plan bay area

September 6, 2016

The Bay Area Plans for its Housing Future

On September 6th the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission unveiled the “Draft Preferred Scenario” of Plan Bay Area, which represents the regional agencies’ take on what growth should look like for the Bay Area over the next 24 years. NPH is closely tracking Plan Bay Area to ensure that affordable housing is a central component of any regional vision for growth and that the region’s future infrastructure investments support the construction of more affordable homes in the right places.
October 19, 2016

NPH Makes Inroads on Plan Bay Area

On October 14th the Joint Planning and Administrative Committees of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) met to hear feedback on Plan Bay Area 2040, a long range plan which will direct over $309 billion worth of federal, state, and regional transportation investments through 2040. Both MTC Commissioners and ABAG Board members spoke favorably of including implementation actions in the Plan to address the Bay Area’s affordable housing and displacement crises – an…