![]() ![]() Long commutes are increasing vehicle miles traveled and carbon emissions while also putting more and more people into high fire-risk areas. We are not building enough homes in existing communities near jobs, transit and schools, and instead force new development farther and farther into remote areas - often with devastating human and environmental consequences. By reimagining underutilized commercial land, we can create hundreds of thousands of homes in environmentally friendly locations that don’t encroach on natural and working lands.įor too long, California housing policy has made it cheaper and easier to sprawl. Over the last two years, the shift to remote work and online shopping has increased the stock of empty office and retail properties. While the legislation focuses on housing strategies, it is also critically important environmental policy.ĪB 2011 would streamline approvals to convert unused commercial space - empty strip malls, office parks and parking lots - into affordable and mixed-income housing as long as the projects meet objective planning and zoning standards and adhere to specific affordability, labor and environmental criteria. One of the most consequential housing bills before lawmakers this year - Assembly Bill 2011 - is designed to address California’s housing crisis by making it easier to convert unused commercial space into new homes. ![]()
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