Portfields - Resources
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The purpose of this section is to provide access to relevant background materials specifically focused on Portfields. Resources include publications, factsheets, and pertinent Web sites related to this effort and are in mainly in portable document format (pdf). See link to download the most current version of Adobe Acrobat Reader. (If you receive an error message when trying to print or download, you might need to upgrade to the most recent version of Acrobat Reader).
Portfields Background Information:
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- Portfields: Charting a Course for Port Revitalization. Year Two Report. This report summarizes progress made during the second year in the Portfields pilots of New Bedford, Tampa and Bellingham. It highlights the Portfields partnership, describes accomplishments, and documents best management practices and innovative strategies that may be transferred to other ports. November 2005
(Document format: PDF, size: 1.4 M)
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- Portfields Program Brochure (high resolution version -- print quality, larger file size) January 2005
(Document format: PDF, size: 1.5 M)
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- Portfields Interagency Initiative: Phase I Report Prior to designating Portfields pilots, NOAA, EPA and ICMA interviewed port authorities to document successful approaches to brownfields clean up and reuse. This document highlights brownfield redevelopment strategies used by ports and includes cases studies from Baltimore, MD; Houston, TX; Long Beach, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Oakland, CA; New Bedford, MA; Tampa, FL; and Toledo, OH. Fall 2003
(Document format: PDF, size: 330.9 K)
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Information on the Federal Role in Ports and Portfields:
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- Policing America's Ports Article discusses vulnerabilities to U.S. ports as noticed after September 11. The 19,000 cargo containers flowing into the United States each day pose a needle-in-the-haystack challenge to security officials worried about hidden terrorist weapons. From the Smithsonian Institute Magazine, January 2004.
(Document format: PDF, size: 193.1 K)
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Southern Louisiana Regional Portfields Initiative:
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Pilot Port Specific Resources: New Bedford:
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Pilot Port Specific Resources: Tampa
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Pilot Port Specific Resources: Bellingham
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