News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
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
BayREN is helping young people get green jobs while assisting the Bay Area in conserving energy through its association with the Rising Sun Center For Opportunity. Read More
The San Francisco Bay Trail is the focus of an OpenRoad episode hosted by Doug McConnell on NBC Bay Area. It's important to note it was shot before COVID-19 arrived. Read More
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) has elected Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguin as its new President and Napa County Supervisor Belia Ramos to serve as Vice President of the regional land use planning agency and council of governments. Both will take on their new roles in January, serving two-year terms. Read More
Resiliency is the key issue highlighted in the State of the Estuary Report issued Monday by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.
This is the first report on the health of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary since 2015. It’s being issued as the two-day, 14th biennial State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference gets underway at the Scottish Rite Center in Oakland. The report can be found at www.sfestuary.org/our-estuary/soter. A video on the report is here. Read More
Earthquakes are hitting all over the state of late and the Association of Bay Area Governments wants you to prepare. Read More