Maps & GIS

Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) is a measure used extensively in transportation planning for a variety of purposes. It measures the amount of travel for all vehicles in a geographic region over a given period of time, typically a one-year period. It is calculated as the sum of the number of miles traveled by each vehicle. Use this map to visualize several VMT scenarios throughout the City of Hayward.

As of October 25, we have heard from 754 community members. This map shows the responses from the 481 community members who consented to have their data shared anonymously on the website. You can view responses by racial/ethnic categories, age categories, and gender.

The sectors match census tract boundaries. We understand there are multiple neighborhoods in each sector. Community participants and voters decided how best to allocate the funding to build community in the neighborhoods throughout their sector. The budgeted amounts are based on each sector's population and mean per capita income.

A new tool for providing tax incentives for reinvestment of capital gains, Opportunity Zones have the potential to be a major catalyst for community and economic development.  Discover Hayward’s Opportunity Zones and the potential for growth in the City.

To view the artwork and their locations, join us on a virtual tour using the interactive map.

Funding awarded to the City of Hayward allowed us to prepare for and implement a large-scale defensible space demonstration project.  The location the Hayward Fire Department has selected is an area along the Hayward Plunge Trail at the start of Memorial Park.  Please view our education workshops and three-part video series to learn more about the demonstration project site and how to participate in keeping your home fire safe.

See when, where and what types of crimes are committed throughout the city of Hayward with our crime mapping application. Information shown is for the past 180 days and is updated one time each day. The map is not all inclusive, but simply a representation of crime. [more]

Interested in investigating a map of most building and planning projects throughout the city? Please visit our Development Dashboard, browse around and click on projects to see the details. You may filter the types of projects by clicking project types in the chart.

View our map detailing the history of street paving. See what streets are currently under moratorium and check the pavement work done by fiscal year.

While developing our Food Action Plan, we partnered with Chabot College and California State University - East Bay to host 18 Food Action Plan college interns who worked with partners to gather data about current existing food distribution sites throughout the City of Hayward and the surrounding areas. This interactive map was created using the data that was collected.

To explore our community food distribution map and filter the distribution sites by open hours and other features, click on the blue map button below. 

The Historoscope is our aerial photo comparison tool. Browse around and investigate how the City of Hayward has changed through the years.

We regularly perform fire hydrant flow tests throughout the City to provide estimates of water system flow and pressure, also known as fire flow data. This data may be required for development projects, fire suppression system designs, and irrigation system designs. 

The Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), California Proposition 64, provides for large-scale cultivation, manufacturing, distribution and sale of cannabis for adult recreational use.  Use the app or pdfs below to find the allowable locations in Hayward for cannabis businesses.

The Airport Safety Zones are used in the Airport Approach Zoning Ordinance. The law is to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Hayward by preventing the creation or establishment of airport hazards, thereby protecting the lives and property of the users of the Hayward Air Terminal and of the occupants of the land in its vicinity, and preventing destruction or impairment of the utility of the airport and the public investment therein.

The Hayward Streets layer has more than just names and addresses. Take a look at some of the other attributes that we track in our GIS street layer. 

These maps were created as part of the Adapting to Rising Tides project of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

The Hayward Bicycle Route System includes multiple types of bicycling infrastructure, including off-road paths (Class I), bicycle lanes (Class II), and low-traffic roads (Class III). View the data in a web map, or download the data from our open data portal to create your own application.

Zoning Map

Hayward Executive Airport meets the travel needs of local private pilots and their passengers, and we welcome visitors from around the country. This vibrant general aviation airport is home to over 400 aircraft including business jets, and it provides over 300 jobs and $300 million in annual economic benefits to the community.

During each shift, patrol officers are deployed into specific geographic areas called “beats.” [more]