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Links
Greenbelt Alliance works in partnership with other organizations to protect
open space and promote livable communities. Here are some of the Web sites
of our partners and other Web resources that have informed our work. You
can find links to more partners on the partner pages of the regions.
A link to an organization does not imply that Greenbelt Alliance endorses
or agrees with the policies of that organization. Click
here for our complete Links Policy.
Link Index
Land Trusts and Open Space Districts
Land Protection Activist Groups
Smart Growth, Green Building and Policy Organizations
Housing Advocates
Parks, Trail Guides & Outdoor Recreation
Transportation Advocates
Transportation Agencies and Information
Land
Trusts and Open Space Districts/Authorities
American Farmland Trust
American Farmland Trust is a private, nonprofit organization founded in
1980 to protect our nation's farmland. AFT, a Washington D.C. based organization,
works to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices
that lead to a healthy environment.
American Land Conservancy
A San Francisco-based land trust and conservation organization, American Land Conservancy seeks to protect rivers, riparian corridors, wildlife habitat, wetlands,
and historical areas. It also works on water rights & in-stream flow
protection, endangered species issues, easements to preserve agricultural
uses, public access/use, and public recreational lands acquisition.
Bay Area Open
Space Council
The Bay Area Open Space Council is a collaborative program of public and
non-profit agencies and organizations, providing regional leadership and
expertise for the preservation and professional management of important
open spaces in and around the cities of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Laguna de
Santa Rosa Foundation
Works to preserve and restore the richness of the Laguna's natural resources,
and to provide opportunities for the public to learn about the ecology
and cultural history of the Laguna and enjoy its beauty.
Land Trust Alliance
Founded in 1982, the Land Trust Alliance is the Washington D.C.-based
national leader of the private land conservation movement, promoting voluntary
land conservation across the country and providing resources, leadership
and training to the nation's 1,200-plus nonprofit, grassroots land trusts,
helping them to protect important open spaces.
Marin Agricultural Trust
(MALT)
Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) was the first land trust in the United
States to focus on farmland preservation. Founded in 1980 by a coalition
of ranchers and environmentalists to preserve farmland in Marin County,
California, MALT acquires agricultural conservation easements on farmland
in voluntary transactions with landowners and encourages public policies
that support and enhance agriculture.
Marin County
Open Space
In 1972, the people of Marin voted to form and to fund the Marin County
Open Space District for the purpose of acquiring and managing areas of
natural landscape within the county. Wherever possible, it works to ensure that open space areas are maintained in a
fashion consistent with their wild and natural character and ensures the
protection of environmental integrity through time.
Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District
The District's purpose is to create a regional greenbelt of open space
lands, linking District preserves with other public parklands. The District
also participates in cooperative efforts such as the Bay Trail, the Ridge
Trail, and the Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail.
Napa County Land
Trust
The Land Trust of Napa County works to protect the natural diversity,
scenic open space and agricultural vitality of Napa County by preserving
lands with significant conservation values for present and future generations
and by fostering an appreciation and understanding of the natural environment.
Peninsula Open
Space Trust (POST)
The Peninsula Open Space Trust is a nonprofit land trust dedicated to
preserving the beauty, character, and diversity of the San Francisco Peninsula.
Since its founding, POST has protected more than 40,000 acres of SF Peninsula
open space.
Santa Clara
Open Space Authority
Santa Clara's Open Space Authority is dedicated to preserving, protecting
and managing, for the use and enjoyment of all people, a well-balanced
system of urban and non-urban areas of outstanding scenic, recreational
and agricultural importance.
Sempervirens Fund
The purpose of Sempervirens Fund, based in Mountain View, is to preserve
and protect the natural character of California's Santa Cruz Mountains
and to encourage appropriate public enjoyment of this environment.
Solano Land Trust
Solano Land Trust is a private, nonprofit organization whose mission is
the preservation of agricultural lands, open space, and natural resources
through the acquisition of land and conservation easements, education,
and land management.
Sonoma County
Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
The District conserves farmland, greenbelts between cities, wildlife habitat,
and land for public recreation in Sonoma County.
