Draft Plan Bay Area 2040 Open Houses Scheduled for May in All Nine Counties

Series Begins Next Week

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Contact

John Goodwin, MTC (415) 778-5262

Leah Zippert, ABAG (415) 820-7995

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) this May are holding a series of nine open houses across the Bay Area and invite residents to share their ideas on the Draft Plan Bay Area 2040, the long-range regional transportation and land use strategy slated for adoption in July 2017. The first two open houses will be held next Thursday evening, May 4, in Fremont and in Redwood City.

Each open house will feature multiple stations at which participants will be able to view displays; ask questions; and offer comments on the Draft Plan’s goals, proposed growth patterns, transportation investment strategy, and key actions identified to address ongoing and long-term regional challenges. Dates, times and locations for the open houses include:

County	Location	Date and Time
Alameda County Open House	Fremont City Hall City Council Chambers 3300 Capitol Avenue Fremont	Thursday, May 4 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
San Mateo County Open House	Sequoia High School Multi-Purpose Room 1201 Brewster Avenue Redwood City	Thursday, May 4 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Contra Costa County Open House	Embassy Suites Hotel Contra Costa Ballroom 1345 Treat Blvd. Walnut Creek	Wednesday, May 10 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Napa County Open House	Elks Lodge 2840 Soscol Avenue Napa	Monday, May 15 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Solano County Open House	Solano County Events Center 601 Texas Street Fairfield	Monday, May 15 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
San Francisco Open House	Bay Area Metro Center Yerba Buena, First Floor 375 Beale Street San Francisco	Wednesday, May 17 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Marin County Public Workshop and Open House	Mill Valley Community Center 180 Camino Alto Mill Valley	Saturday, May 20 8:30 a.m. Reg./ Open House 9 a.m. Presentation Open house continues until 1 p.m.
Santa Clara County Open House	Marriott Hotel San Jose Ballroom IV-VI 301 South Market Street San Jose	Monday, May 22 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Sonoma County Open House	Finley Community Center 2060 W. College Ave. Santa Rosa	Monday, May 22 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Three public hearings also are opportunities for interested residents to comment on the Draft Plan and the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Plan Bay Area 2040, which was released on April 17, along with a Draft Transportation-Air Quality Conformity Analysis for Draft Plan Bay Area 2040 and Amended 2017 Transportation Improvement Program, scheduled for release May 1. The full list of public hearings is as follows:

Public Hearing	Location	Date and Time
Public Hearing at Joint Planning/Admin. Committees in SF	Bay Area Metro Center Board Room 375 Beale Street San Francisco	Friday, May 12 9:40 a.m.
Public Hearing in San Jose	Dr. Martin Luther King Library, Room 225 150 E. San Fernando Street San José	Tuesday, May 16 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Public Hearing in Vallejo	Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum 734 Marin Street Vallejo	Thursday May 18 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Members of the public also may view and comment on the Draft Plan online at 2040.PlanBayArea.org. Comments will be reviewed by officials from both agencies as they consider the adoption of the final Plan Bay Area 2040, slated for July 2017. Written comments will be accepted at the open houses; via mail to MTC Public Information, 375 Beale Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA, 94105; via fax to 415.536.9800; or via email to info@PlanBayArea.org. The comment period for all documents will close on Thursday, June 1, 2017.

For directions, including public transit access, to these open houses and public hearings, visit 511.org.

Questions? Visit PlanBayArea.org, email info@PlanBayArea.org, or call 415.778.6757.

Accessible Meetings

Do you need an interpreter or any other assistance in order to participate? Please call us at 415.778.6757. We require three days notice in order to provide reasonable accommodation.

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