Upcoming Events

Join us for a panel discussion on how BAHFA will deliver on its mandate and maximize the benefits of its partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Association of Bay Area Governments, and the Bay Area Housing for All Coalition.

Join us as panelists from various backgrounds discuss how such housing can safely deliver more diverse multifamily housing options.

Join us on a tour of the Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center to learn how Valley Water is already producing drinking-water quality water and to discover how recycled and purified water fits into a sustainable future for a growing region.

Join us as panelists from various cities across the United States to are looking to revitalize their downtowns in an effort to reshape the city.

Join us for a tour of one of the Dig Deep facilities as we explore their model of regenerative agriculture in the service of daily relief for those experiencing food insecurity.

Join SPUR, co-convenors of California’s Medically Supportive Food & Nutrition Steering Committee, and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) of Harvard Law School for the official release of their case study series illuminating the efforts of community partnerships to advance nutrition under California’s five-year Medicaid waiver, California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal.

Join us for a deep dive with the Public Realm Action Plan project team will share the plan’s insights, goals, and next steps on how to reactivate the public realm.

California’s Community Economic Resilience Fund (CERF) focuses on building equitable and sustainable economies that work for all Californians at a time when efforts to democratize public finance have been gaining momentum across the country. Participatory budgeting, a process whereby community members decide how to spend a public budget, has emerged as an effective strategy for making public spending more equitable. Join us for the second installment of our series with the Asset Funders Network to discuss the CERF model as well as tools and strategies that funders, CBOs, and community members can use to allocate resources to promote equity.

What are the critical areas of focus for the sustainable and effective activation of streets and the public realm in Downtown San José? Join us for a lively conversation about what it will take to make Downtown a social destination, but also how these efforts can offer a positive future vision that elected officials, stakeholders, and community can share and build collectively.

Join us for a discussion with Ana Miscolta, director of Community Resilience at Thrive, to learn about Thrive’s work in San Mateo County and about how you can support or initiate collaborative disaster preparedness and response in your local community.

Join us to learn more about how SPUR's Policy work has had an impact on residents in the Bay Area.

In 2021, the Bay Area Transit Transformation Action Plan promised bold action on increasing priority for public transit in our roadways, which has inspired a new focus on the institutional reforms, funding, and leadership needed to deliver faster and more reliable buses. SPUR will release a policy report detailing specific recommendations to get these projects moving. Come learn about both SPUR’s recommendations and forthcoming state and regional efforts to get buses out of traffic.

Charlotte, North Carolina, has taken a bold approach to centering equitable planning and development in its newly approved Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan, and Portland has employed this concept as ‘20-minute neighborhoods’ as part of its long-term strategy since 2010. Join us for a discussion about the actions that city leadership, staff, urbanists, and community members can take to plan for more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous cities.

Join SPUR in partnership with San Jose State University as we bring together community and business leaders, elected officials, and south bay urbanists to create a joint vision for the future of Downtown San José.

Join us for a conversation on the multi-agency project to restore and enhance the The South San Francisco Bay Shoreline for communities across Alviso, North San José, and the greater South Bay region.

Join us for a conversation with City of Oakland representatives and local housing experts to learn more about Oakland's plans to implement Measure U and get more affordable housing built for Oakland residents.

Join us to hear from panelists from University of California's Institute of Transportation Studies to learn about the research they've been conducting on transit ridership and the future of state funding for transit.

In January 2023, San Francisco followed in the footsteps of Berkeley, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and the State of Virginia by deprioritizing minor traffic stops that are often used as an excuse for searching cars. Join a panel of experts, advocates, and impacted people who led the efforts to end so-called pretext stops in San Francisco to hear about how they did it and why it was necessary.

Join us for a conversation with Oakland City Councilmember Carroll Fife and Waterfront Ballpark District Project Lead Molly Maybrun to learn about these potential EIFDs and how they can be used to benefit Oakland

For decades, cities have tried to prevent spillover parking by requiring off-street parking construction. However, this approach has failed. Recent changes to parking policy from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the state will force cities and developers to deal with spillover parking more directly. If local governments can avoid spillover parking, will people be more accepting of new residents, jobs, and businesses in their communities? Join us for a conversation about potential spillover parking remedies.

Join us to explore how transit's business model is changing in Toronto, the United Kingdom, and Germany and how to draw insights that can help the Bay Area's transit system evolve its own business model.

Join partners key to the success of the California and the national Double Up programs to discuss the program’s implementation and impact.

Join SPUR for a tour from the project's developers, Signature Development Group, and learn about the years of planning and community input that went into creating Oakland's newest waterfront destination.

Join us for a one-on-one conversation between SPUR's Transportation Policy Manager Jonathon Kass and Director Kelley to learn more about Kelley’s plans to deliver safe transportation to all Oaklanders.