Over the next 25 years ABAG projects that an additional 1.7 million people will live in the Bay Area, over 1.6 million new jobs will be created, and more than 600,000 homes will be built. A much older population and higher energy costs are anticipated, as well as changes resulting from global...
Alternative Planning Strategy (APS) -- A separate document from the Regional Transportation Plan for regions where the Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) will not achieve the greenhouse gas reduction target. If the SCS is unable to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the targeted levels, then an...
ABAG is exploring the feasibility of creating a regional Solar and Energy Efficiency (SEE) District in partnership with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). An overview of this proposed District with an executive summary report was presented to the ABAG Executive Board on March 19, 2009.
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ABAG commemorates the 20th anniversary of the San Francisco Bay Trail Project. The San Francisco Bay shoreline has seen profound changes since the initiation of the Bay Trail Development Project in 1989. Access to the Bay from San Francisco to San Pablo is now available with trails to suit the needs...
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This third annual presentation of the Growing Smarter Together Awards was a special highlight of ABAG’s Spring General Assembly in April and recognized five categories of local government planning and development projects. Alameda County, and the cities of...
More than 175 of the region’s elected officials and civic leaders attended the ABAG Spring General Assembly where they tackled the critical issue of climate change through the lens of SB 375 and AB 32. The General Assembly provided a platform for Bay Area leaders to discuss how past initiatives and...
Local governments in the nine county San Francisco Bay Area are again invited to submit FOCUS applications for regional designation of an area within their community as a Priority Development Area (PDA). These PDA designations help inform regional and state agencies where incentives and assistance...
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission is hosting an open international design competition for ideas responding to sea level rise in San Francisco Bay and beyond. The Rising Tides competition aims to solicit ideas from anyone interested that are applicable to San Francisco Bay...
The Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) conference held on March 18, 2009, at the MetroCenter in Oakland was a resounding success - the MetroCenter auditorium was filled to capacity. Speakers provided a wealth of practical information, and audience members responded with valuable input that...
The League of California Cities has released a City Funding Book to guide cities on how to access and apply for federal funds available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), recently signed by President Barack Obama. The first version of the “City Funding Book,”which was...
