Register for General Assembly, Disability Summit at Bay Area Metro Center
ABAG-Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is hosting two major events at the Bay Area Metro Center at 375 Beale St. in San Francisco next week.
ABAG General Assembly Friday, June 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
At the General Assembly, delegates will review and approve the 25-26 ABAG Budget & Work Program and hear from a panel of local leaders regarding examples of how regional tools and technical assistance have benefited their communities. The event will also feature keynote speaker Dr. Christopher Thornberg from Beacon Economics.
Accessible Futures: Sharing. Listening. Learning. Monday, June 16, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. and Tuesday, June 17, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
This regional gathering of the Bay Area disability community will identify the unmet needs and gaps in policies, services and advocacy for persons with disabilities. Registration is open for virtual conference attendance or the in-person reception.
ABAG & MTC Participate in Affordable Housing Month
As part of the Bay Area’s Affordable Housing Month – a time of conversations and events highlighting the impact of affordable housing in the Bay Area – staff from ABAG and MTC participated in three panel discussions and highlighted the agencies’ work in the housing sector.
The Bay Area Energy Atlas—one of the nation’s most comprehensive energy tools—has been revamped with new features, expanded data, and a more user-friendly interface. Developed by UCLA in partnership with BayREN, the Atlas helps users explore regional energy use through interactive maps and detailed building data. Anyone can now dive deeper into energy trends by city, building type, or time period.
San Francisco Estuary Partnership Helps Lead Work on Levee Project Featured on "OpenRoad"
The First Mile Horizontal Levee Project is being featured on NBC Bay Area’s OpenRoad program, highlighting an innovative nature-based shoreline adaptation along the Hayward shoreline. SFEP along with the East Bay Dischargers Authority and East Bay Regional Parks District are leading the charge on the project.
MTC adopted theTOC Policyin September 2022 to further the goals of Plan Bay Area 2050. The TOC Policy seeks to enable people to access and use transit more often for more types of trips by centering housing, jobs, services and shopping around public transit.
The TOC Policy requirements focus on land use density, affordable housing, parking management, and complete streets/multimodal access. Following adoption of the TOC Policy, MTC staff began developing administrative guidance to explain the details of policy requirements and how local governments can submit compliance documentation. MTC staff have engaged in an in-depth process of outreach to local jurisdiction staff and other stakeholders to raise awareness of the TOC Policy, facilitate efforts toward policy compliance, and receive feedback on drafts of the administrative guidance.
The most recent version of theTOC Policy Administrative Guidancewas published in May 2025 and integrates insights gleaned from further engagement with local partners.
TOC Policy Technical Assistance– The TOC Policy Team has released initial technical assistance to support jurisdictions with TOC Policy compliance. Initial products include template ordinances for affordable housing policy options and implementation guides for protections, preservation and production policies.
