Our Vision

In our vision, the Bay Area remains one of the country’s most desirable places to live, work, and visit. Our cities and towns have attractive, walkable neighborhoods with a vibrant mix of homes, shops, restaurants, and offices. The Bay Area’s communities are linked by buses, trains, and bike paths, and are bounded by a protected greenbelt of rolling hills, productive farmlands, lush watersheds, and plentiful parks.

• Helping cities and counties adopt policies to prepare for future growth while preserving the greenbelt.
• Stopping wasteful sprawl development from paving farmland, worsening traffic and air pollution, and contributing to climate change. 

• Endorsing development projects within existing cities, close to shops, jobs, and transit, with homes for people of all income levels.
• Advocating for policies that create walkable neighborhoods with homes people can afford, where they can walk, bike, and take transit easily and safely.

Getting People Involved

• Educating and mobilizing local residents to give them a voice in choosing how their communities grow.
• Publishing award-winning research, providing the region's leaders with the strategies they need to accommodate growth while protecting the greenbelt.
• Leading hikes, bike rides, farm tours, and urban walks for hundreds of Bay Area residents every year through our Greenbelt Outings and Livable Communities Outreach programs.