MTC, ABAG Release Draft of New Long-Range Plan for Bay Area

Public Invited to Comment Through Dec. 18 on Draft Plan, EIR

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- After more than two years of public discussion, technical analyses and refinement, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) today released Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ and the Plan Bay Area 2050+ Draft Environmental Impact Report for public review and comment.

Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ charts a course for the future of the Bay Area over the next 25 years. Designed to guide growth and investment across the region's nine counties and 101 cities, the latest plan aims to advance an integrated vision for a Bay Area that is affordable, connected, diverse, healthy and vibrant for all. The plan contains 35 strategies for public policies and investments that can be implemented to help the Bay Area build more homes, reduce commute times, and create vibrant downtowns and natural areas for everyone to enjoy. These strategies also aim to keep people safe from natural hazards, support a strong economy and provide stable housing.

Unique to this plan cycle is Transit 2050+, a parallel and first-of-its-kind planning effort conducted by MTC and ABAG in partnership with Bay Area transit agencies to re-envision the future of Bay Area public transit.

MTC and ABAG have scheduled a series of webinars and public hearings for comment on Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ and associated supplemental reports, as well as on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for Plan Bay Area 2050+. All interested people, agencies and other organizations are encouraged to attend a webinar or public hearing, where they can ask questions and offer comments on these documents. Full event details are listed below:

• Webinar #1 — North Bay 
  Wednesday, October 29, 2025 
  12-1:30 p.m. 
  Zoom link: https://bit.ly/northbaywebinar 
  Webinar ID: 892 3077 8001 
  Passcode: 256814 
  888-788-0099 US Toll Free   
• Webinar #2 — West Bay 
  Wednesday, October 29, 2025 
  6-7:30 p.m. 
  Zoom link: https://bit.ly/westbaywebinar 
  Webinar ID: 831 4140 5598 
  Passcode: 096944 
  888-788-0099 US Toll Free   
• Webinar #3 — South Bay 
  Thursday, October 30, 2025 
  6-7:30 p.m. 
  Zoom link: https://bit.ly/southbaywebinar    
  Webinar ID: 822 2561 7467 
  Passcode: 356845 
  888-788-0099 US Toll Free   
• Webinar #4 — East Bay 
  Wednesday, November 5, 2025 
  6-7:30 p.m. 
  Zoom link: https://bit.ly/eastbaywebinar  
  Webinar ID: 869 8283 4999 
  Passcode: 682098 
  888-788-0099 US Toll Free 

In addition to these webinars, MTC and ABAG will host three public hearings around the Bay Area to provide opportunities for all interested agencies, organizations and individuals to comment on the Draft Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Report. The full list of hearings is as follows: 

• Public Hearing #1 — MTC Planning Committee and ABAG Administrative Committee  
  Friday, November 14, 2025, at 9:40 a.m. or upon the conclusion of the Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority Network and Operations Committee, whichever is later. 
  Bay Area Metro Center -or- Zoom 
  Boardroom, 1^st Floor 
  375 Beale Street, San Francisco
  Instructions to join by Zoom  

• Public Hearing #2 — Fremont  
  Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 6 p.m. 
  Olive Hyde Art Center and Gallery -or- Zoom 
  123 Washington Boulevard, Fremont 
  Zoom link: https://bit.ly/drafthearing2  
  Webinar ID: 875 7625 3306 
  Passcode: 178983 
  888 788 0099 US Toll Free 

• Public Hearing #3 — Novato  
  Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 6 p.m. 
  Best Western Plus Novato Oaks Inn -or- Zoom 
  215 Alameda del Prado, Novato 
  Zoom link: https://bit.ly/drafthearing3  
  Webinar ID: 898 0347 9624
  Passcode: 129009 
  888 788 0099 US Toll Free 

Interested Bay Area residents, agencies and organizations also are encouraged to view and comment on the draft plan online at planbayarea.org/draftplan. Comments will be reviewed by officials from both ABAG and MTC as they consider the adoption of Final Plan Bay Area 2050+, slated for early 2026.

Written comments will be accepted via mail to MTC Public Information Office, Attn: Plan Bay Area -or- Draft EIR Comments, 375 Beale Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA, 94105; or via email (Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ inbox: [email protected]; Draft EIR inbox: [email protected]). Comments by phone can made at (415) 778-2292.

The comment period for all documents will close Dec. 18, 2025, at 5 p.m.
Questions? Visit planbayarea.org, email [email protected] or call (415) 778-6757. 

Accessible Meetings 
Do you need an interpreter or any other assistance to participate? Please call (415) 778-6757. For TDD or hearing impaired, call 711, California Relay Service, or (800) 735-2929 (TTY), (800) 735-2922 (voice) and ask to be relayed to (415) 778-6700. We require at least three working days' notice to accommodate requests.

¿Necesita un intérprete u otra asistencia para participar? Por favor llámenos con tres días de anticipación al (415) 778-6757. Para telecomunicaciones para personas sordas y discapacitadas, favor de llamar al 711, el Servicio de Retransmisión de California (CRS) para TTY/VCO/HCO a Voz o para Voz a TTY/VCO/HCO al (800) 855-3000 y pedir que lo retrasmitan al (415) 778-6700.

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ABAG is the council of governments and the regional planning agency for the 101 cities and towns, and nine counties of the Bay Area. MTC is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. 

SOURCE Metropolitan Transportation Commission