Sustainable Land Use

 

 

Above Image by Fabric Artist Linda Gass © 2019

 

Who We Are:

The Sustainable Land Use Committee (SLU) promotes great, walkable equitable neighborhoods which group new homes, jobs, and shops near quality transit stations and corridors.  New development in our region should reduce greenhouse gas emissions,  protect the natural environment, increase transit use, balance the job/housing ratio, be net zero energy and water, and move the preponderance of new development away from existing single-family neighborhoods, support cleaner mobility choices for local residents and businesses, and expand the range of choices and the variety of services available for all. 

We provide technical support to Cool Cities Teams and local environmental community groups by guiding them through local land use planning processes for projects and plans that pose the opportunity for the community to become more vibrant, walkable, bikeable, and transit accessible.

About SLU

Description of the Sustainable Land Use Committee.

Projects

Below is a list of projects we are currently reviewing or recently reviewed.  After reviewing a development plan, the Sustainable Land Use Committee will typically write a public comment letter to be sent to the project proponent and the...

References

This page outlines supporting articles and studies to the common recommendations we have for projects and plans within 1/4 mile of major transit stations, transit corridors, and downtowns in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.  These examples...

6th Cycle Housing Element Letters

Every 8 years, California cities must plan for enough new housing to meet population and economic growth projections made by the State of California. The 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for our Chapter's cities and counties begins...