Trust for Public Land
Founded in 1972, the Trust
for Public Land is the only national nonprofit working exclusively to
protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. It creates urban parks, gardens,
greenways, and riverways; builds livable communities by setting aside
open space in the path of growth; conserves land for watershed protection,
scenic beauty, and close-to-home recreation; safeguards the character
of communities by preserving historic landmarks and landscapes.
Land Protection Activist
Groups
Committee for
Green Foothills
The Committee for Green Foothills works to protect and preserve the hills,
forests, creeks, wetlands, and coastal lands of the San Francisco Peninsula
through grassroots activism, education, and advocacy.
Community Alliance with
Family Farmers
Founded in 1978, the Community Alliance with Family Farmers is a nonprofit
member-activist organization. Its political and educational campaigns
are building a movement of rural and urban people who foster family-scale
agriculture that cares for the land, sustains local economies, and promotes
social justice.
Golden Gate
National Parks Conservancy
The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to protecting the Crissy Field area. It was the group that initially
raised funds to convert Crissy Field from an army airfield to a National
Park.
Napa County Farm
Bureau
The Napa County Farm Bureau is a grassroots organization which began
over 75 years ago, to represent agriculture throughout the county. A
nonprofit, non-governmental organization, it works to ensure
the proper political, economic, and social climate for the continuation
of agriculture.
Save the Bay
Save The Bay (Save San Francisco Bay Association) seeks to preserve, restore
and protect the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta Estuary
as a healthy and biologically diverse ecosystem essential to the well-being
of the human and natural communities it sustains.
Save Mount Diablo
Save Mount Diablo's mission is to secure through acquisition, protection
and preservation, the open space necessary to support the full range of
biological diversity and to insure the integrity of Mount Diablo's natural
beauty.
Save Open Space and
Agricultural Resources (SOAR)
SOAR is a Ventura County, Southern California-based group. It is dedicated to restricting sprawl and saving precious natural land and
resources.
Sierra Club—California
For over a century, the Sierra Club has played a key role in protecting
more than 132 million acres in America's national park and wilderness
areas. To achieve its conservation goals, the Sierra Club works aggressively
to influence policies and decisions affecting the environment of North
America and the rest of the world. Find information
on local Sierra Club hikes on the Marin
chapter page, the Redwood
chapter page, and the San
Francisco chapter page.
Smart Growth, Green Building
and Policy Organizations
Bay Area:
Association of Bay Area
Governments (ABAG)
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is one of more than 560
regional planning agencies across the nation. It was established in 1961 to protect local control, plan
for the future, and promote cooperation on areawide issues. ABAG has been designated
by the state and federal governments as the official comprehensive planning
agency for the Bay Area. Its locally adopted Regional Plan provides a
policy guide for planning the region's housing, economic development,
environmental quality, transportation, recreation, and health and safety.
The Bay Area Alliance
for Sustainable Communities
The Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities is a unique group of business, environmental, social equity and government stakeholders who come together to develop and implement solutions for an improved quality of life in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The coalition encourages its members to implement the multi-stakeholder strategies (see the Compact for a Sustainable Bay Area) developed for increasing the region's sustainability.
Bay Localize
Bay Localize is building a more self-reliant, sustainable, and socially just Bay Area. The group works to catalyze a shift from a globalized, fossil fuel-based economy that enriches a few and weakens most, to a localized green economy that strengthens all Bay Area communities. They develop tools that identify local opportunities, connect grassroots groups and policymakers, and advance projects that enhance regional self-reliance, sustainability, and equity. Bay Localize is a project of the Earth Island Institute.
Livable City
Livable City works to create a San Francisco of great streets and complete neighborhoods, where walking, bicycling, and transit are the best choices for most trips, where public spaces are beautiful, well-designed, and well-maintained, and where housing is more plentiful and more affordable.
San Francisco Planning
& Urban Research Association (SPUR)
The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) is a
San Francisco public policy think tank. Through research, analysis, public
education, and advocacy, SPUR promotes good planning and good government.
Silicon Valley Manufacturing
Group
The Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group (SVMG) is organized to involve
principal officers and senior managers of member companies in a cooperative
effort with local, regional, state and federal government officials to
address major public policy issues affecting the economic health and quality
of life in Silicon Valley. It addresses the following five
core issues: affordable housing, comprehensive transportation, reliable
energy, quality education and a sustainable environment.
