.gov Jon Grosshans US EPA – Region 5 77 W Jackson Blvd, SM-7J Chicago IL 60604 312-353-5617 Grosshans.jon@epa.gov Christopher Choi US EPA - Region 5 77 W. Jackson Blvd, SM-7J Chicago IL 60604 312-353-5006 Choi.christopher@epa.gov Danielle Potts EPA ORISE Fellow 77 W Jackson Blvd, SE-7J Chicago IL 60604 312-353-2058 Potts.danielle@epa.gov

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