Statement on the 2024 Presidential Election
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SPUR CEO and President Alicia John-Baptiste reflects on the results of the presidential election. While things are not working for so many of us in this country, she argues, there is a different path forward we can still choose. One that builds a future based on love and cohesion rather than fear and division. We at SPUR remain committed to this path and will continue turning toward our community — rather than away from it — in the days ahead.
A New Regional Approach to Shoreline Resilience
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Bay Area jurisdictions on the shoreline are now required to develop sea level rise adaptation plans as part of a regionally coordinated approach managed by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. SPUR participated in an advisory group for the commission’s soon-to-be-adopted Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan. With the passage of California Proposition 4, local sea level rise planning efforts could soon benefit from bond funding.
Remembering Joe Brown
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The world lost a talented urbanist and visionary thinker, and SPUR a great friend, with the death of Joe Brown on October 31. A SPUR member for over 25 years, Joe was the former CEO of EDAW, which he merged into AECOM and became its chief innovation officer.
Harnessing Local Support for Transit as National Uncertainty Deepens
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Pandemic relief funds for public transit are running out, and the funding environment for transit is likely to worsen under the incoming Trump administration and Republican-controlled congress. While regional consensus on a potential future ballot measure to fund transit has been elusive, finding support for additional funding here in the Bay Area is more critical than ever. SPUR offers five principles for a regional funding measure likely to offer the broadest appeal to legislators and voters.
November 2024 Election Results: Lots to Celebrate at the State and Local Levels
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This election, the SPUR Voter Guide provided Bay Area voters with analysis and recommendations on 18 local and state measures. Many of our recommendations prevailed. Voters around the region chose to fund climate resilience, schools, public health facilities, violence reduction, and wildfire prevention, and they supported measures that aim to strengthen economic resilience, improve local governance, and prioritize walking and biking over cars.