March 2, 2016

Housing advocates lift up real policy solutions for regional planning agencies

Powerful voices of residents fighting homelessness, family separation, and the danger of renewed segregation in the Bay Area dominated the summit on housing and affordability hosted by MTC and ABAG on Feb. 20.
April 5, 2016

Transit-oriented Affordable Home Tour with MTC

            NPH and Silicon Valley @Home partnered to tour affordable homes in Santa Clara County with leaders from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on March 30.   MTC shares NPH’s nine-county footprint and works with the Association of Bay Area Governments to facilitate housing connections to transit. MTC executive director Steve Heminger said, “We have transportation problems in the Bay Area, but we have a housing crisis in the Bay Area. They have influence on each…
July 29, 2016

MTC Commission Votes to Adopt NPH Priorities for Transportation Funding

NPH won big victories for affordable housing yesterday as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission voted to amend the One Bay Area Grant, a $916 million regional transportation funding program.
September 1, 2016

The Rail~Volution Conference: Building Livable Communities with Transit

The Rail~Volution conference is four days of energizing events that connects citizen activists, developers, nonprofit and business leaders, planners, local elected officials, community and housing advocates, transportation system operators and government officials from around the country to discuss best practices, focus on real-world solutions and provide the tools needed to transform communities with transit. For 20 years, Rail~Volution has focused on transit and transit oriented development. Over 95% surveyed agree that their skills, capability and leadership grew as a result…