Stakeholder/Partners: The Other Side Village, Technical Assistance to Brownfields, U.S. EPA
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Area of Focus: Housing to Brownfields
Department/Courses Involved: Landscape Architecture and Regional and Community Planning
Project Funding: EPA TAB
PIs: Susmita Rishi and Shakil Kashem
Executive Summary: This poster presents findings from an ongoing research project examining how brownfield-to-housing redevelopment can serve as a strategy to address the affordable housing crisis in small and mid-sized communities. The study integrates findings from a comparative case study of three communities, but focuses on Salt Lake City, Utah suplimented with document analysis of public documents.
Project Description: Preliminary insights highlight the importance of early access to site information, layered funding mechanisms, and strategic use of brownfields as infill opportunities. Equally critical is the role of local governments as redevelopment matchmakers and community champions. Addressing financial and regulatory barriers with incentives and felixibility will encourage the development of housing on previously underutilized land.
Citation: Roberson, Gabriel, Susmita Rishi, and Shakil Kashem. “Brownfield-to-Housing: Opportunities and Challenges”. Poster Presented at the National Brownfields Training Conference, Chicago, August 2025.
Header Image Credit: The Other Side Village
Kansas Better Housing Consortium 