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Your Challenge How would you plan for growth in the Bay Area?

About Your Challenge

What's at stake?

Economy

Population Growth, Cost of Living, Aging Infrastructure

Population Growth: By 2035, the nine-county Bay Area is expected to add over 900,000 new households and 1.2 million new jobs. The decisions we make about where and how we grow and develop have significant social, economic, health and environmental implications.

Where are the best places to accommodate new jobs and homes?
How can we grow in a way that enhances the health and quality of life for all residents, improves our economy and protects our natural environment?

Cost of Living: The cost of living - paying for a car or transit fares and maintaining a home with electricity and water use - is high in the Bay Area. Bay Area households spend an average of more than $28,000 annually on housing and nearly $13,400 annually on transportation – this combined cost burden represents 59% of the median household income in the Bay Area.

The region faces a housing crisis. Five of the top ten least-affordable counties in the country are in the Bay Area, and only 15% of Bay Area households can afford the median priced home. Despite the recent foreclosure crisis, only people making over $186,000/year can afford the median priced home in the San Francisco Metro Area. Many residents worry that their children may not be able to afford to live here and some businesses have difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified employees.

Less expensive homes are often located in fringe areas of the region, but the average commute distance and fuel costs are higher for people in these locations. With careful planning it may be possible to reduce our cost of living.

How can we ensure that existing residents, our children and new residents will be able to afford to live here?
How can we improve the match between wages and housing costs in a particular location, so workers of all income levels can live closer to their jobs?
What types of homes must the region provide for the workforce that keeps our economy strong?

Aging Infrastructure: As cities grow and infrastructure ages, more neighborhoods will require upgrades to their roads, water and waste systems. Meeting these needs may be financially and ecologically costly and requires careful planning. In addition, the increasing demand for energy, water and other services from new residents may test the limits of our existing systems. Focusing growth in existing developed areas can reduce costs associated with infrastructure extensions.

What systems will need to be replaced or maintained, and at what cost?
To what extent can careful planning minimize the costs?

Environment

Climate Change, Energy Use, Water Resources, Natural and Agricultural Lands

Climate Change, Energy Use and Water Resources: In the Bay Area, transportation accounts for almost 40% of greenhouse gas emissions. Technological advances such as hybrid cars and alternative fuels can help reduce this pollution, but if sprawling development patterns continue, the impact of increased driving will overwhelm technological gains.

By law, regions must include targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions within regional growth strategies. In addition, California is struggling with frequent droughts, a shrinking water supply and volatile energy costs. Climate change is expected to lead to more extreme weather events, including increased heat, wildfires and air pollution.

How will we reduce our ecological footprint?
How will we respond to increasing concerns over climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, water supply and shifting energy costs?

Natural and Agricultural Lands: Every Bay Area resident should be able to rely on our natural lands to provide clean drinking water, clean air, fresh local food and healthy recreational opportunities. These lands also provide resilience in the face of climate change as forests remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and wetlands buffer rising tides.

With the growth that is expected, it will be critical to ensure that the quality of the natural environment is protected. The Bay Area loses approximately 3,500 acres of natural lands each year to sprawl development. Focusing growth and development in cities and towns, making the best use of existing municipal resources, will help California communities use less energy and water, and protect our natural areas.

How can we protect the region’s most essential natural lands?
Where should new development occur?

Health

Respiratory Illness, Obesity

Respiratory Illness: Air pollution in the Bay Area - mainly from the trucks and cars we drive - has been linked to 840 premature deaths annually and thousands of hospitalizations due to asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Our children and families face the risk of suffering from chronic illness due to increasing air pollution from our congested roads and freeways.

Obesity: Across the country and in the Bay Area, obesity has reached epidemic levels, leading to an increase in associated chronic diseases and conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. For the first time, children born today are expected to have a shorter life span than their parents. The way our neighborhoods are planned and built has a significant impact on the health of individuals and families. People living in auto-dependent communities and areas where it is difficult, unpleasant or unsafe to walk are likely to weigh more and suffer from these diseases and conditions than people who live in locations that invite walking.

How can we build neighborhoods that give people more opportunities to walk and bike as part of daily life and provide more convenient access to healthy foods?
What type of development patterns will best clean our air and reduce asthma-causing tailpipe emissions?

Social Equity

Displacement, Changing Demographics

Displacement: Infill development can increase property values and bring new businesses into an area. This has many benefits, but can also bring about potentially negative impacts to existing residents and businesses who may be displaced as new developments and residents move in.

Proactive city efforts, tailored carefully to local needs, can help prevent these negative impacts. By stabilizing residents and businesses while planning for infill, moderating the pace of change and taking steps to share the benefits of new development equally, cities can help residents stay and enjoy an improved neighborhood.

