Laura Tam, Sustainable Development Policy Director, SPUR Sustainable Urban Systems Symposium Stanford University, June 2016

1. Ready or Not
Building resilience in the era of climate change
Laura Tam

2. What is SPUR?

9. 1. Regional Planning: Concentrate
growth inside existing cities.

10. 2. Community Planning: Build great
neighborhoods.

11. 3. Housing: Make it affordable to live
here.

12. 4. Transportation: Give people better
ways to get where they need to go.

13. 5. Economic Development: Lay the
foundations of economic prosperity –
for everyone.

14. 6. Sustainable Development: Reduce
our ecological footprint and prepare for
climate change.

15. 7. Good Government: Support local
government.
Photo by Wally Gobetz

16. Resilience at SPUR – key topics
• Climate mitigation
• Climate adaptation and resilience, with a special
focus on sea level rise
• Earthquake planning: what to do before, during,
and after major disasters
• Water supply reliability
• Advancing renewable energy
• Green infrastructure

21. “to knit the unique assets and experiences of ocean beach
into a seamless and welcoming public landscape, planning for
recreation, environmental conservation, sustainable
infrastructure, and long-term stewardship”
overall vision statement

22. 22
ocean beach master plan recommendations
SOUTH REACH
KEY MOVE 1 : Reroute Great Highway behind the Zoo via Sloat and Skyline
KEY MOVE 2 : Introduce a multi-purpose coastal protection/restoration/access system
MIDDLE REACH
KEY MOVE 3 : Reduce width of Great Highway to provide Amenities / Managed Retreat
KEY MOVE 4 : Middle Reach Native Dune Restoration
NORTH REACH
KEY MOVE 5 : Better Connection between Golden Gate Park and Beach
KEY MOVE 6 : Bicycle + pedestrian improvements north of Balboa
six (6) key moves
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south reach north reachmiddle reach

24. Reuse and recycle water
within buildings districts regions

25. Make new development highly water-efficient
• Compact land use planning
• Green building ordinances
• Requiring water neutrality as a condition of approval or
new large developments

26. What can the Bay Area do to end our fossil fuel
dependency?
Fossil-Free Bay Area

27. Historical Bay Area GHG emissions
Source: BAAQMD, 2015
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Agriculture
Off-Road Equip.
Residential Fuel
Electricity/Co-Gen.
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Transportation

28. But it will not be easy
Source: Dr. Jim Williams, E3, presented to the BAAQMD Advisory Council

29. Thank you
Laura Tam
LTam@spur.org