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Plan Bay Area 2050+ — the Bay Area’s long-range plan for transportation, housing, economic resiliency and environmental sustainability — was adopted unanimously by the ABAG Executive Board and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). The votes by both boards cap a nearly three-year process during which over 17,600 Bay Area residents, community organizations, advocacy groups and public sector partners contributed to the development of the new plan, which ABAG and MTC are required to develop jointly.
Read more about the adoption of Plan Bay Area 2050+.
BAHFA Events & Updates
April 13 Webinar on Strategic Plan
The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) launched a strategic planning process in 2025 to articulate a vision for sustaining BAHFA. The process was structured around four modules:
- Module 1: Regional Revenue Measure
- Module 2: Funding Strategy and Financial Sustainability Plan
- Module 3: New Regional Financing Products and Approaches
- Module 4: Regional Housing Programs
The planning process is complete. The new strategic plan prioritizes a narrower set of programs that leverage BAHFA’s regional scope to maximize impact while also charting a path to financial independence. Learn more about the strategic plan and upcoming engagement opportunities from BAHFA staff at a webinar on Monday, April 13 from 10-11 a.m.
Register for the webinar.
Doorway Housing Portal Receives CALCOG Eureka! Award
BAHFA'S Doorway Housing Portal received a Eureka! Award for Regional Excellence from the California Association of Councils of Governments during the organization’s Regional Leadership Forum in Long Beach last month. Doorway, launched in 2023, is the first multi-jurisdictional online affordable housing portal in the country.
The Eureka! Award recognizes regional projects or programs that demonstrate the creative leadership and thinking needed to develop and implement new ideas that can serve as examples or best practices for others to follow.
Read more about Doorway's award.
Partnership Preserves Affordable Housing in St. Helena
Two apartment buildings in St. Helena will maintain their affordable rents – and the tenants will keep their homes – thanks to a partnership between a local property owner, nonprofit housing organization and BAHFA's Housing Preservation Loan Pilot.
Read more about BAHFA's affordable housing project in St. Helena.
Youth Internship Opportunities at ABAG-MTC
Estuary Youth Council
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is seeking young adults ages 18–24 from Oakland, San Francisco, East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks, Belle Haven, and Redwood City for a paid opportunity to join the next cohort of the Estuary Youth Council (EYC).
The program runs from June to December 2026. Applications are due April 12 at 11:59 p.m.
Learn more about EYC.
Norman Mineta Summer High School Academy
High school students are invited to apply for the 2026 Norman Mineta Bay Area High School Academy, a paid summer program designed to introduce young people to careers in public service and regional leadership.
This four-week academy offers students a chance to explore how decisions about transportation, housing, air quality, and environmental justice shape everyday life in the Bay Area. Space is limited, and applications must be submitted by Monday, April 27 at 10 p.m.
Learn more about the Mineta Academy.
TOC Webinar & Resources
Wednesday, May 6, 10-11 a.m.
Join MTC staff for a webinar overview of the agency's Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Incentive Program and recent program updates, including the final TOC evaluation framework, OBAG 4-specific adjustments, eligibility thresholds and award amounts, and key updates to the TOC Administrative Guidance. Staff will publish updated Administrative Guidance by the end of April, ahead of the webinar. Email TOCPolicy@bayareametro.gov with any questions.
Register for the webinar.
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