Our nation grew up along our waterfronts. Cities sprung up along oceans, bays, lakes and rivers, taking advantage of these precious natural resources to fuel the industrial revolution. Today, with industry disappearing across the United States, communities are looking at new ways to take back our shores and offer something new to their citizens. This issue of Brownfield News explores some of the many aspects of waterfront redevelopment.

COMMUNITY DEPARTMENT: Waterfronts Cater to the Simpler Things in Life

US EPA DEPARTMENT: Portfields: Working to Benefit the Environment, Economy and Communities

TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT: Making It Work on the Waterfront

EASTERN REPORT: Millennium Project Renews Conshohocken

MIDWESTERN REPORT: Illinois Riverfront Redevelopment Initiative

MIDWESTERN REPORT: Reinventing Great Lakes Waterfronts

MIDWESTERN REPORT: Public Input to Shape Kansas City Riverfront Development

SOUTHERN REPORT: Louisville’s New Outdoor Living Room