The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley analyzes Governor Brown’s Streamlining Affordable Housing Approvals proposal, plus looks at similar legislation in Massachusetts known… Read More »
California
About That $17 Billion Water Project: Delta Tunnels 101
This piece breaks down the controversial $17 billion water project that would build two 30-mile water tunnels in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
Advancing Equity in California Climate Policy: A New Social Contract for a Low-Carbon Transition
This report sets out to guide the ongoing climate policy conversation in the state by identifying ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring that low-income… Read More »
GreenTRIP Connect
City officials, developers, and community members can use this online tool to instantly calculate how smart location, affordable homes, and traffic reduction strategies can reduce… Read More »
California’s Green Innovation Index: Eighth Edition
This report tracks California’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, spurring technological and business innovation, and growing businesses and jobs that enable the transition to… Read More »
The Northern California Megaregion: Innovative, Connected, Growing
This report looks at environmental and economic trends across the Bay Area, Sacramento Area, Northern San Joaquin Valley, and Monterey Bay Area: the “Northern California… Read More »
Sustainable Communities Strategies and Conservation
This report looks at the potential of SB 375 to transform land use in California and includes a survey of conservation measures in existing Sustainable… Read More »
Toward a Sustainable Future: Is Southern California on Track?
In 2012, the Southern California Association of Governments adopted its first Sustainable Communities Strategy as required by state law SB 375. This report assesses the region’s progress… Read More »
Protecting the Most Vulnerable: A Financial Analysis of Cap-and-Trade’s Impact on Households in Disadvantaged Communities Across California
This study looks at how California could more than offset the cap-and-trade compliance costs that are passed on to consumers of electricity, natural gas, and… Read More »
Smart Mobility for Smart Growth: Implementing SB 743 and Complete Streets in San Diego
In 2013, California adopted SB 743, a landmark law that modified the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) so that transportation projects must now be evaluated… Read More »