How can we welcome new residents while protecting existing communities from displacement?

Changing Demographics: The Bay Area’s population is changing in composition as well as size. Today, fewer than one-third of households are families with children. By 2035, one-quarter of the population will be 65 years old or older; over one-third will be over 55. Singles, young people, empty nesters, seniors and couples without children are increasingly seeking out homes in walkable settings. The Center for Transit-Oriented Development estimates that demand in the Bay Area for homes near transit will increase by about one-third by 2035.

What sort of transportation options will seniors require to move around the region easily?
What kind of housing will best meet the needs of our residents as our population changes?

Transportation

Traffic, Public Transportation

Traffic: Traffic congestion in the Bay Area ranks among the worst in the nation. Sprawling development has forced more people to drive longer distances and has created more traffic. Study after study confirms that widening roads and freeways does not solve congestion problems.

Between now and 2035, vehicle delays (daily hours) are expected to increase by 135%. More time spent commuting means less business and leisure time, impacting our economy and lifestyle. As the region grows in size and population, residents will need more convenient and affordable transportation options.

Public Transportation: In the Bay Area, an average household with convenient access to public transportation saves $5,450 on annual transportation costs compared to households without convenient access. If all Bay Area residents had convenient transit options, a total of $10.7 billion could be saved on transportation costs each year.

Bay Area residents who live and work within a half mile of ferry or rail transit are four times as likely to use transit, three times as likely to bicycle and twice as likely to walk than those who do not live or work near transit. And as people choose to walk, bike or take transit, we improve our national security by reducing our need to import foreign oil.

How can we grow and develop in ways that give people more choices of how to get around?
How can we ensure that families at all income levels have safe, reliable access to essential destinations like hospitals, jobs, schools and grocery stores?

When you have read enough information, click PRIORITIES to begin.

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Change is coming to the
Bay Area. By 2035, we will need to accommodate over 900,000 new households and 1.2 million new jobs.

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The cars and trucks we drive account for almost 40% of our greenhouse gas emissions today; how will further growth impact our climate?

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Children born today are expected to have a shorter life span than their parents due to obesity and respiratory illnesses; how will further growth impact our health?

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In 25 years, one-quarter of the population will be 65 years or older, and over one-third will be over 55.

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How will these changes affect the place we call home?
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Your Future

Change is coming to the Bay Area. The choices that are made today will determine whether your children and grandchildren will want to live and work here. The key question is: will you participate in making those choices yourself, or leave them to others?

Over the next two decades, the region is expected to add nearly a million new households and more than as many new jobs. Meanwhile, the growing costs of energy and the urgency of climate change require us to get smarter about where we build and how we move people to assure a healthier, more sustainable future for generations to come.

How will these changes affect this place we call home? That depends on you.

Your Choice

Bay Area residents can now have a direct say in what happens to the place they call home. Over the next few months, regional planning agencies will be making decisions that will affect how and where we build housing and transportation in the Bay Area into the next two decades.

YouChooseBayArea.org is your chance to have a seat at the table.

About Us

Envision Bay Area

Envision Bay Area is a strategic initiative led by Silicon Valley Community Foundation to help residents and community leaders make informed decisions about the building and growth that will shape the future environment, economy and everyday life in communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a multi-disciplinary partnership involving Silicon Valley Community Foundation as the managing partner, Greenbelt Alliance, Transform, Northern California Public Broadcasting, Calthorpe Associates, MetroQuest, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Community Information Challenge.

The first phase of this initiative involved the development of this regional planning visualization tool, YouChooseBayArea.org. A 23-member Advisory Group composed of leading environmental and social-equity advocates, business groups, public health experts, labor representatives, community-based organizations, and academics have been instrumental in guiding the creation and deployment of this online tool to help illustrate the impacts of regional planning decisions.

The second phase of this initiative involved broadening and deepening resident participation in the planning dialogue through a series of the YouChoose and Plan Bay Area forums. The data and input collected from participants of these county-level convenings will inform the next phase of the Sustainable Communities Strategy. These forums are designed in collaboration with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association for Bay Area Governments to directly inform the regional planning process through public engagement.

Take Action

Put your choices to the test above with YouChooseBayArea.org. Experiment with housing and transportation options and see how they will impact your community. Then use what you learn to direct the decisions that get made.

Click on the Get Involved tab of this tool to learn more about planning activities in your area or visit www.OneBayArea.org for more details on the Sustainable Communities Strategy.

Our Partners

Key Partners:

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

The mission of Silicon Valley Community Foundation is to strengthen the common good, improve quality of life and address the most challenging problems. We do this through visionary community leadership, world-class donor services and effective grantmaking.

