The Bay Area as we know it wouldn’t exist were it not for the land and water, a source of immense beauty, instant orientation and sense of place. Eighty percent of the region’s 4.5 million acres is open space. The Bay and estuary cover 1,600 square miles...
Bay Area residents should have choices — choices about where they live, what jobs are available to them, and how they get from place to place. This is tough to achieve especially in the Silicon Valley, where in 1990 only 15% of Santa Clara County residents could...
Urban Ecology’s award-winning Blueprint for a Sustainable Bay Area is a vision for the future of the Bay Area. Published in December 1996 and winner of nine local and national awards, it examines land use and sustainability at within the home, in our...
Although one of the Bay Area’s most valued characteristics is its diversity, this rich cultural quilt is vulnerable. In Redwood City 50% of public school children are on AFDC (Aid for Families with Dependent Children). But innovative programs are providing youth...
Planning, design, economic development, and decision-making must protect and enhance the special characteristics that make the Bay Area so appealing to so many. To that end, the East Palo Alto Historical and Agricultural Society is working to preserve the...
The Bay Area, like the rest of the country, over-consumes and wastes water, energy and other resources on both a personal and regional level. But PG&E’s Retrofit Express program is reducing the demand for electricity by offering rebates to all commercial,...
As the Bay Area grows, transportation becomes more complicated and more frustrating. It is predicted that the average speed in Napa County during rush hour will be 18 mph by the year 2010 if current traffic patterns continue. Communities and transit agencies around...
The Bay Area is a remarkable community largely because it is a place people are drawn to and care about and for which they take responsibility. It is a place that nurtures understanding, tolerance and inspires residents to work together towards common goals....
