ABAG stands for the Association of Bay Area Governments. Our mission is to strengthen cooperation and collaboration across local governments to build healthier, stronger communities.
ABAG is part regional planning agency and part local government service provider. We accomplish our goals by providing planning services and cost-effective ABAG member services to local governments struggling with rising costs and diminishing incomes.
MTC’s Public Participation Plan seeks to provide Bay Area residents from across the nine counties with the information necessary to participate in and influence the regional policy development and decision-making processes. Help shape the next public participation plan.
Former ABAG Executive Board President Scott Haggerty, who retired from public service in 2021 after 24 years as a member of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, died Sunday in Tennessee. He was 68...
The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) has named Rohnert Park Council Member Susan Adams as President and Solano County Supervisor Wanda Williams as Vice President of the regional planning agency and council of governments. Their terms started July 1.
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership officially launched its third cohort of the Estuary Youth Council (EYC) this week.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission today awarded $8 million to 16 Bay Area projects through the Priority Conservation Area (PCA) Grant Program. These grants support the goals of Plan Bay Area, the region’s long-range plan for housing, the economy, transportation, and the environment
More than 30 years ago state legislation was passed directing ABAG to develop a plan for a regional trail system.
That trail now has 355 spectacular miles of walking and bicycling paths encircling the Bay for everyone who lives here, and everyone who visits.
BayREN helps single family residents, property owners and businesses get technical assistance and access financial resources to reduce energy costs.
BayREN also assists local governments in evaluating and complying with energy codes and standards.
The Estuary’s waters and wetlands are a biological resource of tremendous importance for more than a million migratory birds and a vast diversity of marine wildlife.
The partnership is a collaboration of local, state and federal agencies and other organzations that protect and restore the Bay and Delta.
