Reports Library

SPUR’s Regional Strategy research initiative resulted in more than two dozen reports and over 170 policy recommendations.

SPUR Sponsors Successful California State Bills

Since launching work at the state level three years ago, SPUR has found that passing California-wide legislation can be the key to breaking gridlock on some of the Bay Area’s toughest issues.

Helping California Transit Survive — and Thrive

How SPUR and our coalition won $5.1 billion to avert a transit death spiral.

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Water for a Growing Bay Area

How the region can grow without increasing water demand

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The Bigger Picture: Nine Ideas for a Connected San Francisco

How better transportation can link San Francisco neighborhoods to each other and the region

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The Bigger Picture: Ten Ideas for Equitable Transportation in Oakland

Leveraging the next generation of transportation investment to better serve and connect Oakland

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More Harm Than Good

Building a more just fine and fee system in California

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A Civic Vision for Growth

Principles for creating an equitable and sustainable region

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Housing the Region

A 50-year vision to solve the Bay Area’s affordability crisis

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Rooted and Growing

SPUR’s anti-displacement agenda for the Bay Area

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Meeting the Need

The Path to 2.2 million new homes in the Bay Area by 2070

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Housing as Infrastructure

Creating a Bay Area housing delivery system that works for everyone

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What It Will Really Take to Create an Affordable Bay Area

How much housing does the region need to build to prevent income inequality from getting worse?

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The Bigger Picture: Five Ideas for Transforming the San Francisco Waterfront

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The Bigger Picture: Seven Ideas for Downtown San José

Making the most of big plans for new development, a major rail expansion and a project to re-envision public green space

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The Bigger Picture

Bold ideas for San Francisco, San José and Oakland

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Ladders Out of Poverty

The potential for unrestricted cash transfers in the Bay Area

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Freeways of the Future

Delivering a fast and reliable regional bus network on existing freeway lanes

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Mending the Net

Fixing the holes in California’s social safety net

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A Regional Transit Coordinator for the Bay Area

Making our many transit systems work as one integrated regional network

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Undue Burden

Reforming Bay Area sales taxes

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Value Driven

How pricing can encourage alternatives to driving alone and limit the costs that driving imposes on others

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More for Less

How to plan and deliver the Bay Area’s major transit projects in less time, for less money and with better public value

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Model Places

Envisioning a future Bay Area with room and opportunity for everyone

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The Future of Transportation

Harnessing private mobility services to support the public good

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From Copenhagen to Tokyo

Learning from International Housing Delivery Systems

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Safety First

Improving hazard resilience in the Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Shoreline Adaptation Atlas

Working with nature to plan for sea level rise

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Four Future Scenarios for the San Francisco Bay Area

Planning for the region in the year 2070

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Fossil-Free Bay Area

A cleaner future for the region's energy

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Healthy Food Within Reach

Helping Bay Area residents find, afford and choose healthy food

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Locally Nourished

How a stronger regional food system improves the Bay Area