This resource provides guidance to local governments in designing and implementing a more inclusive, equitable planning process.
climate change
MovingCalifornia.org Shows Cap-and-Trade Investments Across State
This website showcases how proceeds from the cap-and-trade program are funding a wide variety of ultra-clean and zero-emission trucks, buses, cars and low-carbon transportation projects throughout… Read More »
Building Resilient States: Profiles in Action
This report highlights local, regional, and statewide efforts to build more resilient communities from the ground up, with California as one of the featured examples.
Rising Seas in California: An Update on Sea-Level Rise Science
This report, requested by the California Natural Resources Agency, provides a synthesis of the state of the science on sea-level rise in California and lays out expected… Read More »
Essential Capacities for Urban Climate Adaptation
This report presents a unique framework for urban climate adaptation that identifies seven essential capacities that cities need to develop so they can effectively implement… Read More »
Shining Cities 2017: How Smart Local Policies Are Expanding Solar Power in America
This report shows how 20 cities are successfully promoting wide-scale adoption of solar energy systems by homes, businesses, and other institutions.
Right Type, Right Place: Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Infill Residential Development through 2030
This comprehensive study models three different scenarios for California’s housing future through 2030: business as usual, where development follows the same patterns it did from… Read More »
Californians’ Views on Climate Change
This new set of public opinion data deals with Californians’ views on climate change.
Rolling Back Inclusion: Tracking the Assault on Community Development
This resource tracks the new federal attacks on inclusive community development here, along with state-level measures enabled and encouraged by the new federal context.
Smart Growth Fixes for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
This publication seeks to help local government officials, staff, and boards find strategies to prepare for climate change impacts through land use and building policies.… Read More »