The Built Environment
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To achieve Grow Smart Bay Area, Greenbelt Alliance envisions significant, ongoing investments help improve the quality of our built environment.
Bay Area cities have room for more homes and businesses, and with a little investment in sidewalks, transit choices and parks, the region could vastly improve everyone’s quality of life.
Yet, around the Bay Area, sewer lines, water pipes and electricity wires are decades old and need to be updated. Parks, bike lanes, and public transportation all need resources. Although money is tight, the region must update this infrastructure for economic health and to accommodate new residents.
The Built Environment News
UPDATE: Partial victory recouped from MTC’s $20 million mistake
Those of you following the Plan Bay Area process at home will recall our disappointment regarding the October vote at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to take $20 million in funding that had been designated for grants to local governments and redirect it to go to county Congestion Management Agencies. Here’s what’s happened since: Continue reading
PARK(ing) Day in San Jose
On Friday, September 21, Greenbelt Alliance transformed a metered parking space in Downtown San Jose into a pop up park for PARK(ing) Day, an international event during which organizations, citizens, and artists challenge the status quo of urban land use and inspire passersby to stop and make some art, strike up a conversation, play an instrument, or just enjoy a sliver of public space normally reserved for thousand-pound pieces of metal. Continue reading
Santa Rosa just got SMARTER
On September 18, the Santa Rosa City Council adopted a revised version of the North Santa Rosa Station Area Plan. After a summer of doubt, Greenbelt Alliance is pleased to report that our efforts to get the city to work out a compromise with the Coddington Mall owners was successful. Continue reading
