The Center for Creative Land Recycling (CCLR or "see clear") is a nonprofit organization focused on creating sustainable and equitable communities by encouraging responsible patterns of land use and development. Our mission is to reduce energy consumption and reverse global climate change by facilitating land recycling and brownfield redevelopment through creative public, private, and nonprofit partnerships.

Land Recycling Resource Center

Land Recycling 101

Everything you should know about Land Recycling, Brownfields, and the real issues involved. What is land recycling? Why recycle land? How does redeveloping brownfields differ by state? Get these answers and more >

Case Studies

Gas Works Park, Seattle, WA

Envisioned by Richard Haag, Seattle's award-winning Gas Works Park was one of the earliest remediated sites in which materials of environmental concern were kept onsite and incorporated into the…more >

Programs

WORKSHOPS

CCLR's educational trainings are specially designed to meet the needs of all stakeholders in the brownfield redevelopment arena more >

Latest News

CCLR Announcements

DOT TIGER II Planning Grant and HUD Sustainable Community Challenge Grant more >

Housing and Urban Development - Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program more >

New Partners for Smart Growth Conference - February 3-5 more >

Western Brownfields Workshop - September 14-16 more >