Plan Bay Area … Is it good for the region? Is it good for Marin?

By: Marin County Board of Supervisors Plan Bay Area stands to guide changes to housing and transit across the Bay Area, encouraging cities and counties to plan increased housing and commercial services around transit - sometimes referred to as "smart growth". Marin Economic Forum is sponsoring a meeting of the minds on this subject, bringing together four leading figures on both sides of the plan. Judge Verna Adams will be moderating. Panelists are Steve Kinsey, MTC commissioner and Marin County Supervisor; and Mark Luce, Napa County Supervisor and President of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). Both hold leadership positions in the two agencies that developed Plan Bay Area. Also on the panel are two of the strongest opponents to the transit-oriented development and smart-growth approaches proposed in Plan Bay Area are Randal O'Toole of the Cato institute, author of "Gridlock"; and Thomas Rubin, an Oaklandbased transportation consultant and former Chief Financial Officer of Southern California Rapid Transit District (1989-1994). Panelists will speak to the issue of the evening and respond to audience questions. Event will be videotaped and available to view at: http://www.marincounty.org/depts/bs/district-1/useful-links Date/Time: Thursday, May 30th 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Marin Board of Supervisors Chamber, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael Contact: Marin Economic Forum, 555 Northgate Drive, Suite 200, San Rafael 94903 info@marineconomicforum.org, (415) 448-0315