Tag: Grow Smart Bay Area
July VoM: Catherine Torres and Ben Dines
This July, we are fortunate to be able to honor two volunteers, Catherine Torres and Ben Dines.
Posted: July 5th, 2011
Tags: Ben Dines, Catherine Torres, Grow Smart Bay Area, San Jose
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Your questions from the Grow Smart Bay Area panel in San Jose
On June 15 in San Jose, Greenbelt Alliance hosted a panel of experts to discuss the Grow Smart Bay Area vision. The following are some of the questions posed by attendees that the panel did not have time to discuss:
Posted: June 29th, 2011
Tags: Grow Smart Bay Area, panel, San Jose
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Napa Pipe: From brownfield to new neighborhood
After completing an exhaustive analysis, Greenbelt Alliance concluded that proposed compact, mixed-use development, including 2,580 homes, at Napa Pipe is the best way to fulfill Napa County’s housing needs.
Posted: April 5th, 2011
Tags: brownfield, development, Grow Smart Bay Area, Napa, Napa County, Napa Pipe
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Comment Letter: SB 375 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets
The 21 undersigned organizations urge the Commission to recommend GHG reduction targets of at least 7% by 2020 and at least 15% by 2035.
Posted: July 26th, 2010
Tags: Bay Area, economy, greenhouse gas emissions, Grow Smart Bay Area, MTC, SB 375, smart growth, Sustainable Communities Strategy, targets
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Brentwood votes down Measure F!
Victory! On June 8, Brentwood voters soundly rejected Measure F, the urban limit line expansion that would have sacrificed 740 acres of valuable agricultural lands to sprawl. With 100% of precincts reporting, Brentwood voted down Measure F 57-43%.
Posted: June 9th, 2010
Tags: ballot measure, Brentwood, Contra Costa, election, farmland, Grow Smart Bay Area, measure F, open space
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