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MTC, ABAG leaders applaud passage of new infrastructure bill

November 8, 2021

A $4.5 billion set-aside to fund bridge repair projects across California will enable Bay Area cities and counties to compete for funds to upgrade bridges along local streets and roads as part of a new infrastructure bill.

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. Read More

ABAG, MTC adopt final Plan Bay Area 2050 and environmental impact report

Policy

Mark Prado October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021

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.

New MTC-ABAG report charts course for tackling Bay Area’s affordable housing crisis

Housing

Mark Prado February 25, 2021

February 25, 2021

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.

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Survey: What Are Your Top Priorities for a Better Bay Area?

January 5, 2021

MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) invite members of the public to take part in a survey about the Implementation Plan phase of Plan Bay Area 2050. Read More

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MTC, ABAG Vote to Support Affirmative Action Amendment

October 2, 2020

MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments’ Executive Board both voted last month to support Proposition 16 on the November 2020 ballot. Read More

Plan Bay Area 2050 Draft Blueprint: Outreach Recap

Public Participation

Mark Prado September 1, 2020

September 1, 2020

Thousands of Bay Area residents chimed in during the second round of Plan Bay Area 2050 outreach, conducted virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A summary of those comments is available on the Plan Bay Area website.

Estuary Partnership project highlighted in Earth Day coverage

Environment

Mark Prado April 23, 2020

April 23, 2020

By Mark Prado

A San Francisco Estuary Partnership project aimed at reducing the amount of polluted water draining into San Francisco Bay was highlighted by an NBC Bay report on Earth Day.

MTC, ABAG respond to COVID-19 emergency

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Mark Prado March 24, 2020

March 24, 2020

MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) have made several important but temporary operational changes in response to the Covid-19 outbreak and the continuing public health emergency.

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MTC and ABAG release Futures Final Report, highlighting resilient and equitable strategies for the Bay Area’s future

January 24, 2020

The critical issues facing the Bay Area – from transportation and housing to the economy, the environment and social equity – are probed in the new 90-plus page Futures Final Report entitled “Resilient and Equitable Strategies for the Bay Area’s Future.” Read More

New bill would help San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s resiliency efforts

Environment

Mark Prado July 29, 2019

July 29, 2019

By Tommy Alexander

The Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act, a bipartisan bill which would reauthorize the National Estuary Program (NEP), was introduced last week by U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ).

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