- Our Mission | SPUR
SPUR — the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association — is a nonprofit public policy organization We bring people together from across the political spectrum to develop solutions to the big problems cities face
- Events Calendar | SPUR
A collaboration between scholar John Zarobell and photographer Pedro Lange-Churión, this exhibition builds on the themes of the Comparative Urbanism: Learning from Jakarta conference, held in August 2024 at SPUR, San Francisco
- Home | SPUR
SPUR supported a recent Berkeley ordinance that motivates investments in zero-emissions home retrofits by taking advantage of home sales to require energy upgrades
- Housing for Everyone, the Danish Way - SPUR
Each year SPUR organizes a study trip to learn from another metro area about how it addresses urban challenges and adapts to change We were able to resume this trip in 2022 and had the pleasure of meeting with architects, urban planners, developers and project managers in the Danish city of Copenhagen
- For San Francisco’s New Planning Director, Failure and . . . - spur. org
In our local, regional, and state advocacy, SPUR has been deeply involved in increasing the state government’s authority and oversight over local city planning
- California Prop 33 - Rent Control Rules | SPUR
SPUR believes some reforms of rent control are worthy of consideration, pending policy analysis and a more comprehensive legislative process that brings together tenant advocates, developers, and other housing stakeholders
- The Red Tape Holding Back Heat Pump Adoption, and What to Do . . . - spur. org
In 2025, SPUR, the Building Decarbonization Coalition, and the Bay Area Air District co-sponsored Senate Bill 282 (Weiner), the Heat Pump Access Act, to cut permitting red tape and support clean energy goals
- City Charters 101: Understanding the Blueprint of Local Government | SPUR
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