The GIS tool is designed to help developers find vacant and blighted lots that could be restored for new housing or other uses.
A new GIS tool will help developers in DeKalb County identify “blighted or underused sites” in the region, as well as financial incentives to help move redevelopment projects forward.
According to an article by Josh Green in Urbanize Atlanta, “The layered GIS map is designed to bring brownfield sites to light in a digestible, one-stop-shop way, with pertinent details such as ownership and type of potential hazard listed for hundreds of properties.” The map includes the city of Atlanta.
Although brownfield are defined as sites impacted by environmental contamination, “not all sites on DeKalb’s GIS page need remediation, per the mapping tool.” Local economic development authority Decide DeKalb, who collaborated with the county on the tool, plans to help developers find potential funding sources for site cleanup efforts.
FULL STORY: New tool helps investors find janky development sites across DeKalb
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