Envison Bay Area has recently put forth a new interactive online tool called "You Choose Bay Area" that helps residents make sense of different planning strategies and understand the impact of these choices on future growth and general community well-being. The "You Choose Bay Area" website presents a comprehensive look at the current socioeconomic and environmental challenges that good land use strategies must address. Users are able to indicate their personal development priorities by ranking a list of neighborhood preferences, choose different development strategies, and actually study the outcomes that result from their individualized choices. The website is not only an educational tool but a way to empower community members, stakeholders in the Bay Area planning process, to take action. It offers information for users to get involved with planning processes happening in their specific city or county.
