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From: Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Bikeboard] Fwd: EPA Offering Sustainable Growth Assistance to Communities
To: Derek Springston <dspringston@gmail.com>

Derek,

Thanks for your positive response! Please send your message to the BB so they know somebody's interested. Jonathan has expressed an interest in leading grant applications and Butch Graber who has much experience at successfully getting grants also said he would support grant application writing.

Frank

On Sep 21, 2012, at 2:46 PM, Derek Springston wrote:

Frank,
I'm interested and would like to help some, but I'm hoping we'll get at least 4-5 of us working on it. If we can get a small team, I'd like to help. I'm a little unclear on how much will be involved as I've never completed one, but would love to help assuming we go after it.
Keep me informed.
~Derek

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Frank Gmeindl <frank.gmeindl@comcast.net> wrote:

Here's an opportunity to get fed $ for bike sharing in which many of you have expressed interest. Also, for walkability. Please reply if you want to pursue.

Frank D. Gmeindl
Chairman, Morgantown Municipal Bicycle Board
LCI #1703
491 WilsonAvenue
Morgantown, WV 26501
304-376-0446
Cyclists fare best when they act and are treated as drivers of vehicles

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From: Bill Nesper <billnesper@bikeleague.org>

Date: September 21, 2012 2:26:21 PM EDT

To: "frank.gmeindl@comcast.net" <frank.gmeindl@comcast.net>

Subject: EPA Offering Sustainable Growth Assistance to Communities

Hi Frank,

I am passing along some information on the EPA’s latest Sustainable Growth Assistance program application release. This year’s program includes bikesharing assistance and a lot more. Definitely worth checking out for your community and passing along to others. Thanks!

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EPA Offering Sustainable Growth Assistance to Communities
Release Date: 09/19/2012
Contact Information: Latisha Petteway (News Media Only), petteway.latisha@epa.gov, 202-564-3191, 202-564-4355

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today invited communities to apply for technical assistance to foster sustainable growth in their area. Communities that adopt sustainable growth strategies have been shown to expand economic opportunity and protect people’s health and the environment. EPA is offering assistance through the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program, which offers tools that can be applied in rural, suburban, and urban areas, including:

• Smart growth and economic development to help communities get better financial results from public and private investments
• Green street strategies for managing polluted stormwater
• Land use strategies to protect water quality
• Parking audits to make the best use of parking for existing and planned land uses
• Bikeshare system planning to create alternative commuting options
• Community design for aging populations to ensure residents can live at home as long as possible
• Green building toolkit to overcome common barriers
• Strategies to help small cities and rural areas develop in ways that retain unique community characteristics

Communities apply for assistance with one of the specific tools and, if selected, work with an EPA-supported team of experts on applying those tools during a two-day workshop. Along with the policies and practices highlighted in each tool, participants will learn more about smart growth development strategies.

EPA will select up to 44 communities through a competitive process for this latest round of assistance. The selections will be made in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities. This interagency collaboration coordinates federal investments in infrastructure, facilities, and services to get better results for communities and use taxpayer money more efficiently.

Applications will be accepted between September 26 and October 26. EPA will host a webinar to discuss the program and the application process on September 21 from 1:00 to 2:30 Eastern time.

EPA is working to make all the Building Blocks tools available online so that communities can use them on their own. The first online tool, the Walkability Workbook, can help communities determine how smart growth changes can be beneficial.

Since the Building Blocks program launched in 2010, EPA has received requests for assistance from more than 600 communities across the country and provided assistance to 140. For example, in the Chicago area, EPA worked with three suburbs to develop strategies communities can use to better link their land use strategies with local and regional water quality goals.

More information and application instructions for the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program:http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/buildingblocks.htm

More information on the webinar: http://www.epa.gov/dced/webinars/index.html

More information on the Walkability Workbook: http://www.walklive.org/project/walkability-workbook/

More information on the Partnership for Sustainable Communities:http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/partnership/index.html

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Bill Nesper
Vice President, Programs
League of American Bicyclists
1612 K St. N.W., Suite #510
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D: 202-621-5444
F: 202-822-1334

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