”Breaking  the  Impasse:  Balancing  the  Interests  of  Public  Health  &  Housing  in  Affordable  Infill  

Development  Projects”  January  29,  2014  

UH  News  Shared  office  for  rent    @  Urban  Habitat-­‐  

 1212  Broadway  in  Downtown  Oakland    

Our  Approach  •  Policy  Advocacy  •  Mobilizing  and  Educating  Community  Coalitions  around  Policy  

•  Training  Advocates  to  become  Decision-­‐Makers  

The  BCLI  Model  

Train  

Place  

Connect  

Recruit  

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The  Fellowship  

Deep  and  integrated  equity  knowledge     Political  skills  Power  structures  and  influences  Commission  procedures  and  best  

practices  

SKILLS  KNOWLEDGE  

NETWORK  

Current  Issues  Series  

•  Network  •  Critically  question  and  engage  

•  Share  your  perspective  with  our  speakers  •  Inform  your  communities  and  your  work  

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HIP  is  a  na)onal  non-­‐profit  working  to  transform  the  policies  and  places  people  need  to  live  healthy  lives  by  increasing  the  considera)on  of  health  and  equity  in  decision  making.    

 Our  Goals  

Equity  and  jus)ce  Democracy  and  transparency  

Eleva)on  of  community  voices  Sustainability  

Improving  health  Reducing  health  inequi)es  

Human  Impact  Partners  

Tracy  Zhu  

Rajiv  Bhatia  

Lisa  Motoyama  

Catalina  Garzon  

Resources  for  Community  Development  

“Creating and preserving affordable housing for people with the fewest options; building community and enriching lives”

Experience  

1984-­‐2014    ~  30  years  

Over  1800  units  built  

In  Alameda,  Contra  Costa  and  Solano  Coun)es  

Early  adopter  of  sustainable  prac)ces    

Serving  over  4000  people  

Award  winning  designs  

Development  +  Asset  Management  +  Resident  Services  

The  Ambassador,  Emeryville  

Constraints  

TOD  

Green/Sustainable  

NIMBY   Lack  of  Funding  

 Catalina  Garzón  Pacific  InsMtute  

 BCLI  Panel  

January  29,  2014  

•  Background  on  Project  Partners,  Freight  Transport  and  Community  Health  

•  Role  of  Land  Use  and  TransportaMon  Planning  in  Freight  Transport  Impacts  

•  Results  of  Mapping  Freight  Hazards  in  Priority  Development  Areas  

•  RecommendaMons  for  Healthier  Planning  

Overview  

•  Ditching  Dirty  Diesel  Collabora)ve  –  Regional  coaliMon  that  works  to  reduce  diesel  polluMon  in  the  San  Francisco  Bay  Area  

 •  Pacific  Ins)tute  –  Nonprofit  research  insMtute  that  conducts  acMon  research  for  sustainability  with  community  groups  and  coaliMons  

Project  Partners  

¡  Issue:  Freight  Transport  Movement  of  goods  and  raw  materials  on  trucks,  trains,  planes,  &  

ships    ¡  Community  Impacts  

¡  Diesel  pollution  ¡  Noise  &  vibrations  ¡  Traffic  delays  ¡  Safety  hazards    

¡  Health  Effects  ¡  Respiratory  problems  ¡  Disrupted  sleep  &  

concentration  ¡  Less  walkable  streets  

 

       

Freight  Transport  &  Community  Health    

“SB375  mandates  an  integrated  regional  land  use  and  transportaMon  planning  approach  to  reducing  greenhouse  gas  (GHG)  emissions  from  automobiles  and  light  trucks.”  –  Joint  Policy  Commi`ee  

0%   10%   20%   30%   40%   50%   60%   70%   80%   90%   100%  

PM  2.5  (2009)  

PM  10  (2009)  

GHG  (2007)  

%  of  Overall  On-­‐Road  Emissions  

Pollutant  

Rela)ve  Contribu)on  of  On-­‐Road  Mobile  Sources  to  Overall  Emissions,  San  Francisco  Bay  Area  

Cars/Light  Trucks   Med./Heavy  Duty  Trucks   Buses   Other  

Source:  Bay  Area  Air  Quality  Management  District  

SB375  and  Regional  Planning  

 •  46  out  of  the  125  

Priority  Development  Areas  in  the  region  intersect  with  a  CARE  community  

•  CARE  zones  are          air  quality  “hot  spots”  with  higher  health  risk  due  to  toxic  air  contaminants  

Mapping  Freight  Hazards  

in  PDAs  

Iden)fy  freight  transport  (FT)  hazards  in  select  Priority  Development  Areas    that  overlap  with    CARE  communi)es    Apply  health  protec)ve  buffer  distances  around    FT  hazards    

Methods  

Methods  conMnued  

 Iden)fy  areas  in  Priority  Development  Areas  that  fall  outside  of  freight  transport  buffer  zones  

Methods  ConMnued  

Iden)fy  exis)ng  sensi)ve  land  uses  in  Priority  Development  Areas  (PDAs)  that  intersect  with  CARE  communi)es  

Methods  ConMnued  

•  74%  of  land  in  Priority  Development  Areas  that  intersect  with  CARE  communiMes  is  far  enough  away  from  freight  transport  hazards  to  be  suitable  for  sensiMve  development  like  housing  

•  The  %  of  residenMal  land  area  far  enough  from  freight  transport-­‐related  land  uses  is  greatest  in  Alameda  County  (51%),  San  Mateo  County  (40%),  and  San  Francisco  County  (32%)  

     

Key  Findings  

•  Integrate  freight  transport  concerns  into  regional  land  use  and  transportaMon  planning  processes  

•  Fine-­‐grained  air  quality  modeling  can  inform  healthier  site-­‐specific  development  decisions  

•  IncenMvize  housing  development  in  porMons  of  PDAs  with  lower  health  risk  

•  Require  miMgaMons  for  high-­‐risk  developments  –  Indoor  air  filtraMon  systems  &  on-­‐site  monitoring  –  Sealed  windows,  sound  barriers,  site  re-­‐design  –  Prior  noMficaMon  of  health  risk  for  prospecMve  tenants  

RecommendaMons  for  Planning  

•  Ditching  Dirty  Diesel  CollaboraMve  •  San  Francisco  FoundaMon  •  East  Bay  Community  FoundaMon    

Full  report  is  available  on  our  website  at:  www.pacinst.org/reports/crossroads_for_health  

 THANK  YOU!  

Acknowledgments  

”Breaking  the  Impasse:  Balancing  the  Interests  of  Public  Health  &  Housing  in  Affordable  Infill  

Development  Projects”  January  29,  2014