Senate Bill 79, the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act (Wiener), is going to the Assembly floor soon, and we need to show our representatives we care about building more homes near public transit stations in California!
We need your support to get SB 79 through the Assembly. Will you email your legislator today and urge them to vote yes on this critical legislation?
In a few easy steps, you can send a suggested email to your assemblymember, asking them to support SB 79!
Why It Matters
We are at a moment of converging crises: with rising housing costs and worsening wildfires and floods, our homes and livelihoods face new and increasingly difficult challenges.
SB 79 meets these challenges head-on by supporting more housing in our existing communities.
This landmark legislation will support the creation of more affordable housing near major transit stops, such as BART stations or the San Diego Trolley.
So, what makes this bill so impactful? The Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act will:
- Allow new infill housing by major transit stops—like train and bus rapid transit;
- Guide growth away from areas at risk of climate hazards like wildfires and floods, which have increasingly put families in harm’s way;
- Protect natural and working lands from development;
- And support more public transit usage, reducing the need for cars and associated greenhouse gas emissions.
This is why Greenbelt Alliance is fighting so hard to pass SB 79, as a co-sponsor of this bill. We believe that directing housing development away from sprawl and towards infill is an essential housing and climate solution.
Working with a large coalition of environmental, housing, and transit advocates, Greenbelt Alliance is fostering a new wave of climate action through smart land-use policy. We hope you can join our movement!
Written in collaboration with Andrew Ha, Regional and State Associate.
