San Francisco Chronicle
Tired of long commutes, heart-stopping gas bills and brown air? Private developers, local governments and the state of California are working on an answer. It’s called infill development. It strives to build the next generation of California’s housing in neighborhoods that are well-planned, walkable, have parks and green spaces, are near jobs and public transportation, and have shopping close enough that you don’t have to start up the minivan to get a quart of milk. This kind of development depends on government policies that promote infill development. Today, the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission will vote on such a policy. The MTC will recommend the amount of greenhouse-gas emission reductions our region should attempt to achieve through better planning and transportation.