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ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) officially kicked off a public outreach campaign over the weekend in an effort to develop Plan Bay Area 2050+, a focused update to Plan Bay Area 2050, a long-range regional plan adopted by the agencies in 2021. The parallel Transit 2050+, a look at Bay Area public transit in the post-pandemic world, was also a focus of the event.

ABAG and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) invite members of the public to pop-up workshops throughout the summer to provide feedback on the next iteration of the Bay Area’s long-range plan, known as Plan Bay Area 2050+. The first event will take place in San Francisco on Sunday, July 30...

The Bay Area is renowned for its environmental leadership, and with the selection of Jane Elias as the Bay Area Regional Energy Network’s (BayREN) new Program Administrator, the region’s efforts on energy and climate work are positioned to reach new heights.

ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today officially kicked off a two-and-a-half-year effort to develop Plan Bay Area 2050+, a limited and focused update to Plan Bay Area 2050, the visionary long-range regional plan adopted by the agencies in 2021.

The California Public Utilities Commission has approved the Bay Area Regional Energy Network’s (BayREN) Business Plan for the next eight years, marking a pivotal role for energy efficiency in the Bay Area.

On Tuesday, July 11, ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), in partnership with the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), released the Sea Level Rise Adaptation Funding and Investment Framework Report.

This report summarizes the final findings of the...

A first-of-its-kind horizontal levee project providing a host of ecological benefits — led by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and the city of Palo Alto — has received $2.1 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for construction in Fall 2024. 

ABAG and MTC have launched the Bay Area Housing and Land Use Viewer, a web-based mapping tool created to provide the public with access to data related to housing, land use, transportation, equity and the environment. This is the first time this level of detail has been available in one place and publicly accessible on the agency website.

Friday, June 16 marked the first in-person General Assembly meeting since 2019 (view photos of the event). A quorum of representatives from the Bay Area’s nine counties and 101 member cities convened to pass the 2023-2024 budget. Delegates attending exceeded quorum with 68 city and town...

The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) is announcing its Business FLEXmarket rebate program designed to support eligible small businesses across the nine Bay Area counties.