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Zone for Homes
Great Communities Collaborative
The San Francisco Bay Area population is projected to increase by thirty percent in the next three decades. That means by 2035 there will be nine million people living in this nine county area. The question is how will both market demand and public will are in agreement to search for a new growth model for our region that is more sustainable and equitable. The Great Communities Collaborative will harness this force by involving communities near future transit stations in planning for the kinds of neighborhoods that will be created, with a vision towards livable, walkable, diverse communities.
Four regional non-profits – NPH, the Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC), Greenbelt Alliance, and Urban Habitat, the national non-profit Reconnecting America, and two community foundations – the East Bay Community Foundation, and The San Francisco Foundation, came together to form the Great Communities Collaborative (GCC), taking advantage of this opportunity to advance the goal of well-planned communities near transit.
The GCC’s objective is for half of the new homes built in the Bay Area over the next 30 years to be located in walkable neighborhoods near transit. The vision is that these neighborhoods will have a mix of jobs, shops, community services, and that the homes will be affordable to families of all income levels. To accomplish this goal, the GCC will engage in two work areas: 1) site-specific engagement at 25 of the 75 Bay Area station areas 2) support in creating tools that citizens, elected officials, local government staffers, and other stakeholders can use to facilitate community involvement.
To date, NPH has worked in specific communities in the Bay Area including San Leandro, Santa Rosa and Pittsburg. We have also worked in partnership with Center for Community Innovation and Reconnecting America in creating the report “Transit-Oriented for All: The Case for Mixed-Income Transit Oriented Communities in the Bay Area). The report can be found at http://www-iurd.ced.berkeley.edu/cci/04A!publications.html.
To learn more about the GCC, link to: www.greatcommunities.org.
Contact, Megan Kirkeby, megan@nonprofithousing.org, for more information.
Bay Area Inclusionary Housing Initiative
Leading Bay Area foundations joined forces in the Bay Area Inclusionary Housing Initiative to bring private resources to the aid of the public sector in creating affordable housing for the Bay Area. This unique philanthropic collaborative is funding the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH), a non-profit affordable housing advocacy group, to help Bay Area cities and counties accelerate adoption of inclusionary housing policies, a proven affordable housing strategy.
For more information about inclusionary housing ordinances or how to run a campaign click here to download the inclusionary housing tool.
Related material:
Affordable By Choice: Trends in California Inclusionary Housing Programs - NPH in cooperation with California Coalition for Rural Housing, San Diego Housing Federation, and Sacramento Housing Alliance
Released August 14, 2007, Click the here to download the Executive Summary. Click here to order the report.
On Common Ground: Joint Principles on Inclusionary Housing Policies. NPH and HBANC, July 2005 - the joint policy brief issued by NPH and the Home Builders Association of Northern California.
Bay Area Inclusionary Housing Initiative Partners - find out about the funders and community groups implementing the campaign to bring more affordable housing to the Bay Area.
Bay Area Projections for Inclusionary Housing Production - read about the Initiative's potential to increase affordable housing production through inclusionary housing policies.
Responding to Inclusionary Housing Critics - download the expert analysis of the BIA-funded report critical of inclusionary housing policies. (June 2004)
Bay Area Spotlight - trends and updates on inclusionary housing programs in Bay Area jurisdictions.
Read the press release - the initiative was announced on June 7 at the kick-off for Affordable Housing Week.
Inclusionary Housing in California: 30 Years of Innovation the original report from NPH and California Coalition for Rural Housing. July 2003. HARD COPIES SOLD OUT. Now available as a free download:
Free download of the entire report.
Free download of the Executive Summary.
Proposition 1C: the Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006
NPH worked with the YES on Proposition 1C effort to inform voters about the need for this $2.85 billion general obligation bond. The passage of Prop 1C means funds will replenish the Prop 46 funds that will run dry in 2007. With Prop 1C, emergency shelters for battered women, affordable homes for seniors and former foster youths, and shelters with social services for homeless families will be created. To read about the campaign and how the Bay Area was the loudest voice of support, click here.
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund
This legislation will create a trust fund for the production of new rental housing units for the lowest income families. The goal is to build and preserve 1.5 million units of rental housing over the next 10 years. Action is ongoing.
For more information
Contact Megan Kirkeby, Policy Associate, 415.989.8160 x 19
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