With another 2 million people expected in the Bay Area by 2035, Greenbelt Alliance is urging local governments to plan now where they are going to live. And they’ve got some ideas to suggest, too.
Greenbelt Alliance Executive Director Jeremy Madsen points to the east bay town of Hercules as one community that has proactively embraced a smart growth development plan for their city.
How might that work in the North Bay? Greenbelt Alliance has already prepared a case study of Novato as an example.
There is mounting demand for smaller homes in attractive urban neighborhoods, says Madsen, and he predicts that builders and developers will need little encouragement to move toward meeting that demand.
If we change how the Bay Area grows, says Greenbelt Alliance, we can make our region more climate-friendly, affordable, and economically competitive, while protecting our farms, forests, and watersheds. Read more about the Grow Smart challenge here, or click here to see a regional map of projected residential growth sites.
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