SPUR supports adding language to the Mission Rock ballot measure specifying the requirement to add a minimum of eight acres of open space and 33% affordable housing on site. We believe it's important that voters understand that their approval of the overall height limits must include these public benefits.

We spoke with Coburn about some of the ways CUESA and the Bay Area are leading the way in cultivating healthy food systems.

Two of the best examples of urbanism in San Jose are Santana Row and Westfield Valley Fair, wildly successful retail, commercial and residential destinations that pull in millions of visitors from all over the region. As these projects prepare to expand, opportunities for enhancing transit and walkability in San Jose can, too.

These doors of the French Quarter give a glimpse into some historic New Orleans urbanism.

Resilience and adaptation have become buzzwords in public policy, but the experience of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina shows how imperative these ideas are as we face a changing world. SPUR's recent city trip to New Orleans brought back lessons from planners, engineers, policymakers and residents who are tackling pressing challenges that were neglected for generations, yielding exciting ideas and impressive results.

Not so long ago, it seemed to many that New Orleans might be done for, the first city to succumb to the existential threats of our age. But a decade after Hurricane Katrina, the Crescent City is back — and may be better than ever. What can we learn from New Orleans about what really makes a place resilient?

SPUR supports the proposed ordinances allowing construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) in Board of Supervisors Districts 3 and 8.

SPUR supports the resolution being considered at the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors that will allow the establishment of urban agriculture incentive zones within Santa Clara County.

Rena Tom spends her days getting coffee with the most interesting people in town—and dreaming about donuts.

The Market Street Prototyping Festival set out to explore placemaking opportunities along the corridor. For three days this past April, more than 50 public art and design installations took over the sidewalks along Market Street between the Embarcadero and 10th Street. The goal? Strengthen Market as a destination by improving public spaces, which promote health, happiness and public engagement.

After a half century of industrialization, the good-paying, blue-collar job has become an endangered species in the United States. But it persists in some places, and one of the most important in the Bay Area is the Port of Oakland. An understanding of the Port’s complicated infrastructure and policy agenda is essential for anyone concerned about maintaining middle-wage jobs and the region’s overall economic competitiveness.