The future of the Bay Area is beginning to take shape. This month, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) advanced the final blueprint for Plan Bay Area 2050+ into the next critical phase: environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Designed to prepare the nine-county region for a growing population and evolving climate challenges, the plan envisions the addition of more than 900,000 new households and more than 1.3 million new jobs by 2050.

“The Final Blueprint incorporates updated strategies shaped by two years of extensive planning and public engagement,” a release from the organizations explains. “Outreach included over 40 pop-up workshops in Equity Priority Communities, three regionwide surv

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