Eldon, Mo., to Gain Free Place-Based Sustainability Technical Assistance for Trail Plan

(Lenexa, Kan., March 13, 2015) - The City of Eldon, Mo., has been selected by Plan for Public Spaces and their partners at Livability Solutions as one of 9 communities to gain free sustainability technical assistance in 2015. EPA's Office of Sustainable Communities provided backing to Plan for Public Spaces under its Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities Plan.

The City of Eldon is one of 9 governments and organizations nationwide that will each gain up to $22,000 in technical assistance support from the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute to help engage citizens and stakeholders in developing a project for a new trail that will run through the city.

The 9 governments and organizations receiving assistance represent a diverse group of communities from across the United States, from large cities to rural communities. All have a strong commitment to sustainability and smart growth and are poised to implement positive change through the assistance we are offering. Each recipient will gain a one- or two-day workshop with Livability Solutions partners to tackle a particular sustainable communities challenge or opportunity in their community.

Livability Solutions is a coalition of professionals from ten leading nonprofit organizations with deep experience in sustainable development. The coalition's common purpose is to work with communities on transportation, land use, place making, environmental and health issues, and public engagement, in order to enhance livability, smart growth, and sustainability outcomes.

EPA's Building Blocks Plan funds quick, targeted assistance to communities that face common development problems. EPA's Office of Sustainable Communities provides some of this assistance directly, and also funds the free technical assistance programs of 2 other nonprofit organizations, Smart Growth America and Global Green .

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