Urban Ecology
Urban Ecology is an Oakland-based nonprofit that believes that vibrant,
successful cities are not only possible but necessary for the health of
society and our planet. UE plans and designs cities that sustain the people,
natural resources, and economy necessary for everyone to thrive.
Urban Map
Urban Map, created by Urban Land Institute San Francisco, makes it easy to find all useful Bay Area land use data in one place. It provides links to zoning, parcels and other information compiled by county (click on the region in the lower right hand corner). The goal is to promote smart growth in the Bay Area and to make it easier to research particular neighborhoods or properties for those looking to develop infill projects.
California:
California Center
for Regional Leadership
The California Center for Regional Leadership is a statewide nonprofit
organization established to support, facilitate, and promote innovative
regional solutions for our major economic, environmental, and societal
challenges, to help achieve a more sustainable California. CCRL works
with a network of collaborative regional organizations from throughout
California, and works on behalf of this network to encourage and enable
effective regional strategies by local and state government. Smart growth
is one aspect of their work.
Northern CA Architects
/ Designers / Planners for Social Responsibility
Architects / Designers / Planners for Social Responsibility is a 501c3
non-profit organization which currently has four active chapters. It has
a sixteen year history of educating design professionals and the public
about critical social and environmental issues. Although established with
a disarmament focus, during the last nine years ADPSR has expanded its
concerns to include the protection of the natural and built environment,
and the promotion of ecologically and socially responsible development.
Other States:
1000 Friends of Minnesota
1000 Friends of Minnesota is working on behalf of Minnesota's citizens
to protect the state's environment. 1000 Friends seeks to balance growth
and conservation. Programs are based on the premise that economic health
can only remain strong when Minnesota's people and its environment are
healthy and strong.
1000 Friends of Oregon
1000 Friends of Oregon is a nonprofit charitable organization, founded
as the citizens' voice for land use planning that protects Oregon's quality
of life from negative effects of growth. 1000 Friends of Oregon works
to conserve Oregon's productive farm, forest and range lands, promote
compact, livable cities with affordable housing, greenspaces and transportation
choices, and defend the opportunities for citizens to participate in the
planning decisions affecting Oregon through a combination of advocacy,
education and research.
Florida Internet Center
for Understanding Sustainability (FICUS)
FICUS is a joint effort between the Florida Center for Community Design
and the University of South Florida's School of Architecture and Community
Design. This resource offers information on what constitutes a sustainable
community, on transportation and sustainability, on population and resource
use, on Florida's energy and ecosystems, and on environmental education.
Futurewise
Futurewise (formerly 1000 Friends of Washington) is a statewide public
interest group working to promote healthy communities and cities while
protecting farmland, forests and shorelines today and for future generations.
Futurewise is the only statewide group in Washington working to ensure
that local governments manage growth responsibly. Founded in 1990, Futurewise
has established an impressive track record on growth management issues
as the state's primary advocate for smart growth policies.
Sustainable
Seattle
Sustainable Seattle is a volunteer network and civic forum concerned with
promoting sustainable development on the local level in Seattle, Washington.
The site includes Indicators of Sustainability, on Seattle's efforts to
define ways to measure progress toward sustainability, as well as a Directory
of Sustainability-Promoting Organizations.
Tahoe
Center for a Sustainable Future (TCSF)
TCSF is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to facilitating information,
resources, education and training to achieve a sustainable future in the
entire Lake Tahoe Region. At this site, learn specific details about the
concept of sustainability, and about TCSF, its mission and its vision.
National:
Blue Earth Alliance
Blue Earth Alliance is dedicated to helping photographers pursue documentary
projects about endangered environments, threatened cultures and social
issues.
Congress for the New Urbanism
Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is a San Francisco-based non-profit
organization that was founded in 1993. CNU works with architects,
developers, planners, and others involved in the creation of cities and
towns, teaching them how to implement the principles of the New Urbanism.
These principles include coherent regional planning, walkable neighborhoods,
and attractive, accommodating civic spaces.
Environmental
Building News
Environmental Building News offers articles, reviews, and news stories
as a prime resource on energy-efficient, resource-efficient, and healthy
building practices.
GreenInfo Network
The mission of GreenInfo Network is to bring the power of computer
based mapping to non-profits, public agencies and other public interest
organizations. These groups are more able to effectively show the relationships
between issues, people and places through GIS mapping projects.
