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