Community Flood Risk Mapping

A residential community along Suisun Bay.

The Adapting to Rising Tides (ART) Program is working with local, state, regional and federal agencies and organizations to gather, develop and analyze the data needed to understand the impacts of a changing climate on Bay Area communities, infrastructure, services and natural resources. 

Each ART Program project has a rich repository of data, maps and analysis about the many assets, asset categories and sectors evaluated. Below are the currently available geospatial data and mapping products created by the ART Program focused on community vulnerability to flood.

Community Indicators User Guide

Identifying characteristics of individuals and households that affect their ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from a major hazard event is an important part of resilience planning. The following community indicators for flood risk were developed as part of the Stronger Housing, Safer Communities project led by ABAG and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC).

Key indicator themes that emerged included:

  • Age
  • Language and ethnicity
  • Cost-burden
  • Housing tenure 
  • Access to resources

Indicators were developed as a regional screening tool to help identify neighborhoods where community members may be at greater risk.

Download the Community Indicators User Guide.
Oakland Community Indicators Maps

This set of maps covers Oakland data for:

  • Age
  • Housing and transportation cost burden
  • Education and income
  • Limited English speakers and people of color
  • Renters and access to vehicles

These maps are useful supplements for considering equity and accessibility in planning for sea level rise scenarios.

Download the Oakland Community Indicators Maps.
San Mateo County Community Indicators Maps

This set of maps covers San Mateo data for:

  • Race, ethnicity and language
  • Age
  • Housing and transportation cost burden
  • Income and education
  • Renters and access to vehicles

These maps are useful supplements for considering equity and accessibility in planning for sea level rise scenarios.

Download the San Mateo County Community Indicators Maps.
ART Regional Community Indicators Map

This map charts regional community vulnerability for a 6-foot sea-level rise for the nine-county Bay Area. It is useful for planning adaptation strategies to mitigate rising tides.

Download the ART Regional Community Indicators Map.

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Adapting to Rising Tides, ART, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change, Flood, Community, Adaptation, Planning, Maps, Data, Age, Housing & Transportation Cost Burden, Education, Income, Race, Ethnicity, Limited English Speakers, People of Color, Access to Vehicles, Oakland, San Mateo, Regional, Indicators, Stronger Houses, Resilience, Renter
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Stronger Houses, Safer Communities

In the Bay Area, retaining housing is crucial to expediting and ensuring an effective disaster recovery. This manual focuses on earthquake and flood to better characterize both the structural and community components of vulnerability, as well as to develop strategies to address these specific vulnerabilities.
Learn more about Stronger Houses, Safer Communities.