Policy

The Bay Area faces a high likelihood of a major earthquake in the coming decades, with its housing stock representing a critical vulnerability. Soft story buildings—common in older multifamily housing

The Contra Costa County Collaborative, with funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and ABAG, produced this Parking Policy Guidance in October 2025. The document describes what

Electric bicycles (e-bikes) and other e-micromobility devices provide a significant opportunity to advance regional goals, such as reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduced vehicle miles

The Relient CA: Adaptation Clearinghouse is the State of California’s consolidated searchable database of resources for local, regional and statewide climate adaptation planning and policy-making. The

The Resilience Playbook is a user-friendly web-based resource that includes policy and planning guidance, template language and innovative example ordinances that local decision makers and community

Climate change, as a threat multiplier, exacerbates existing inequalities in health, housing, land use, transportation and economic opportunities. Although there is mounting evidence of the unequal

Given the seriousness of the problem of racial segregation as a cause of racial inequality and the complexities in understanding the nature of this problem, the Othering and Belonging Institute

Race Counts tracks data that can be used to help measure and understand racial equity around the state. Their tool measures the overall performance, amount of racial disparity, and impact by

The Clean Building Compass is a one-stop online clearinghouse of vetted information to assist local government planners and staff in developing and adopting the practices required to accelerate the

The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) provides free engineering technical assistance to help local governments save energy and money while reducing their carbon footprints. The Municipal ZNE