Nuestro Canal, Nuestro Futuro
Let’s reimagine the Canal as a climate-resilient, safe, healthy, and vibrant community for all
The Canal neighborhood is a vibrant Latino community in San Rafael that is overcrowded and in need of affordable housing and more recreational space. Climate change is already causing major impacts to our neighborhood – sea levels are rising, there is more flooding, and temperatures are spiking. Residents must take control of decisions about what investments and tradeoffs our community needs to ensure a safe and healthy future for our families.
Nuestro Canal, Nuestro Futuro is about our vision for our community, imagining a Canal that is safe, healthy and affordable for everyone. Help create a Neighborhood Vision Plan that reflects our strengths, our needs and our dreams. This plan will guide our work to direct investments from government, philanthropy, and private business.
Marin Climate Justice Collaborative
The Climate Justice Collaborative is a new coalition that brings together community-based organizations, government, and residents in the Canal and Marin City to redesign and strengthen their communities. We want to flip the script on historic planning practices, which excluded residents and led to segregation and environmental racism.
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Consejo – Canal’s Resident Advisory Committee
Our 20 resident members are experts in the Canal and will help create a Neighborhood Vision Plan that reflects the needs of the community. They meet monthly for 2-hours to learn about leadership, planning and policy, share their lived experience, guide community outreach and engagement, and ensure that the needs of Canal residents are prioritized.
Canal Residents
Residents of the Canal are the most important participants in shaping this Neighborhood Vision Plan, contributing their strengths, needs, and dreams. Canal Alliance will regularly engage residents at community fairs and events, surveys, and focus groups.
