1. for a More Resilient Bay Area
Regional Approaches
for a More Resilient Bay Area
Allison Brooks, Executive Director, BARC
REC/CON New Orleans, March 8, 2017

2. Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)
Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)

3. About the Bay Area Quick Facts: 101 cities, 9 counties
7.3 million people
400 miles of Bay shoreline (= to ½ the
entirety of CA coastline)
Growing Social Inequities:
SF - $1.1 median home price
Oakland rent rising fastest in US
Low wage, high wage jobs

4. Bay Area Vulnerabilities
Highest density development, significant transportation corridors and other critical infrastructure build along shoreline
Many shoreline communities and businesses rely on ad-hoc flood protection to stay dry during extreme tides and storm events.
Some of these ad-hoc systems are roadways and rail lines.
Over $21 billion in new development underway

5. Need Proactive Regional Approach
Bay is like a bathtub, decisions of one community impact another
Short term solutions will buy time, however the Bay Area needs broader, system- wide solutions to address local challenges

6. Design Goals:
Create innovative and implementable design solutions that provide resilience through the end of the century;
Reflect the Bay Area’s diverse population and geographies;
Enhance the ecological and economic vitality of the Bay and the region;
Create opportunities for collaboration among a wide variety of stakeholders; and
Improve access to the Bay for everyone.

7. Building Momentum
Public, private, nonprofit, philanthropic partners around the table to develop resiliency solutions
$4.6 investment by Rockefeller Foundation, building off 100 RC, Rebuild by Design
Regional Track Record Raising $
Measure AA Parcel Tax passed in June $500 million towards wetland restoration

8. Working Together: Caltrans Regional Planning Grant
A Resilient Transportation System for Safe and Sustainable Communities
(Oct 2016 – June 2019)
Developing a Regional Climate Adaptation Plan
Transportation System
High Density Urbanized Growth Areas
Priority Conservation Areas
Disadvantaged Communities
Other Critical Infrastructure
Background: Plan Bay Area, adopted 2013 – Region’s Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy
Required by AB 32 and SB 375

9. Fostering a National Network
Learn from Rebuild by Design
Part of network of practitioners and build community and political support
Understand policy impediments locally, regionally and nationally

10. THANK YOU Allison Brooks Bay Area Regional Collaborative
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