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Council of Infill Builders
1331 T Street
Sacramento, CA 95811

916-443-1033

July 31, 2019: Our LA Infill conference at UCLA Law on Wednesday, July 24th, featuring a keynote by State Senator Scott Wiener, successfully explored infill challenges and opportunities in Southern California. Read The Planning Report’s summary of our conversation with L.A. Metro CEO Phil Washington during the afternoon panel.

June 17, 2019: Pleased to announce registration is now open for our annual Infill Conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 24th, featuring a keynote by State Senator Scott Wiener and a conversation with L.A. Metro CEO Phil Washington. See the agenda and purchase your ticket (seating is limited). Free & discounted passes available for eligible members.

June 6, 2019: Our advisory committee member Patrick Kennedy and his company Panoramic Interests propose a 1,000-unit housing development next to the West Oakland BART station, complete with 59 parking spaces, retail, parks, and offices, including a 23-story tower, as detailed in the San Francisco Chronicle.

April 26, 2019: Caltrans released a request for proposals to study the relationship between parking and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for a statewide database, as our Wasted Spaces report on parking reform recommended.

March 20, 2019: The Council of Infill Builders submitted a letter in support of Senate Bill 50 (Wiener) to reduce local restrictions on housing near major transit and jobs.

March 18, 2019: Los Angeles-based Amped Kitchens, headed by board member Mott Smith, purchases three-parcel industrial complex in Chicago with plans to convert the facility into 64 separate commercial kitchens ranging from 150 to 2,000 square feet, as detailed in Real Deal article.

March 6, 2019: Board member Mott Smith discusses the importance of reducing parking minimums in Los Angeles, following San Diego’s recent lead, on KPCC Radio’s Airtalk.

February 6, 2019: The Council of Infill Builders submits a coalition letter to Caltrans, urging the agency to speed adoption of “vehicles miles traveled” analyses for new roadway projects.

February 5, 2019: Infill project spotlight: Hamilton Cottages in Novato, just steps from the Novato SMART train station, features 16 homes in a 1.5 acre pocket park with shared amenities. A joint project by board member Keith McCoy’s UrbanMix Development and Ryder Homes, homes will be available for sale this spring.

January 18, 2019: The California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) recently released helpful technical guidance outlining the criteria that infill projects must meet to secure exemptions or streamlining under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

December 5, 2018: The Council of Infill Builders are pleased to support Senate Bill 50 (Wiener) to reduce local restrictions on housing near major transit.

November 30, 2018: Board president Curt Johansen consulted and quoted in major new California Air Resources Board report documenting how the state’s major urban regions are not meeting their vehicle miles traveled targets under SB 375 (Steinberg, 2008).

October 2, 2018: The Council of Infill Builders applauds the passage of Assembly Bill 2923 (Chiu) to boost infill development around select BART rail transit stations in the San Francisco Bay Area. See our original support letter for more information.

August 8, 2018: The Council of Infill Builders is pleased to announce that Keith McCoy, President and a Founding Partner of UrbanMix Development, LLC, has joined the board of directors. Welcome Keith! See our media advisory, and more information can be found on our board of directors here.

July 10, 2018: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development touts our infill parking reduction law for affordable housing, AB 744 (Chau, 2015) and cites director Meea Kang’s work on the legislation, in its spring 2018 newsletter.

June 1, 2018: California’s First District Court of Appeal published Jensen v. City of Santa Rosa (Case No. A144782) after Monchamp Meldrum LLP submitted a letter on behalf of the Council of Infill Builders, which will discourage meritless challenges to infill projects based on noise impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

March 14, 2018: The Council of Infill Builders are pleased to submit this support letter for Assembly Bill 2923 by Assemblymember David Chiu, which will boost infill development around BART rail transit stations.

February 21, 2018: Mott Smith and Ethan Elkind support relaxing zoning restrictions on housing near transit in a Sacramento Bee op-ed, as proposed by Senate Bill 827 (Wiener).

January 9, 2018: The Council of Infill Builders are pleased to submit this support letter for Senate Bill 827 by Sen. Scott Wiener, which will significantly boost housing in transit-and job-rich cities by relaxing local restrictions on height, density and on-site parking.

See past news items on our press page.