News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
The Association of Bay Area Governments has announced a new research initiative to help Bay Area planners meet the requirements of AB-686, new legislation to fight housing discrimination. Read More
The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) is looking at milestones achieved during 2020. Read More
As the challenging year that was 2020 fades into the history books, The Bay Link looks back at the most popular blog posts of the year as measured by the number of visits. Topics range from tolls to a ferry anniversary to housing. So, without further ado, here they are. Happy New Year! Read More
MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) have released the Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint Outcomes — a major milestone in the development of Plan Bay Area 2050, the Bay Area’s long-range plan to guide the growth of the nine-county region for the next generation. Read More
ABAG’s BayREN program has launched the Bay Area Energy Atlas. The tool, developed by the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA, in partnership with BayREN, is a large database of PG&E account-level electricity and natural gas consumption linked spatially to building characteristics and sociodemographic data. Read More
Registration is continuing for a Planning Innovations webinar previewing the first set of regional data tools developed as part of ABAG’s Housing Technical Assistance Program. The webinar is at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 29. Read More
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Executive Board passed the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) proposed methodology at its meeting Thursday evening. With the Executive Board’s action, ABAG will open a public comment period on the proposed RHNA methodology on Oct. 25. Read More
With the annual Shake Out event coming up Thursday, the Association of Bay Area Governments wants to help you prepare for an earthquake. An online tool from ABAG is available to help residents identify potential earthquake-related damage to their homes and provides information on how to gird against the next big temblor. Read More
A small section of pathway in East Palo Alto connecting more than 80 miles of San Francisco Bay Trail opened Friday. The new trail is now open to the public. Read More
A small section of pathway in East Palo Alto connecting more than 80 miles of San Francisco Bay Trail will have a virtual opening Friday morning. The new trail will be open to the public following the event. Read More