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DESCRIPTION:Join leaders from prominent Bay Area transportation and social justice 
 organizations as we explore regional issues and visions for 
 transit-oriented development that support social equity. Panelists 
 include:\n\nCatalina Garzon, Program Co-Director, Pacific Institute\nJoel 
 Ramos, Planner, TransForm\nBob Allen, Director of Transportation Justice, 
 Urban Habitat\nEvelyn Stivers, Field Director, Non-Profit Housing 
 Association of Northern CA\nMargaret Gordon, Co-Founder, West Oakland 
 Environmental Indicators Project, Ditching Dirty Diesel Collaborative\n\nIn 
 the next 25 years, the Bay Area population is projected to climb by about 2 
 million residents, nearly all concentrated in urban areas. How can we 
 accommodate this tremendous influx of people and keep regional greenhouse 
 gas emissions under control? Transit-oriented development may be the 
 answer. \n\nBut in an already packed region, increasing density could mean 
 that affordable housing gets squeezed into areas that pose serious health 
 and safety risks to residents -- near freeways, railways, ports, and other 
 transit corridors. Low-income communities may have to choose between 
 staying here and suffering negative health consequences or relocating 
 entirely. While public health advocates wave these red flags, affordable 
 housing advocates facing cuts in funding are reluctant to place more 
 caveats on new developments. \n\nWe'll ask questions such as, "What should 
 the vision for transit-oriented development that supports social equity be? 
 How can we protect people's right to breath clean air while still keeping 
 housing and transit affordable? If housing is sited next to sources of 
 heavy pollution, what mitigation measures should developers put in place to 
 safeguard people's health?"\n\nCost:	Free.\nInfo:	510-548-2220 x233, 
 debra@ecologycenter.org.\n 	Wheelchair accessible.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/07/18689661.php
SUMMARY:Smart Growth and Just Growth: the quest for equity in transit-oriented development
LOCATION:Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave, near Dwight Way, Berkeley
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/09/07/18689661.php
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