Urban Habitat Program
For The Sustainable Communities Strategies Campaign
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Amount$85,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/15/2010
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
Urban Habitat is an Oakland-based environmental justice organization serving the Bay Area. Founded in 1989, UH advocates for planning decisions that address the needs of low-income communities and communities of color. Together with members of the Great Communities Collaborative, UH will work on the implementation of SB 375, which directs counties to develop Sustainable Community Strategies (SCS) for meeting greenhouse gas reduction targets and ensuring more sustainable last use. Currently, sprawl cancels out fuel economy improvements and produces negative environmental consequences such as the loss of farmland and wildlife habitat, and degraded watersheds and air quality. Work to establish the SCS will occur during 2011 both at the regional and county level. Top priorities include increasing funding for bus operations and eliminating projects that will lead to increased driving and greenhouse gas emissions.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
WWW.URBANHABITAT.ORG
Grants to this Grantee
for the Equalizing Regional Planning project
Urban Habitat works to advance equitable transportation, land use, and housing policies in the Bay Area. This grant will support their work to ensure the region’s land-use and transportation plan incorporates equity, environment, and jobs as high priorities, particularly for disadvantaged communities. Through its work with environmental and social justice groups, Urban Habitat aims to improve quality of life in the poorest neighborhoods, while decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution through improved public transportation and transit-oriented development.
for the Sustainable Community Strategy project
Urban Habitat works to advance equitable transportation, land-use, and housing policies in the Bay Area. This grant will support Urban Habitat's work to implement Plan Bay Area, the regional land-use and transportation planning strategy, and to ensure the next iteration of the strategy has an equity focus. Through its work with environmental and social justice collaboratives, Urban Habitat aims to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and pollution through improved public transportation and transit oriented development.
