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ABAG Executive Board Supports Propositions 4 and 5 Aerial over apartments in Santa Rosa, with forest in the background.

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ABAG Executive Board Supports Propositions 4 and 5

The ABAG Executive Board voted yesterday to support California Propositions 4 and 5, measures scheduled for the statewide November ballot.

Proposition 4 is the state of California’s largest-ever climate bond and would allocate $10 billion to programs administered by the California Natural Resources...

Join an Upcoming Community “Pop-Up” Workshop for Plan Bay Area 2050+ Antioch residents weigh in on Plan Bay Area 2050+.

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Join an Upcoming Community “Pop-Up” Workshop for Plan Bay Area 2050+

What do you want the Bay Area’s future to look like? More affordable housing? Better transit? Cleaner air?

We want to hear from you!

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) staff began traveling across the Bay Area on August 10 seeking the...

BayREN is Launching the EASE Home Program to Replace Single Family Home+ two single family homes separated by trees

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BayREN is Launching the EASE Home Program to Replace Single Family Home+

BayREN’s Single Family Home+ Program has been supporting the Bay Area since 2013 through rebates and educational resources focused on home energy efficiency and electrification upgrades. While the program has successfully reached many customers over the years, through recent data collected and...

Public Comment Period, Survey Open for Plan Bay Area 2050+ A woman writing comments at a Plan Bay Area 2050+ pop up workshop.

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Public Comment Period, Survey Open for Plan Bay Area 2050+

Staff from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) need your input to help inform the development of the region’s long-range plan, known as Plan Bay Area 2050+. In addition to a series of in-person community “pop-up” workshops, staff are...

South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Tour: Bringing back the past and protecting the future Salt Ponds to Wetlands

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South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Tour: Bringing back the past and protecting the future

On Tuesday, July 30th a group of nearly forty people wearing hiking vests, sunglasses, and baseball hats gathered on a bright sunny day at the edge of the South Bay for a tour led by the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA), co-staffed by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and the State Coastal Conservancy.

New Plan Maps Route for Finishing Bay Trail Bay Trail users at the San Leandro Marina.

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New Plan Maps Route for Finishing Bay Trail

Staff from ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) this summer released the Bay Trail Gap Closure Implementation Plan (BTGCIP) final report, which establishes prioritization criteria to rank the benefit of closing the remaining gaps in the San Francisco Bay Trail.

The vision for a...

ABAG President Belia Ramos, Bay Area Contingent Explore Mixed-Income Housing in Vienna ABAG president Belia Ramos and another woman sit in front of Vienna's public housing

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ABAG President Belia Ramos, Bay Area Contingent Explore Mixed-Income Housing in Vienna

Written by ABAG President Belia Ramos

Over 6 days, I had the opportunity to dive deep into the social and political constructs of Vienna’s social housing system.

One hundred years ago, Vienna was considered the city with the worst housing in Europe. After a century of investments backed by...

Draft Transit 2050+ Network Released Passengers wait on the platform for a train at the Macarthur BART station

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Draft Transit 2050+ Network Released

Bay Area transit’s ongoing transformation into a more connected, more efficient and more customer-focused mobility network today took another step forward as transit agency and MTC staff at the July meeting of the Regional Network Management Council unveiled the Draft Transit 2050+ Network. The...