Planning Guides & Resources
Free downloadable guides to support housing compliance, policy planning, and site evaluation. Built for Bay Area city planners working with the three M-Group partnership tools.
RHNA Compliance Checklist
A practical 10-item checklist for tracking your jurisdiction's 6th Cycle RHNA compliance across four income categories. Includes compliance metrics, policy gap analysis, and benchmarking steps. Essential for city planners managing housing targets.
Housing Policy Comparison Guide
Explains the six housing policy categories tracked across 15 Bay Area cities: inclusionary housing, density limits, ADU policy, impact fees, parking requirements, and approval timelines. Learn which policies drive housing outcomes.
Site Evaluation Framework
A framework for scoring housing development sites across four dimensions: transit access, services & amenities, environmental safety, and equity/fair housing. Includes scoring guidance and common use cases for prioritizing development sites.
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