With the state Legislature's 2019 session in full swing, ABAG has taken positions on several bills that could substantially affect the Bay Area housing landscape if passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Newsom this year.
ABAG has a new website that balances form and function to be a powerhouse for all users.
It’s easy to navigate, user friendly and provides a host of information to help Bay Area decision makers and residents become better informed about the world around them.
When ABAG set out to redesign its...
The ABAG General Assembly opened with poetry from Oakland's Youth Poet Laurate and included presentations from ABAG President David Rabbitt, ABAG-MTC Executive Director Therese McMillan and an opportunities and challenges housing panel. The ABAG delegates passed this year's ABAG Budget and Work...
The first Bay Area Metro Awards were presented on June 6, 2019, at a ceremony in Oakland recognizing 13 people, projects, organizations and local governments advancing solutions to ease the Bay Area’s housing crisis, improve the transportation system or make the nine-county region more resilient.
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Housing is the issue dominating the headlines in the Bay Area right now and will be a major element of the annual General Assembly meeting of the Association of Bay Area Governments, Thursday, June 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center.
A panel discussion, “Housing...
The ABAG General Assembly and Business Meeting will be on Thursday, June 6, 2019, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center, 1547 Lakeside Drive, Oakland.
The day's program includes the presentation of the first joint ABAG and MTC Award winners -- the new Bay Area Metro Awards, the...
Intended as a report to inform the wider regional planning effort called Horizon being undertaken by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), a new perspective paper explores the future of jobs in the region.
The Horizon Perspective Paper, "Th...
Winners of the "Art on the Horizon: Youth Confronting Climate Change" contest sponsored by ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission were announced this week at the Y-Plan Policy Summit at UC Berkeley.
As part of the agencies' Horizon planning initiative, ABAG and MTC sought digital art...
Yesterday was Walk to Work Day and San Francisco Bay Trail Project Manager Laura Thompson snapped photos on the section of trail she used to get to her office at 375 Beale St.
Thompson walked the trail along the Embarcadero Promenade between the Ferry Building and Harrison Street. "The Bay Trail...
An initial slate of local government officials was appointed this week to the newly-formed Housing Legislative Working Group, which will advise both ABAG's Legislation Committee and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Legislation Committee on housing-related bills pending in the state...