Institute
for Urban and Regional Development, UC Berkeley
The Institute of Urban and Regional Development (IURD) serves faculty
and students of the University of California, Berkeley, conducting research
into processes of urban and regional growth and decline, and effects of
governing policies on the patterns and processes of development. It offers
information on sustainable development and regulation of urban growth
and land use, the social and economic impacts of changes in urban life
with a focus on inner city inequality, evolving patterns of suburbanization
and central city reconstruction, transportation alternatives, including
high-speed rail and transit-based options.
Island Press
Island Press is a nonprofit organization that publishes books on environmental
issues. It provides solutions-oriented information to professionals, public
officials, business and community leaders, and concerned citizens who
are shaping responses to environmental problems. It has recently developed
a section containing current information on sprawl issues as well as links
to major sprawl websites.
Joint Venture:
Silicon Valley Network
Joint Venture strives to build a sustainable community that competes globally.
The organization mobilizes people from business, labor, government, education,
and all segments of the community to identify and to act on regional issues
to sustain our innovative economy, increase productivity and broaden prosperity;
protect the environment and promote livability; and connect people to
opportunities through shared solutions and regional stewardship for a
vital and vibrant community.
Local Government Commission
(LGC)
A non-profit membership organization in Sacramento, LGC assists local governments with the
implementation of innovative policies and programs that lead to efficient
use of civic, environment and economic resources. LGC developed the Ahwahnee
Principles for resource-efficient local and regional land-use planning and founded the Center for Livable Communities, which helps local governments and community leaders adopt programs
and policies that expand transportation alternatives, reduce infrastructure
costs, create more affordable housing, improve air quality, preserve natural
resources, conserve agricultural land and open space, and restore local
economic and social vitality.
National Center for Appropriate
Technology
NCAT has developed and operated an Internet site on sustainable development
for the U.S. Department of Energy. The site features daily news, recent
articles and publications on sustainable development, a selection of model
city codes and ordinances that promote sustainable development, and a description of sustainable
development "success stories" from across the United States,
as well as a searchable database of more than 1,000 organizations that
can provide technical, financial and information assistance on topics
related to sustainable development.
National Trust for Historic
Preservation—Main Street Project
Since 1980, the Washington D.C.-based National Main Street Center has
been working with communities across the nation to revitalize their historic
or traditional commercial areas. Improving economic
management, strengthening public participation, and making downtown a
fun place to visit are as critical to Main Street's future as recruiting
new businesses, rehabilitating buildings, and expanding parking. land
development, and information technology applications in urban development.
Planners Web
Planning Commissioners Journal companion Web site, based in Burlington,
VT. Contains city and planning resource information tailored toward planning
commissioners and other government officials.
Smart
Communities Network
It offers a menu of information and services on how your community can adopt
sustainable development as a strategy for well-being. Read about other
communities that have discovered the benefits of sustainable development;
locate technical and financial resources that can help your community
plan and carry out sustainable development projects; and access model
codes and ordinances other communities have used to implement sustainable
development.
Smart Growth Network
In 1996, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency joined with several
non-profit and government organizations to form the Smart Growth Network
(SGN). The SGN works to encourage development that serves the economy,
community and the environment. It is a forum for: raising public awareness
of how growth can improve community quality of life; promoting smart growth
best practices; developing and sharing information, innovative policies,
tools and ideas; and cultivating strategies to address barriers to and
advance opportunities for smart growth.
Sprawl Watch
The Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse mission is to make the tools, techniques,
and strategies developed to manage growth, accessible to citizens, grassroots
organizations, environmentalists, public officials, planners, architects,
the media and business leaders. The Clearinghouse identifies, collects,
compiles, and disseminates information on the best land use practices,
for those listed above.
United States Green Building
Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation's foremost coalition of
leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings
that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to
live and work.
Urban
Land Institute
The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide responsible leadership
in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment. ULI strives
to bring together the people able to influence the outcome of important
issues related to land use and the built environment; communicate land
use knowledge to increase ULI's influence on land use policy and practice;
and continue to provide relevant and current information about land use
and real estate development to all members and stakeholders.
