About One Bay Area
One Bay Area is a new initiative meant to coordinate efforts among the region’s nine counties and 101 towns and cities to create a more sustainable future. A consortium of regional agencies—the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), the Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) unveiled the initiative at an historic summit on Earth Day, April 22, 2010. One major effort now underway is the development of Plan Bay Area, the region’s long-range plan for sustainable land use, transportation and housing.
All four agencies already work on a host of issues to protect our region’s precious resources for current and future generations. Examples include:
- ABAG’s San Francisco Bay Trail Project is creating a 500-mile Shoreline Trail around the bay;
- BAAQMD sets air quality guidelines for local jurisdictions under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
- BCDC is working with Bay Area communities to plan for climate change-induced sea level rise; and
- MTC has created innovative programs, such as the Transportation for Livable Communities and Climate Initiatives programs, to bolster communities that support transit-oriented development and combating climate change.
More information is available about these and other programs on the agencies’ respective websites:
- Association of Bay Area Governments
- Bay Area Air Quality Management District
- Bay Conservation and Development Commission
- Metropolitan Transportation Commission
