How do the five different scenarios for Plan Bay Area measure up to the 10 goals and targets we’ve set for ourselves as a region? Let’s take a look.

As you consider alternative land-use patterns for Plan Bay Area, Greenbelt Alliance has several suggestions:

The 21 undersigned organizations urge the Commission to recommend GHG reduction targets of at least 7% by 2020 and at least 15% by 2035.

“There is no way to reverse climate change without going after how we get around…There is a way to put in more housing while maintaining the character of these towns.”

An editorial in the San Jose Mercury News urges everyone to make the land use-climate change connection: “…how we lay out the streets, how close together we place the homes — affects global warming.”

San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed said San Jose must strive to grow in ways that will attract creative residents who will keep Silicon Valley at the forefront of technological innovation. That goal, he said, means keeping the city an enjoyable, beautiful place to live.