Post-certification Appendix

Best Practice 6 assesses how a community identifies, envisions, and markets their priority redevelopment sites. Instead of waiting for developers to propose projects, Redevelopment Ready Communities® identify priority sites and prepare information to assist developers in finding opportunities that match the community’s vision. Communities must think strategically about the redevelopment of properties and targeting investments in areas that can catalyze further development. For instance, identifying and marketing priority sites in obsolete, vacant, and underutilized properties can assist a community in stimulating the real estate market.

Additionally, engaging the public and understanding desired outcomes for priority sites create a predictable environment for development projects and reduce the risk of rejected development proposals.

Post certification, the Redevelopment Services Team (www.miplace.org/rsteam) will be available to assist communities in identifying, packaging, and marking sites that can help the community implement their vision. We ask communities to put together a list of potential redevelopment sites, both publicly and privately owned, before meeting with the Redevelopment Services Team.

Status Evaluation criteria Post-certification recommended actions

6.1 The community identifies and prioritizes redevelopment sites.

Complete the other five best practices. Once those are complete, the RRC planner will connect the community with the Redevelopment Services Team to complete this best practice.

6.2 The community gathers basic information for at least three priority sites.

6.3 The community has development a vision for at least three priority sites.

6.4 The community identifies potential resources and incentives for at least three priority sites.

6.5 The community assembles a property information package for at least one priority site.

6.6 Prioritized redevelopment sites are actively marketed.

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