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ABAG-MTC and partners Community Planning Collaborative have received the 2023 Planning Agency Award of Excellence from the American Planning Association (APA) California Chapter for the Regional Housing Technical Assistance (RHTA) Program. This award brings state-level recognition to the three-year-old program. The award was presented on Sept. 18 at the APA California 2023 Conference in Fresno.

Join ABAG, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) and communities all across California: Take the Clean Air Pledge to participate in California Clean Air Day on October 4, 2023.

There are simple things you can do for Clean Air Day...

ABAG-MTC backed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1, which would lower the vote threshold for local special taxes and bonds to fund affordable housing, transportation, resilience and other public infrastructure projects from two-thirds to 55%, will go to voters in November 2024.

The state...

Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Director, Kate Hartley, was featured this month on the podcast "Housing After Dark Episode 5: Is the Future of Housing Finance Regional?"

Courtney Ruby, who served as Director of Finance and Administrative Services for ABAG and later took on the role of Director of Administration and Facilities at MTC before winning election as Oakland’s City Auditor in 2018 and again in 2022, has been named as Independent Performance Auditor of the San Diego Association of Governments.

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 supports a greener Bay Area while tackling local issues such as housing, affordability, and resilience.

Bay Days 2023 will take place September 8 to October 7. Here are some fun ideas for enjoying the gem that is Bay Trail and all it has to offer!

• Walk, run or roll. The Bay Trail includes more than 350 miles of both paved and un-paved routes, so you can find a path that’s best for you and your...

ABAG-MTC will host a Priority Sites webinar for local staff and developers looking to learn more about the program on Monday, Sept. 11 from 2 to 3 p.m. Register here for the webinar.

The Bay Trail SFO Gap Study will identify potential Bay Trail alignments to close a three-mile Bay Trail gap around San Francisco International Airport and project planners want to hear from the public.

More than 550 people attended two recent public workshops hosted by the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) to provide information on strategies to work toward meeting the Bay Area’s housing needs.