Led by the Association of Bay Area Governments, BayREN (Bay Area Regional Energy Network) is a regional collaboration of the Bay Area's nine counties and this year celebrates its 10th anniversary as it supports a greener Bay Area while tackling local issues such as housing, affordability, and resilience.
ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) have finalized their joint state and federal priorities for the 2023 legislative session. ABAG/MTC staff advocate for the Bay Area’s priorities in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., and the 2023 ABAG/MTC Joint Advocacy Program will guide their...
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s newly proposed state budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year includes major cuts to funding for housing, climate and transportation that were included in last year’s budget.
This year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN), a network of local governments partnering to promote resource efficiency at the regional level, focusing on energy, water and greenhouse gas reduction.
The Association of Bay Area Governments has online resources on flooding, which various parts of the region have experienced with the recent series of powerful storms. A hazard map is one of the data pieces.
Three years after the state’s review process first began, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) this month granted final approval for Plan Bay Area 2050, the long-range vision for the next 30 years for transportation, housing, the economy and the environment in the Bay Area.
The application window for Priority Development Area (PDA) and Priority Production Area (PPA) grants is now open until Feb. 23, 2023.
The Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII) will present a forum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, to explore how to harness the opportunity to deliver transformative benefits for Bay Area communities impacted by longstanding inequities.
ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) this month began a nationwide recruitment effort to select the agencies’ next executive director. Current ABAG and MTC executive director Therese W. McMillan in September notified the ABAG Executive Board and MTC commissioners of her intentio...
