Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Smart Growth

Is the Realtors’ Survey Really a Ringing Endorsement of Smart Growth?

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 19, 2011 | No Comments

Urbanists are celebrating the results of the National Association of Realtors’ 2011 Community Preference Survey, which, according to the NAR, shows a clear preference for mixed uses, shorter commutes, and transportation options. The survey shows that people are asking for more walkable amenities and shorter commutes: a good sign. But the survey is also rife […]

Bay Area Governments Begin Developing Regional Smart Growth Plan

By Aaron Bialick | Mar 16, 2011 | 2 Comments

Local governments in the Bay Area have begun a coordinated regional effort to shift toward more sustainable urban planning mandated by the state’s landmark anti-sprawl bill, SB 375, which set ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and called for better integration of land use and transportation planning. Last week, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission […]

SF’s Mint Plaza Takes Home EPA Smart Growth Award for “Civic Spaces”

By Matthew Roth | Dec 2, 2010 | No Comments

In its annual Smart Growth awards ceremony, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded San Francisco’s Mint Plaza with its “Civic Spaces” prize, honoring the City and County of San Francisco, as well as developers and architects that transformed the former Jesse Street alley into a busy public realm. The award was announced yesterday in Washington DC, […]

In Historic Vote, CARB Adopts Targets Under Landmark Anti-Sprawl Bill

By Bryan Goebel | Sep 24, 2010 | 6 Comments

In a historic and unanimous vote yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and 2035, a move that will compel the state’s metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) to better integrate land use and transportation planning. “These targets are ambitious, achievable and very good news for California […]

MTC Adopts Aggressive 15 Percent Target for Reducing Emissions by 2035

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 29, 2010 | 20 Comments

Photo: Keenahn The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), in a historic vote Wednesday that will help guide the future for more sustainable land use and transportation planning in the Bay Area, recommended a 15 percent per capita target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 2035, the most aggressive goal to date among California’s metropolitan planning […]

Advocates: Brentwood Sprawl Measure a Litmus Test for SB 375

By Matthew Roth | Jun 10, 2010 | 9 Comments

The ongoing struggle to contain growth within urban boundaries will likely move to San Ramon this November. Photo: cjaureque While municipal planning organizations around California try to develop the metrics and models required to meet the goals of SB 375, a law mandating smarter growth, a local voter initiative in Contra Costa County is being […]

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