Housing Advocates
California
Housing Law Project
The California Housing Law Project is an advocacy organization that lobbies
in the California State Legislature for affordable housing and tenants
rights for low income people, the disabled, elderly, homeless and farmworkers.
HousingSCC.org
This is a website where you can search for subsidized housing in Santa
Clara County. This housing is available for rent that is lower than market-rate,
for people who make less than the local median income.
Location
Efficient Mortgages
The Location Efficient MortgageCM, or LEMCM, is an innovative, new mortgage
product designed to meet the homeownership needs of people who would like
to purchase a home in an urban neighborhood and who would be willing to
rely on public transportation and to use locally available services and
amenities rather than own a personal vehicle.
Non-Profit
Housing Association of Northern California (NPH)
NPH is a nonprofit corporation formed in 1979 by nonprofit housing development
sponsors in Northern California. NPH is a membership association made
up primarily of nonprofit organizations sponsoring, developing, owning,
or managing rental or cooperative housing for low income people. NPH strives to preserve,
develop, and manage quality housing, along with appropriate supportive
services, to improve the lives of those in need, as well as revitalize
and enhance communities and neighborhoods, through the support and promotion
of nonprofit housing development corporations.
San Francisco Housing
Action Coalition (SFHAC)
SFHAC advocates for the creation of well-designed, well-located housing
that meets the needs of present and future residents of San Francisco.
Parks, Trail Guides & Outdoor
Recreation
Bay Area
Backcountry
The Bay Area Backcountry site is a catalog of places to hike and camp
in the Bay Area. It also contains information about state and regional
parks with contact information.
Bay Area Hiker
Bay Area Hiker is a major online guide to hiking in the San Francisco
Bay Area. J.V. Littell has created this work-in-progress site to fully
explore hiking in the San Francisco Bay Area. Featured hikes range from
Napa County in the north to the southernmost portion of Santa Clara County.
Each hike has its own page.
Bay Area Ridge Trail
Council
The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council plans, promotes, and constructs the Bay
Area Ridge Trail, a 400-mile multiple-use trail connecting parks and preserved
open spaces along the ridgelines surrounding California's San Francisco
Bay.
Berkeley Path
Wanderers Association
Berkeley Path Wanderers Association is a nonprofit group dedicated
to the maintenance and preservation of the stairs, ramps, and
footpaths that crisscross Berkeley. It publishes an easy-to-read map, Berkeley's Pathways,
which shows all 140 of those public walkways, and offers free guided
walks twice a month.
California Alpine Club
The California Alpine Club's mission is to explore, enjoy and protect
the natural resources of our land, including wildlife, forests and plants,
water and scenic values; to support and promote educational programs on
these and related topics; and at all times to protect and, as far as we
are able, to improve the environment in which we live.
California State Parks
California Department of Parks and Recreation manages more than 260
park areas, which contain the finest and most diverse collection of natural,
cultural, and recreational resources to be found within California. Get maps and information
on hours, fees, and park details online.
Coastwalk
Coastwalk is a nonprofit dedicated to creating a coastal trail that stretches
from Oregon to Mexico, called the California Coastal Trail. They have
arranged access through national, state, and regional parks and private
land to allow hikers to enjoy the beauty of the coast.
Crissy Field
San Francisco's Crissy Field, a restored part of the Golden Gate National Recreation
Area, offers guided tours, classes,
activities for families and kids, environmental summer camps, and more.
East Bay Regional Parks
District
East Bay Regional Parks District acquires, develops, manages, and maintains
a high quality, diverse system of interconnected parklands which balances
public usage and education programs with protection and preservation of
our natural and cultural resources. EBRPD manages 92,000 acres in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, 59 regional parks,
recreation areas, wilderness, shorelines, preserves and land bank areas,
29 regional inter-park trails, and 1,000 miles of trails within parklands.
Golden Gate National
Recreation Area
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is the largest urban
national park in the world. It comprises numerous sites, including Alcatraz,
Marin Headlands, Fort Funston, Fort Mason, as well as Muir Woods National
Monument, Fort Point National Historic Site, and the Presidio of San Francisco.
The website has in-depth details on each location within the park, visitor
information, virtual tours, and photographs.
