New Wildfire White Paper developed by the ABAG and MTC Resilience Program explores the strategies communities currently use to mitigate wildfire risk. Available at http://resilience.abag.ca.gov/wp
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New Resources Available to Assist In Building Bay Area Community and Business Resilience
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
Staff Dispatch: Learning From the Mexico City Earthquake, by Dana Brechwald
* First in an occasional series of dispatches from MTC and ABAG staff about their experiences out in the field. From the Bay Link Blog. On September 19, 2017, Mexico City experienced a damaging
HayWired Earthquake Scenario Release on April 18th
The HayWired Scenario is a scientific, realistic and quantitative depiction of a magnatude 7.0 earthquake on the Hayward Fault with an epicenter in Oakland. Developed by the U.S. Geological Survey
New Research on Seismic Risk Available
Staff from ABAG/MTC and the U.S. Geological Survey presented new research on the Bay Area's seismic riskat the Regional Planning Committee meeting. Planners detailed residential building damage