A Brownfields Walkabout is an event designed to help your community identify physical spaces that can be used to meet planning priorities. Local stakeholders and representatives from TAB meet in a targeted area of the community to clarify priorities and find redevelopment possibilities.
What Happens in a Brownfields Walkabout
First, stakeholders identify local priorities, either from existing plans or a new brainstorm facilitated by TAB staff on site. Armed with this information, the scavenger hunt begins - stakeholders hit the streets to explore brownfields and vacant spaces that might be a good fit for the priorities identified. Sites are logged on a mapping app to kickstart a brownfields inventory along the way. After the walking tour concludes, additional visioning or planning discussions may get started, depending on time and stakeholder availability.
Following the Brownfields Walkabout, Mid-Atlantic TAB provides a Walkabout Report, detailing discussions and opportunities as well as recommended brownfield activities, potential next steps, and resources.
Request a Brownfields Walkabout
Want TAB to conduct a Brownfield Walkabout in your community? Email wvutab@mail.wvu.edu with your request.
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