Napa earthquake business survivors have been asked to help the nation become more disaster resilient by completing a survey on the economic impact of the magnitude 6.0 South Napa Earthquake of August 2014. In partnership with the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), the Association of...
The ABAG Regional Planning Committee (RPC) has formed three subcommittees to examine issues of importance to the region: Infrastructure, Economic Development, and Housing.
Infrastructure
The Infrastructure Subcommittee met in July to discuss related water and resilience activities. A meeting on...
As the administrator of several regional projects working to enhance San Francisco Bay, ABAG is requesting that all cities and counties in the Bay Area pass proclamations recognizing October 1, 2016 and the first Saturday of October in future years as "Bay Day," in recognition of this valuable...
Elected Officials, City Managers, Planning and Public Works Directors are invited to spend a day learning about how urban forestry can help grow healthy communities in the East Bay with experts from regional planning, public health and urban tree canopy analysis. Be inspired by the many benefits...
During May and June, more than 1,100 members of the public attended open houses or took an online quiz to learn about and comment on an update to the region's long-range transportation and
housing roadmap known as Plan Bay Area 2040.
Bay Area residents who attended these open houses had the...
Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, and Alameda County, along with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) as the coalition lead, have received an US EPA Brownfields Grant for $550,000. This grant funds environmental site assessments, which will confirm or remove suspicion of contamination on land...
With ABAG Special Executive Board meeting on June 16th, and MTC's Commission meeting on June 22nd, certain conditions established by Resolution 4210 have now been met and the Merger Implementation Action Plan has been adopted.
Under the terms of Resolution 4210, once both the ABAG Executive Board...
During May and June, more than 1,100 members of the public attended open houses or took an online quiz to learn about and comment on an update to the region's long-range transportation and housing roadmap known as Plan Bay Area 2040. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the...
Cities, Towns and Counties are invited to use and share the following information about new online tools, which will aid in outreach for Plan Bay Area 2040, the long-range regional transportation and housing roadmap.
These tools include the Build a Better Bay Area website, an interactive quiz that...
Measure AA, a special parcel tax of $12 per year for twenty years on the June 7, 2016 ballot in all nine Bay Area counties passed with 69 percent voter approval. "This is a significant achievement for the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (Authority), for the San Francisco Bay, for all Bay...