The Green Gate
The Green Gate is a site run by the Natural Resources Defense Council. Covering the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay Area, the site brings together information on environmental
"indicators" in five categories (air, water, wildlife, urban
living, and health). It also offers a hiking guide and transit advice
on ways to get outside and enjoy the Bay Area's many natural wonders.
Marin
County Parks, Open Space, and Cultural Services
Find information about Marin County Parks, including maps, trails, and
hours. In addition to parks and open space, the department manages Marin
Center (and the Marin Center Box Office), Marin Civic Center Concessions,
and the Marin County Conventions and Visitors Bureau.
Neighborhood
Parks Council
The Neighborhood Parks Council is a coalition of over 100 community-based
park groups actively involved in improving and restoring neighborhood
parks in San Francisco. The Council provides a forum for sharing information
and experience among the groups, arranges educational presentations and
workshops for building group effectiveness, and seeks to increase public
and private support and commitment to the restoration and improved maintenance
of our neighborhood parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities.
San Francisco Bay
Trail
The Bay Trail provides easily accessible recreational opportunities for
outdoor enthusiasts. Commute alternatives are provided for cyclists, and
the trail also connects to numerous public transportation. The Bay Trail
will eventually cross the major toll bridges in the Bay Area. Access to
commercial, industrial and residential neighborhoods and points of historic,
natural and cultural interest are included. The Bay Trail consists of
paved multi-use paths, dirt trails, bike lanes, sidewalks or city streets
signed as bike routes. It also connects to trails that lead inland.
San Francisco Parks
& Recreation
The Recreation and Park Department's mission is to rejuvenate the human
spirit by providing safe and pristine parks, quality programs and employees
that demonstrate their commitment to customer satisfaction. Learn about
programs and activities on their Web site.
San
Mateo County Parks
Through stewardship, the San Mateo County Park and Recreation Division
preserves natural and cultural treasures, and provides safe, accessible
parks, recreation and learning opportunities to enhance the community's
quality of life. Information on parks, including trails and maps, can
be found on their site.
Santa Clara County
Parks
The mission of the Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department
is to provide, protect and preserve regional parklands for the enjoyment,
education and inspiration of this and future generations. Information
and maps for the parks on their site.
Solano
County Regional Parks
Basic information for Solano County Parks is included.
Sonoma
County Regional Parks
The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department provides outstanding recreational
opportunities. Fishing, camping, swimming, picnicking, trails for horseback
riding, hiking or bicycling, quiet coves, sandy beaches, inspiring views,
redwood groves, meadows dotted with oaks, sports fields are available.
A map of all the parks and community buildings operated by the Sonoma
County Regional Parks is located on the site.
Transportation
Advocates
City CarShare
City CarShare offers the mobility of driving while minimizing the expense
and the environmental impacts of owning a car.
Metropolitan Transportation
Commission (MTC)
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation
planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco
Bay Area. MTC functions as both the regional transportation planning agency—a
state designation—and for federal purposes, as the region's metropolitan
planning organization (MPO). As such, it is responsible for the Regional
Transportation Plan, a comprehensive blueprint for the development of
mass transit, highway, airport, seaport, railroad, bicycle and pedestrian
facilities.
Streetsblog Network
Streetsblog Network is a national blog group focused on sustainable transport, smart growth, and livable streets issues. It brings together more than 150 blogs from all regions of the United States (and beyond) and highlights the best work they are doing. It's one-stop shopping for transportation policy goodness.
Surface Transportation
Policy Project
The goal of The Surface Transportation Policy Project is to ensure that
transportation policy and investments help conserve energy, protect environmental
and aesthetic quality, strengthen the economy, promote social equity,
and make communities more livable. STPP emphasizes the needs of people,
rather than vehicles, in assuring access to jobs, services, and recreational
opportunities.
TransForm
Formerly the Transportation & Land Use Coalition, TransForm is a groundbreaking partnership
of more than 80 groups working to maintain the region's renowned high
quality of life, achieve greater social equity, and protect our natural
environment. It works closely with Greenbelt Alliance to promote these
principles through a broad range of activities: policy analysis and recommendations,
public education, research, grassroots action and more. TransForm campaigns
for smart growth, affordable housing, a better regional transportation
plan, transportation justice, and bicycle and pedestrian access.
Transportation
Agencies and Information
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