How to Implement Rising Sea Level Policy Recommendations? Commissioners, Alternates, and members of the public will hear a staff presentation on the proposed timeline for implementing the rising sea level recommendations approved on October 6, 2016 and then participate in a workshop to identify options for implementing the recommendations in a way that will increase…
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On October 10th the city of Oakland released the Resilient Oakland Playbook, a broad set of strategies and actions to tackle challenges and threats ranging from social equity to climate change and sea level rise to seismic events. This includes equitable access to quality education and jobs, housing security, community safety and vibrant infrastructure, which…
On October 6 the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted unanimously to approve sea level rise policy recommendations that resulted from three public workshops held earlier this year. The Commission discussed the revised recommendations and voted to adopt the recommendations with two minor amendments and instructions to the staff to develop a broad…
The ART Program has published a new Maps and Data Products page highlighting currently available geospatial data and mapping products created by the ART Program to support climate resilience planning at both local and regional scales. Find out more…
MTC, BCDC and BARC received a grant from Caltrans to conduct a vulnerability assessment and develop adaptation strategies for transportation assets (roads, rail, Bay Trail, etc), Priority Development Areas, Priority Conservation Areas and communities with characteristics that make them more vulnerable to sea level rise. The work conducted under the grant will serve as the…
The next Contra Costa ART Working Group meeting will be Wednesday, September 28th, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm. At this meeting we will be sharing adaptation responses developed for the project’s six key planning issues and asking for your assistance in testing and refining criteria we will use to evaluate select actions at the next…
On February 25th, 2016 the ART Program held a Napa County workshop in American Canyon. With help from our partners at the California State Coastal Conservancy and the Association of Bay Area Governments, the ART Program shared regional adaptation projects and resources with Napa residents, elected officials, and agency staff. Workshop materials including the presentation…
BCDC Executive Director Larry Goldzband and ART Team member Maggie Wenger took Stan Bunger from KCBS Radio on a sea level rise tour in August 2015. Hear his stories on sea level rise risk in Mission Creek (San Francisco) and Hayward.
Hello! The Adapting to Rising Tides (ART) Program team invites you to explore this new ART Portfolio site to find out more about us, the ART approach to adaptation planning, the findings of the program to date, and how we can help you. We designed the Portfolio to be useful to a wide variety of…