Housing Elements

The Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) process is the part of Housing Element law used to determine how many new homes, and the affordability of those homes, each local government must plan for

California state law requires local jurisdictions’ housing elements to designate zones where emergency shelters are a permitted use and do not require additional permits to be approved. Emergency

The City of Fremont received a Priority Development Area (PDA) technical assistance grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and ABAG to remove Level of Service (LOS) and instead use

This Planning Innovations forum from October 29, 2020 previews the first set of regional data tools developed as part of ABAG’s Housing Technical Assistance Program. The Housing Technical Assistance

The resources below provide background and context related to Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743) and the rationale behind the shift from level of service (LOS) to vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as a tool for

The City of Concord received a Priority Development Area (PDA) technical assistance grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and ABAG to remove Level of Service (LOS) and instead use

This memorandum presents a review of the Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) thresholds of significance and screens for both land use and transportation projects. It examines best practices implemented by

The steps outlined in this document are meant to provide guidance toward implementation of Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743), which eliminates the use of Level of Service (LOS) as the basis for identifying

To fight greenhouse gas emissions, Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743) is working to reduce the amount of driving. Transportation — and particularly passenger cars — is responsible for 40% of all greenhouse

This March 2020 presentation to the Hayward Planning Commission on implementing Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743) and vehicle miles traveled covers: Senate Bill 743 Comparison of Level of Service (LOS) and