Goals and Objectives

Increased affordability in the housing market is best achieved through increasing the supply of all types of housing stock.  The East Bay Workforce Housing Coalition will provide advocacy for the following when they meet the broad goals and criteria of the Coalition:

        Specific housing and mixed-use developments 

        General Plans and General Plan Amendments        Zoning actions

        Housing Elements

        Specific Plans

Some key criteria for Coalition support include: 1) utilization of land use, land assembly, zoning and redevelopment to expand the availability of workforce housing; 2) proximity to major job centers; 3) proximity to existing or planned public transportation facilities; 4) creation, expansion or enhancement of town centers through the creation of housing and mixed use developments.  

The goals and criteria for project endorsement and advocacy contained herein will be periodically reviewed and revised by the Coalition Partners

Additional Project Goals

Projects which meet some or all of these additional project goals may be given additional consideration to offset unmet endorsement criteria.

Mixed Use projects within a Neighborhood, Downtown, Office Park or Commercial District

We encourage projects that aim to integrate people’s activities: work, shopping, entertainment, recreation, etc.  Auto-dependency is reduced where housing is located in close proximity to other uses such as retail, restaurants, schools, employment and frequently visited services. 

Housing Unit Mix

Projects which include housing in a range of sizes (including number of bedrooms), types and price levels will be given additional consideration.

Reuse of Underutilized Land

We encourage projects that will revitalize existing neighborhoods by recycling land to better and more intensive uses, especially if they involve the clean up of contaminated sites.    Often older neighborhoods are characterized by vacant lots, underutilized land, vacant storefronts, surface parking lots, abandoned brownfields, decaying strip malls, older commercial corridors and closed military bases.  The sites often have a high potential for housing.

Ecological Design

Projects that have no significant unmitigatable ecological impacts, integrate the natural landscape, connect with open space and trails and/or use green building techniques to minimize environmental impact.

Preservation/Replacement

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