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Weekend Roundup: More Ways to Save JFK, Parking Trumps Safety Again
Walk San Francisco's JFK action checklist, will parking trump safety on Hopkins Street in Berkeley, and MTC's new transit housing policy in this weekend roundup
September 30, 2022
Berkeley Approves Zoning for BART Station Housing
The new TOD zone will allow up to 2,400 units of housing to be built at the two large BART station parking lots within the city limits. Next steps: develop and build the housing.
June 3, 2022
Commentary: State Density Bonus Threatens Progressive Parking Policies
At $120,000 per space, using luxury parking to subsidize affordable housing undermines planning for compact development centered on green mobility. It’s tantamount to gentrification by parking.
May 19, 2022
SPUR Talk: Convert Offices to Housing?
People are working from home, resulting in one in five offices in San Francisco sitting empty. The Bay Area also has a housing crisis. Which has more and more people, including Governor Gavin Newsom, thinking it's time to look at converting some of that disused office space into housing.
May 17, 2022
Barrier Backstory on the Oakland Embarcadero
There might be a chance to pull some good out of a frustrating, sad situation
December 21, 2021
Pressure Builds to Close S.F.’s Safe Sleeping Sites
A special report on vaccinations, the COVID crisis, and San Francisco's unhoused
June 25, 2021
Op-ed: Build Infill Housing and Welcome New Neighbors to San Francisco
I’m excited to welcome my new neighbors, and for this sort of infill to be replicated on every lot across the city.
April 28, 2021
Berkeley’s Move Towards Eliminating Single-Family Zoning
The legacy of exclusionary zoning is that it deprived certain communities the luxury of stability and wealth accumulation, which has left them more vulnerable to displacement as their neighborhoods become more attractive and accessible to wealthier outsiders.
February 24, 2021
SPUR Talk: The Racist Roots of Single-Family Zoning
Modern, single-family zoning policies perpetuate the effects of an overtly racist past
February 4, 2021
Op-Ed: Let’s Get Serious About Housing
Why do we see a mismatch in priorities from environmental organizations, when infill housing is the prime climate intervention squarely within the power of local governments?
October 21, 2020
