Bay Area

Plan Bay Area 2050+ is the current, long-range plan adopted by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). It was created in collaboration with

Adopted in October 2021, Plan Bay Area 2050 focuses on the interrelated elements of housing, the economy, transportation and the environment. The heart of the plan is 35 strategies that take a

The release of draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) allocations initiates the appeals phase, the final step in the RHNA process. Government Code Section 65584.05 allows any jurisdiction or

This Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) summary was produced by ABAG to provide a brief user-friendly overview of the RHNA laws and processes, including: The history of California’s General Plan

Any local jurisdiction within the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) region may file an appeal to modify its Draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Allocation or another jurisdiction’s

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is required to review draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) methodologies to determine whether a methodology furthers the

The 2015-2019 Bay Area Permit Activity Report shows the number of new housing units for which Bay Area jurisdictions issued permits in calendar years 2015 through 2019. It was compiled by staff from

The Housing Methodology Committee (HMC) played a key role in the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)'s approach to creating the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) allocation methodology

This letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) provides ABAG its final Regional Housing Need Determination

This letter from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) includes the full suite of data requested by HCD, including