News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
Come celebrate the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District's 50th Anniversary of public open space preservation, protection, restoration, access and education. The event begins at 11 a.m. Saturday. Register for the free festival here. Read More
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Are you or do you know high school students interested in how the Bay Area deals with issues like environmental justice, housing and transportation equity, community health and social justice? Four regional government agencies are sponsoring an online Bay Area Summer Academy to provide insights into how regional governments address these issues and how the public, including students, can help advance equity across the Bay Area. Read More
The Bay Trail encompasses the San Francisco Bay, the west coast’s largest estuary and a vital stop for migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway. From overwintering waterfowl to rare raptors, enjoy the wonderful winter birdwatching along the trail. Read More
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Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Chair Alfredo Pedroza and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Executive Board President Jesse Arreguín are lauding Congress for its passage Friday of the nearly $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, noting that the funding package will help implement many of the 35 strategies included in Plan Bay Area 2050, the long-term regional plan for transportation, housing, the environment and the economy adopted last month by both agencies.
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Thursday evening adopted Plan Bay Area 2050 and its associated Environmental Impact Report. The unanimous votes by both boards cap a nearly four-year process during which more than 20,000 Bay Area residents contributed to the development of the new plan.
MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) issued a detailed new report Thursday, entitled Momentum for Lasting Solutions, to serve as a roadmap for private investors as well as federal, state and local governments to combine forces in a comprehensive regional effort to deliver housing affordability throughout the nine-county Bay Area. Read More
