Event Listing - Literary Arts

Tue Jul 7

Curtailing Suburban Sprawl in California: SB375

Location	Date and Time
The Commonwealth Club - San Francisco 595 Market Street, 2nd floor San Francisco, CA 94105 map district: Union Square/San Francisco Centre	Tue Jul 7 (5:30pm)

Description

Learn what the state is doing to halt the environmental damage and congestion headaches as suburban sprawl creeps ever-outwards through the state
Curtailing Suburban Sprawl in California

Ted Droettboom, Joint Policy Director, Association of Bay Area Governments
Laura Hall, Principal, Hall Alminana, Inc.
Paul Campos, Vice President and General Counsel, Northern California Home Builders Association

As California's population has grown, so too has the state's thirst for expansion and elbow-room. As a result, Californians are spending more time in their cars than ever before. Longer commutes equate to higher greenhouse gas emissions, with roughly 40 percent of the state's current overall emissions resulting from the transportation sector. Panelists will discuss recent state legislation that was passed to curtail suburban sprawl, as well as the impact legislation will have on individual citizens and the state.