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Eldon, Mo., to Receive Free Place-Based Sustainability Technical Assistance for Trail Project

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

The City of Eldon is one of nine governments and organizations nationwide that will each receive up to $22,000 in technical assistance support from Project for Public Spaces and their partners. Eldon will be receiving support from the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute Exit to help engage citizens and stakeholders in developing a plan for a new trail that will run through the city.

The nine 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 receive 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 10 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 improve livability, smart growth, and sustainability outcomes.

EPA's Building Blocks Program 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 two other nonprofit organizations, Smart Growth America Exit and Global Green Exit.