| Address extreme weather/disaster-related risk factors and infrastructure or utility vulnerabilities through redevelopment | Redevelopment addresses potential risk factors and infrastructure or utility vulnerabilities resulting directly from the impacts of extreme weather events and natural disasters. The redevelopment mitigates risk associated with factors such as proximity to the ocean, infrastructure vulnerabilities, property affected by a revised FEMA flood plain, drought monitor, or wildfire risk map, vulnerability related to changes in frequency and intensity of precipitation events, vulnerability of soil type due to moisture and hydraulic changes, and ground and surface drinking water vulnerabilities. |
| Install green infrastructure | Green infrastructure includes practices and features to reduce the burden of storm events on local water infrastructure. Examples include green roofs, downspout disconnection, urban tree canopies, rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, planter boxes, green parking (permeable pavement), urban agriculture, and community open space. |
| Incorporate and encourage multi-modal transit opportunities in redevelopment activities | Planning, designing and building streets that enable access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders. Brownfield redevelopment projects can incorporate sidewalks in their plans to allow for pedestrian traffic, outdoor public spaces to encourage community gatherings, and bicycle parking, bike share rentals, and bike trails to encourage biking throughout the community. |
| Incorporate renewable energy development | Renewable energy development may include solar, wind, geothermal and combined heat and power (CHP). |