A central premise of environmentally beneficial development is the concept of the Jobs-Housing Balance.  In our region, it is generally accepted that a Jobs/Housing ratio of 1.4-1.5 is healthy for a community to economically exist while minimizing the impacts of daily commuter traffic [https://yimby.wiki/wiki/Jobs-Housing_Balance].  Achieving this ratio supports housing that is affordable, and employment opportunities that are closer to those residences.

A central premise of environmentally beneficial development is the concept of the Jobs-Housing Balance.  In our region, it is generally accepted that a Jobs/Housing ratio of 1.4-1.5 jobs per residence is healthy for a community to economically exist while minimizing the impacts of daily commuter traffic [https://yimby.wiki/wiki/Jobs-Housing_Balance].  Achieving this ratio supports housing that is affordable and employment opportunities that are closer to those residences.

In the San Francisco Bay Area Megaregion, the counties with too high a ratio (too many jobs or too few houses) are Santa Clara, San Mateo and San Franciso.  Those with a deficient ratio (too many houses or too few jobs) include San Joaquin.  The remaining counties in the Bay Area are somewhat balanced.

In the San Francisco Bay Area Megaregion, the counties with too high a ratio (too many jobs or too few houses) are Santa Clara, San Mateo, and San Franciso.  Those with a deficient ratio (too many houses or too few jobs) include San Joaquin.  The remaining counties in the Bay Area are better balanced, and there have been attempts to project the effects of likely future planning and development [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_E90AYG2sPDMXQ1UzhURWlkYm8/view].