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Resilience

News and Stories

BayREN’s Energy Roadmaps Help Cupertino and Tiburon Plan for a More Sustainable and Resilient Future

News Story

In 2024, BayREN expanded its program offerings to help Bay Area local governments and special districts make smarter long-term energy investments through its new Energy Roadmapping service.

ABAG-MTC Resilience Tools Help You Plan Ahead

News Story

ABAG-MTC staff have created a suite of tools to help residents, transportation and housing planners, students, and other interested people determine the severity of risk from certain types of natural

BayREN Annual Report 2023: Building Blocks for a Brighter Future

News Story

The Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) has released its 2023 Annual Report, Building Blocks for a Brighter Future, which encapsulates the significant efforts and milestones achieved throughout

A Glimpse into the Work of BayREN that Greens the Bay Area

News Story

Led by the Association of Bay Area Governments, BayREN (Bay Area Regional Energy Network) is a regional collaboration of the Bay Area's nine counties and supports a greener Bay Area while tackling

Help Document Rising Tides This Weekend

News Story

The Bay Area will get a preview of California’s future this weekend as “king tides” roll in. The gravitational tug of the moon and sun, not climate change, is responsible for the extreme tides. But

New Research Addresses Equity and Climate Resilience

News Story

Climate change. Sea-level rise. Resilience. The terms are ubiquitous in the public realm, planning circles and among policymakers around the Bay Area. The topics are among the most vexing of our time

Guide shows ways to lessen damage in a major temblor

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An online tool is now available to help residents identify potential earthquake-related damage to their homes and provides information on how to gird against the next big temblor. The Earthquake Home

New Wildfire Resources Available

News Release

New Wildfire White Paper developed by the ABAG and MTC Resilience Program explores the strategies communities currently use to mitigate wildfire risk. The paper characterizes wildfire hazard in the

Video Highlights from ABAG Spring General Assembly

News Story

Nearly 150 attendees from local governments throughout the nine county San Francisco Bay Area attended the ABAG Spring 2018 General Assembly and Business Meeting on May 31, 2018. The General Assembly

New Resources Available to Assist In Building Bay Area Community and Business Resilience

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and its many partners, including the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), unveiled a new scenario and

Documents

State Route 37 (SR 37) Public Access Scoping Report

Grand-Bayway-SR37-Scoping-Report-LR.pdf (65.68 MB)

Wildfires & Housing Resource Guide #8: Building Codes and Mapping

WildfireAndHousingResourceGuide8_2025.pdf (700.11 KB)

Defensible Space & Home Hardening with CAL FIRE Updates Presentation

Slides_Session02_WildfireHousing.pdf (16.75 MB)

Resilient Housing Instruction Guide

0_ResilientHousingInstructionGuide.docx (96.6 KB)