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CPHAN conference March 14, 2008
CPHAN conferenceMarch 14, 2008
Health Benefits of Open Space
Health Benefits of Open Space
Better “executive functions” like concentration, planning, and reflective thinking
Faster recovery from stressful events
Better health outcomes
Spiritual or ecstatic experiences, feelings of “oneness” or “wholeness,” “a sense of what really matters”
Health Benefits of Open Space
Urban Parks & Green Space
Protecting Working Farms
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Looking to the Future
Bay Area Population Growth 1990 - 2030
The Bay Area will add 1.6 million people by 2030.
Poorly Planned Growth
Contra Costa County Suburban development
Poorly Planned Growth
Poorly Planned Growth
Traffic: Hwy 580: Alameda County
Richard Rollins
Poorly Planned Growth
AT RISK: Cloverdale Hills
AT RISK: Vacaville Farmlands
Land At Risk
• Much land is protected • 1.1 million acres owned
(incl. easements) by preservation groups
• Much more protected by policy. 25 cities have Urban Growth Boundaries
• > 400,000 acres still at risk
The Greenbelt Alliance Approach
OPEN SPACE: Protect greenbelt from
development threats
INFILL: Direct new job and housing
growth to already developed areas
Define Where Growth Will & Will Not Occur
Greenbelt Protect the working landscape
City or town
Urban growth boundary Sets a firm line
Invest in new growth within defined area
El Camino Real: Sunnyvale Steve Price: Urban Advantage
Promoting Infill Development
Land At Risk
• Much land is already urban
• 761,000 acres
• On average, only 7.8 people per urbanized acre
• Many opportunities for infill and redevelopment
Protecting Last Landscapes
Mapping Out A Green Vision
Mapping Out A Green Vision
South Bay Green Vision meeting
Mapping Out A Green Vision
South Bay Green Vision meeting
Mapping Out A Green Vision
South Bay Green Vision meeting
Effective Collaboration
Collaborate
Organize
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Protecting Last Landscapes
www.greenbelt.orgwww.greenbelt.orgCarey Knecht
Work with your local governmentVolunteer
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