Planning Collaboratives

Planning Collaboratives are county-based groups of jurisdictions that share consulting resources as they work together to address their housing priorities. Planning Collaboratives are staffed by consultants who work with ABAG to complement technical assistance offered at the state and regional levels and to deliver tailored trainings and products to each jurisdiction. ABAG is providing funding to support the following Collaboratives through 2023.

Collaborative	Technical Assistance Provider(s)
Alameda County Collaborative, email the coordinator for access 15 Jurisdictions	Urban Planning Partners, Alison Lenci Email: alenci@up-partners.com
Contra Costa County Collaborative (“C-4”), email the coordinator for access 20 Jurisdictions	MIG, Shawna Brekke-Read Email: sbrekkeread@migcom.com
Marin County Collaborative 12 Jurisdictions	Jillian Zieger, Marin County Planner Email: jzeiger@marincounty.org
Napa/Sonoma Collaborative 16 Jurisdictions	4 Leaf, Jane Riley Email: jriley@4leafinc.com
San Francisco (no Collaborative) 1 Jurisdiction	Due to San Francisco's unique nature as both a city and county, they are receiving a grant to support robust and equitable public engagement on their housing element.
San Mateo County Collaborative (“21 Elements”) 21 Jurisdictions	Community Planning Collaborative, Josh Abrams Email: abrams@planningcollaborative.com
Santa Clara County Planning Collaborative 16 Jurisdictions	Community Planning Collaborative, Samantha Dolgoff Email: dolgoff@planningcollaborative.com
Solano County Collaborative 8 Jurisdictions	STA/Placeworks, Robert Guerrero, Solano Transportation Authority Email: rguerrero@sta.ca.gov and Jennifer Gastelum, Placeworks Email: jgastelum@placeworks.com

County Planning Collaboratives Contact:

Hannah Diaz, Associate Regional Housing Planner
Email: hdiaz@bayareametro.gov
Telephone: (415) 778-4406