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ABAG, MTC Tap Bay Area Housing Veteran Kate Hartley As Director of Regional Housing Finance Authority Kate Hartley, BAHFA Director

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ABAG, MTC Tap Bay Area Housing Veteran Kate Hartley As Director of Regional Housing Finance Authority

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today announced the selection of housing policy, finance and development veteran Kate Hartley to serve as Director of the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA).

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ABAG, MTC Adopt Final Plan Bay Area 2050 and Environmental Impact Report An adult and child pointing at the water in Richmond, California.

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ABAG, MTC Adopt Final Plan Bay Area 2050 and Environmental Impact Report

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...

New State Budget to Propel Pilot Programs for Bay Area Housing Half Moon Village, MidPen Housing, photo by Bruce Damonte

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New State Budget to Propel Pilot Programs for Bay Area Housing

The fiscal 2021-22 state budget signed into law Monday by Gov. Newsom includes a $20 million appropriation for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to underwrite the work of the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA). BAHFA, which is jointly managed by MTC and the Association of Bay...

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Draft Environmental Impact Report for Plan Bay Area 2050 Released; Public Invited to Comment by July 20

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Draft Environmental Impact Report for Plan Bay Area 2050 Released; Public Invited to Comment by July 20

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today released for public review the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for Plan Bay Area 2050, the region’s long-range plan that outlines 35 integrated strategies across four key issues —...

Draft Plan Bay Area 2050 Released; Public Invited to Comment Online or at Virtual Workshops Plan Bay Area 2050

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Draft Plan Bay Area 2050 Released; Public Invited to Comment Online or at Virtual Workshops

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today released the Draft Plan Bay Area 2050. After three years of public discussion and technical work, Plan Bay Area 2050 is a long-range plan charting the course for the future of the nine-county...

New Law Gives Big Boost to Restoration and Protection of Bay, Delta

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New Law Gives Big Boost to Restoration and Protection of Bay, Delta

Federal support for protection and restoration of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary could nearly double in coming years following enactment last month of the Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act.

As one of 28 “estuaries of national significance” eligible for funding through the new law...

Executive Board Releases Proposed Regional Housing Planning Formula three story housing units side by side with BART train in the background

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Executive Board Releases Proposed Regional Housing Planning Formula

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)’s Executive Board at its meeting Thursday evening passed the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) proposed methodology — a mathematical formula by which the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)’s requirement that the Bay Area...