Urban Habitat Program
For The Sustainable Community Strategy Project
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Amount$50,000
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Program
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Date Awarded8/25/2014
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
Urban Habitat works in coalitions with social and environmental organization to advance environmental, economic and social justice in the Bay Area. This grant would support Urban Habitat's work to implement the Bay Area's Sustainable Community Strategy, which expects to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution from improved urban design and public transportation.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
WWW.URBANHABITAT.ORG
Address
1212 Broadway, Suite 500, Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
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.
