Thriving Neighborhoods Initiative
To achieve Grow Smart Bay Area, Greenbelt Alliance envisions neighborhoods within our existing cities and towns that are livable, safe, and healthy places where all Bay Area residents can thrive and prosper.
When neighborhoods are improved with new stores, or jobs, or sidewalks, people’s lives get better. Yet sometimes these very improvements ignore existing residents or marginalized groups; new developments must engage all residents and enhance the area’s cultural and historical traditions.
Cities and towns rely on general and specific plans to envision thriving communities. The region must not only ensure the plans, policies, and developments come together in the right way but happen in the most critical places in the Bay Area.
Thriving Neighborhoods Initiative News
Public Benefit Bonus Policy Brief
This report seeks to address how public benefits bonus policies allow for specific incentives or bonuses to be granted to a developer in exchange for certain benefits or amenities for the community. Continue reading
Plan Bay Area comment period ends—final plan July 18
That’s a wrap, folks! The last of the Plan Bay Area public meetings happened on Wednesday, May 1 and the formal public comment period closes today, May 16. We’ll update you with what’s next, but first, here are a few highlights from the comment period. Continue reading
WIN: New Farm project withdrawn, new proposal needs scrutiny
After a six-year battle, developers have withdrawn their proposal for rural Tassajara Valley, dubbed “New Farm”—a 187-unit, 771-acre suburban sprawl development. This is a victory for anybody who loves the Bay Area and wants to see its farms, forests, and watersheds protected. Continue reading
