What is infill development, and why are these developments, such as the Pacific Park project, good for the environment?
Infill development is an important building component in densely populated and growing cities, such as San Francisco. This type of development creates more livable and healthy communities by creating housing near mass transit and/or major job centers. Through infill development, the number of miles an individual needs to travel in a car can be limited, and thus reduce greenhouse gas emissions and traffic. Because we are creating a project that will be LEED certified, it will help reduce the project’s ecological footprint. Several leading environmental groups in Northern California, the United States, and throughout the world support infill development, including the Sierra Club, the National Resources Defense Council, and the Greenbelt Alliance.
