Balanced Lifeline System Resilience: Collaborative Convening Platforms in the San Francisco Bay Area

Sustained improvements and investment in the San Francisco Bay Area's building portfolio are gradually increasing the prominence of lifeline system performance in achieving household and business functionality following a future earthquake. Most modern urban social and economic systems require the function of numerous lifeline systems and the failure of a single lifeline can displace households or keep businesses closed. In the San Francisco Bay Area, a local and regional collaborative convening platform is creating a space for lifeline operators to develop a common operating picture with cities to develop balanced resilience actions that can be taken before and after acute shocks.