California wants the region to work together to deal with the impacts of climate change.
Over the next three years, state officials will draft a plan to help the Bay Area prepare its communities and infrastructure for the risks of sea-level rise to local. A 2012 study found that by the year 2100, daily tides could reach up to 66 inches higher than today.
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, a state agency, will partner with Caltrans and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on the plan, recommending that local governments also collaborate on climate change adaptation efforts.
Work will begin with the completion of "vulnerability assessments" for areas along the shoreline, focusing particularly on major roads, rail corridors, and "communities with characteristics that make them more vulnerable to sea level rise," according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Commission originally agreed to pursue an adaptation strategy four months ago.
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