Plan Bay Area

The Public Lands Playbook is designed to guide local governments and other public agencies through the process of inventorying, prioritizing and reusing publicly owned land. The playbook focuses on

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

Priority Development Areas (PDAs) are places near public transit that are planned for new homes, jobs and community amenities. By bringing transit, jobs and housing together in downtowns, along main

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 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 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

The People, Places & Prosperity report (PDF) highlights the activities that ABAG undertook in partnership with local governments, regional agencies, business groups, community organizations, and other