A regional plan for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area is available for public comment.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments released this week the Plan Bay Area 2050 Draft Blueprint—a draft of a regional plan for growth and development in the entire nine-county region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
"The Blueprint is a critical step in the Plan Bay Area 2050 process as the region strives to advance towards the adopted Vision of a more affordable, connected, diverse, healthy and vibrant Bay Area for all," according to the website sharing the new draft. The announcement of the draft's release also came with a call for comments from the public.
The plan calls for the implementation of 25 resilient and equitable strategies "to make progress toward a more affordable, connected, diverse, healthy and vibrant Bay Area for all," according to the Plan Bay Area website. The video above, shared on the MTC YouTube channel, presents the plan as a chance to make the Bay Area more resilient in the face of challenges like the current pandemic. The video outlines the plan's proposals on transportation, housing, the economy, and the environment over the next 30 years.
An article by John King, behind the San Francisco Chronicle's paywall, also details the plan, noting that a slowing pace of growth is expected to coalesce in the South Bay Area, home of San José and the Silicon Valley.
FULL STORY: Bay Area of 2050 will be more crowded — planners want to make it more equitable, too
Plan Bay Area 2050, Approved Last Week, Makes the Opinion Page
A traditionally controversial planning exercise, the regular update of the 30-year plan for the San Francisco Bay Area, has crossed the finish line again. Opponents aren't letting the issues rest, however.
One Rail System to Ring the Bay Area? Supporters See Reasons for Optimism
A plan to integrate the various regional transit providers in the San Francisco Bay Area could be the key to winning back transit riders in the post-pandemic world.
San Francisco Bay Area's Rail Transit Projects Among the Most Expensive in the World
The problem of expensive transit investments isn't unique to New York City.
Analysis: Cybertruck Fatality Rate Far Exceeds That of Ford Pinto
The Tesla Cybertruck was recalled seven times last year.
National Parks Layoffs Will Cause Communities to Lose Billions
Thousands of essential park workers were laid off this week, just before the busy spring break season.
Retro-silient?: America’s First “Eco-burb,” The Woodlands Turns 50
A master-planned community north of Houston offers lessons on green infrastructure and resilient design, but falls short of its founder’s lofty affordability and walkability goals.
Test News Post 1
This is a summary
Analysis: Cybertruck Fatality Rate Far Exceeds That of Ford Pinto
The Tesla Cybertruck was recalled seven times last year.
Test News Headline 46
Test for the image on the front page.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service