Proximity to Brownfield Sites

Proximity to Brownfield Sites is the proportion of a neighborhood located in close proximity to a brownfield site that was active in 2014. The higher the share of the neighborhood located close to a brownfield site, the higher the negative impact on the neighborhood. Brownfield data are from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

Brownfields may have biological, physical, or chemical environmental dangers because of site contamination, groundwater impacts, surface runoff, migration of contaminants, or wastes dumped on site. Brownfields may have community health impacts. Examples of community impacts include safety issues due to abandoned or dilapidated buildings, compromised infrastructure and equipment, and contamination from toxic substances. In addition, brownfields may have an adverse impact on social and economic factors such as reduced property values and tax base. Proximity to brownfield sites is in the Environmental Hazards domain.

Neighborhood Indicator Value Ranksort ascending
Lowry Hill East 47.0% 87
Prospect Park - East River Road 38.8% 86
Downtown East 36.1% 85
Marcy Holmes 36.0% 84
Logan Park 35.3% 83
North Loop 34.0% 82
Loring Park 33.3% 81
Downtown West 29.7% 80
Ventura Village 27.4% 79
Nicollet Island - East Bank 26.7% 78
Mid - City Industrial 25.5% 77
Humboldt Industrial Area 25.0% 75
Northeast Park 25.0% 75
East Phillips 23.1% 74
Midtown Phillips 22.0% 73
Sheridan 20.4% 71
Whittier 20.4% 71
Near - North 19.3% 70
Phillips West 18.9% 69
Hawthorne 18.6% 68
West Calhoun 17.6% 67
Ericsson 15.4% 66
Marshall Terrace 15.0% 65
Como 14.6% 64
Cedar Riverside 13.8% 62
Longfellow 13.8% 62
St. Anthony East 13.6% 61
University of Minnesota 13.2% 60
Seward 12.9% 59
East Isles 12.2% 58
Windom 11.9% 57
Bottineau 11.5% 54
East Harriet 11.5% 54
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 11.5% 54
Harrison 9.3% 53
Jordan 8.5% 52
Bryant 8.1% 51
Willard - Hay 7.2% 50
Standish 6.5% 49
Cooper 5.8% 48
Audubon Park 5.6% 47
Hiawatha 5.5% 46
Columbia Park 5.4% 45
St. Anthony West 5.2% 44
Linden Hills 4.7% 43
Beltrami 4.3% 41
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 4.3% 41
Minnehaha 3.8% 40
Holland 3.7% 38
Lind - Bohanon 3.7% 38
Corcoran 3.6% 37
East Calhoun (ECCO) 3.4% 36
Howe 3.3% 34
Victory 3.3% 34
Diamond Lake 3.1% 33
Wenonah 2.9% 32
Northrop 2.6% 31
Powderhorn Park 2.5% 30
King Field 2.0% 29
Cedar - Isles - Dean 1.7% 28
Folwell 1.5% 26
Kenny 1.5% 26
Morris Park 1.4% 25
Windom Park 1.2% 23
Tangletown 1.2% 23
Webber - Camden 0.0% 1
Bancroft 0.0% 1
Cleveland 0.0% 1
Fulton 0.0% 1
McKinley 0.0% 1
Bryn - Mawr 0.0% 1
Lynnhurst 0.0% 1
Field 0.0% 1
Regina 0.0% 1
Lowry Hill 0.0% 1
Elliot Park 0.0% 1
Page 0.0% 1
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 0.0% 1
Shingle Creek 0.0% 1
Hale 0.0% 1
Keewaydin 0.0% 1
Kenwood 0.0% 1
Camden Industrial 0.0% 1
Armatage 0.0% 1
Lyndale 0.0% 1
Central 0.0% 1
Waite Park 0.0% 1

Key Citations: 1. Litt JS, Burke TA. (2002) Uncovering the historic environmental hazards of urban brownfields. J Urban Health. 2002 Dec; 79(4):464-81.

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2. California Environmental Protection Agency (2013), California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, Version 1 (CalEnviroScreen 1.0): Guidance and Screening Tool.

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3. California Environmental Protection Agency (2014), Draft Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool: Version 2.0 (CalEnviroScreen 2.0). Information on Version 2.

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