Final Blueprint Analysis Released
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) are pleased to announce the release of the Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint Outcomes—a major milestone in the development of Plan Bay Area 2050, the Bay Area’s long-range plan to guide the growth of our nine-county region for the next generation. The Plan Bay Area 2050 Final Blueprint, which is made up of the strategies, growth geographies, and regional growth forecast was approved by MTC and ABAG in September 2020.
Building on analyses of the Draft Blueprint, the Final Blueprint includes a set of 35 revised and expanded strategies to tackle the Bay Area’s transportation, housing, economic and environmental challenges while creating a more resilient and equitable future for the Bay Area. These strategies are either public policies or sets of investments that can be implemented in the Bay Area over the next 30 years.
Over the last several months, MTC and ABAG staff analyzed these strategies to determine how much more progress the Bay Area makes toward reaching Plan Bay Area 2050’s vision of ensuring by 2050 that the region is affordable, connected, diverse, healthy and vibrant for all. This analysis shows that continued progress has been made due to the new and expanded strategies featured in the Final Blueprint. The 35 strategies featured in the plan demonstrate how the region can:
- Achieve the Bay Area’s 19% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, as set by the California Air Resources Board;
- Reduce overall housing and transportation costs for residents, especially for households with lower incomes;
- Increase the production and preservation of affordable housing;
- Create a more accessible and reliable transit network;
- Reduce the risk of displacement for people with lower incomes;
- Invest in parks and open spaces, particularly in historically disinvested communities;
- Increase resilience against wildfires and sea level rise; and
- Support a thriving economy with a more balanced regional pattern of jobs and housing.
Read more about the Final Blueprint strategies and their outcomes.
Staff will seek adoption of the Final Blueprint as the Preferred Alternative for environmental analysis purposes by the Commission and ABAG Executive Board in January 2021.