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Rising Together

Addressing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic

Photo by Sergio Ruiz.

Rising Together is SPUR’s coordinated policy and advocacy response to the COVID-19 pandemic, its economic fallout and the systemic racial inequities it has highlighted.

Featured Publications

COVID-19 Does Not Have to Be the Death of Transit

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a profound threat to the future of transit. It’s hard to speculate how the future will play out when the world today looks so different from the one we inhabited just two months ago. But one thing is certain: We will still need transit.

 

 

Four Tools for Stimulating Economic Recovery Through New Homebuilding

During the last recession, homebuilding ground to a halt. We can’t let the same thing happen this time. What can be done to keep the pipeline of new housing open through this crisis and recovery? SPUR and the Terner Center offer four principles to help guide new housing construction and facilitate economic recovery.

 

How Cities Can Support Ground Floor Business Survival

SPUR has released Keeping the Doors Open, a set of 10 recommendations for cities to implement as they work to assist ground floor businesses in reopening while shelter-in-place orders remain in effect. We recommend three principles to keep in mind: move quickly and remain flexible, focus on neighborhoods, and center equity in the allocation of resources and staff time.

Updates

SPUR Supports SFMTA’s Transportation Recovery Plan

Advocacy Letter
SFMTA’s Transportation Recovery Plan elevates social equity and consistent evaluation and adjustment. SFMTA makes clear that bold action will be needed to minimize further unacceptable health, economic, and quality of life impacts. SPUR strongly supports this approach as the agency continues to temporarily repurpose street space as necessary to maintain public health and maximize safe mobility for the greatest number of residents.

How Cities Can Support Ground Floor Business Survival

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SPUR has released Keeping the Doors Open, a set of 10 recommendations for cities to implement as they work to assist ground floor businesses in reopening while shelter-in-place orders remain in effect. We recommend three principles to keep in mind: move quickly and remain flexible, focus on neighborhoods, and center equity in the allocation of resources and staff time.

Four Tools for Stimulating Economic Recovery Through New Homebuilding

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During the last recession, homebuilding ground to a halt. We can’t let the same thing happen this time. What can be done to keep the pipeline of new housing open through this crisis and recovery? SPUR and the Terner Center offer four principles to help guide new housing construction and facilitate economic recovery.

One Idea for Economic Recovery: Treat Housing as Infrastructure

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As California and the Bay Area face the urgency of economic recovery, we must take immediate steps to address the housing affordability crisis. What if we were able to build housing the way we build other critical infrastructure: when we need it, not just when we’re in an economic boom?