Equitable Development and Land Use Program
Program Goals and Strategies
The following goals and strategies advance the vision of Urban Habitat’s Equitable Development and Land Use program:
The following goals and strategies advance the vision of Urban Habitat’s Equitable Development and Land Use program:
• Regional Equity
Develop and promote a regional equity vision and agenda that strategically links equitable development advocacy and organizing efforts to the broader movement for smart growth at the regional level and beyond.
• Policy Advocacy
Advance equitable policies that effectively meet the needs of the Bay Area’s low-income communities and communities of color for affordable housing, mobility, jobs, education, and healthcare.
• Systemic Change
Create long-term systemic change and a fundamental shift of power in the region by increasing the capacity of the most impacted communities to effectively participate in land use decision-making processes that affect their lives.
• Coalitions
Create more effective partnerships and alternative problem-solving strategies by working in cross-sector, cross-issue coalitions. [More]
Equitable Development and Land Use Program Updates
ACTION ALERT! City of Pleasanton – Will you Uphold or Neglect Your Duty to Provide your Fair Share of Affordable Housing?
What hangs in the balance? Suburban Sprawl, Air
Pollution, Inadequate and Unaffordable Housing, Long Commutes for City’s
Workforce!
WHO: Pleasanton City Council
WHAT: To hear from the public on how to respond to a recent court ruling that would require Pleasanton to BUILD ITS FAIR SHARE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING – Will the City follow the MORAL and LEGAL path or will it continue to pander to NIMBY fears?
WHERE: City of Pleasanton, City Council Chamber, 200 Old Bernal Avenue
WHEN: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. (and again on Tuesday, April 20)
Related items:
Court Strikes Down Pleasanton Housing Cap, Orders Rezoning For Housing Near Jobs, Transit
Dateline:
03/30/2010Source:
Public Advocates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 15, 2010
CONTACT: Wynn Hausser, 415-431-7430 x304
Court Strikes Down Pleasanton Housing Cap, Orders Rezoning For Housing Near Jobs, Transit
Pleasanton, CA — In a major affordable housing victory, Alameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch has ruled that the City of Pleasanton’s Housing Cap violates state law. In the first ruling of its kind, the court also ordered the city to complete re-zoning that is required by state law so that it can meet its share of the region’s affordable housing.
MTC Pledges $10 Million for New Affordable Housing Fund
Dateline:
02/26/2010Source:
PR Newswire SFPUC Adopts Landmark Environmental Justice Policy
Dateline:
10/27/2009Source:
SFPUC "The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission affirms and commits
Related items:
Pleasanton General Plan Delayed again by Housing Cap Dispute
Dateline:
02/12/2009Source:
PleasantonWeekly
Pleasanton Weekly Staff
Community and city leaders started updating the
Pleasanton General Plan in 2003, a hoped-for three year process that is
just now nearing completion and waiting for final approval by the
Planning Commission and City Council within the next few weeks.
But now everyone may have to wait a bit longer.
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