Greenbelt Alliance

For over 50 years, Greenbelt Alliance has been the San Francisco Bay Area's advocate for open spaces and vibrant places, working with local communities and partner groups to help secure long-term protection for open space, establish urban growth boundaries, and endorse home creation within existing urban areas.

TransForm

TransForm works to create world-class public transportation and walkable communities in the Bay Area and beyond by building diverse coalitions, influencing policy, and developing innovative programs to improve the lives of all people and protect the environment.

Calthorpe Associates

Grounded in a history of pioneering work in sustainable communities, new urbanism, transit oriented development, and regional planning, Calthorpe Associates is internationally recognized as a leader in urban design, community planning, and regional growth strategies.

MetroQuest

MetroQuest seeks to bridge the gap between the general public and decision-makers by pioneering methods for representing complex information and counter-intuitive issues in easy-to-understand ways. Its clients include innovative planning agencies, cities and regional governments around the world.

Media Partner:

Northern California Public Broadcasting, KQED

KQED Public Media provides high quality public media that informs, educates, entertains and engages from a Northern California perspective. KQED delivers television, radio, internet and education network content that makes people think, feel and explore new ideas.

Advisory Group:

Funding Partners

John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

a project of the Knight Community Information Challenge

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Fund for the Environment and Urban Life

The Mary A. Crocker Trust

Small World Institute Fund, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Additional Resources

Envision Bay AreaYouChoose Bay Area
Scenario Results Report
YouChooseBayArea.org was created by Envision Bay Area to inform regional planning efforts and bring more information to more people about the impacts and tradeoffs associated with growth and development decisions. This report focuses on the scenarios utilized in this tool to depict land use and transportation choices facing the region, and the consequenses of those choices.
EBA Scenarios Report (full report, PDF 8.26 MB)

Calthorpe Associates
Rapid Fire Scenario Modeling Tool
The Envision Bay Area regional scenarios were produced using the Rapid Fire scenario modeling tool developed by Bay Area planning and design firm Calthorpe Associates. Please see the Rapid Fire Model Technical Summary for more information on the model. You can also see how the model has been utilized in statewide scenario development and modeling at www.visioncalifornia.org.

MediaKQED Climate Watch
Miles to Go
As the media partner of Envision Bay Area, KQED has developed a new series through their Climate Watch initiative that explores California's local efforts to plan for sustainable growth. A special landing page on KQED's website aggregates these stories and articles online. Click on the link below to visit the Miles to Go page.
Miles to Go, Building a More Sustainable California

KQED Forum
Green Cities, February 23, 2011
The world's leading thinkers on sustainability discuss trends in urban design, new green technology, and behavioral changes. From creating transit-oriented cities to innovative technologies, attendees of the Global Green Cities conference in San Francisco speak about their latest advances, hosted by Michael Krasney. Listen to the broadcast below.

YouChoose Bay Area/Plan Bay Area Forum
YouChoose Santa Clara County was a public workshop involving over 100 participants who took part in a conversation around personal priorities for land use and transportation planning. MTC and ABAG staff and decision makers were present to lead small discussion groups and solicit input and feedback from residents about the types of growth they'd like to see in their neighborhoods. A few of the participants shared their thoughts about the event here:

Reports Greenbelt Alliance
Grow Smart Bay Area (PDF 6.67 MB)

Public Policy Institute of California
Driving Change, February 2011
Can Californians cut down on their driving? Encouraging job growth near transit stations will help. So will pursuing policies that raise the cost of driving. This report examines California's progress in these and other areas, finding both opportunities and challenges ahead.
Driving Change: Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled in California (full report, PDF 1.60 MB)

One Bay AreaOne Bay Area
A partnership between the Bay Area's regional agencies (Association of Bay Area Governments, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and Bay Conservation and Development Commission), local government partners, nonprofit organizations, business and community groups to help develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy (as called for in California state legislation SB 375) to reduce transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions. View the introduction video here:

Privacy & Disclaimer

DISCLAIMER
The information provided on this website was compiled by Silicon Valley Community Foundation through its Envision Bay Area Initiative and produced from materials and data submitted to us by contractors and partners engaged in the effort. Silicon Valley Community Foundation assumes no liability for the accuracy of the information or representations/delivery of services contained herein.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your right to privacy is very important to us. We recognize that providing Silicon Valley Community Foundation with your personal information is an act of trust. When you visit this site, you remain anonymous, as we do not require registration to view our website or access information.

We may occasionally ask for your feedback via surveys or other communications to better understand your interests and needs. The community foundation does not share or make public any personal information gathered through this website.

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