Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) must prepare a programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to inform citizens and decision-makers of potential significant environmental impacts that could result from implementing Plan Bay Area 2050+.

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Update

The Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH# 2025010348) for Plan Bay Area 2050+ (proposed Plan), a long-range plan for the San Francisco Bay Area, is now available for public review. The proposed plan outlines 35 integrated strategies across four key issues — transportation, housing, the economy and the environment — to make the Bay Area more equitable for all residents and more resilient in the face of unexpected challenges. 

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Plan Bay Area 2050+ Draft EIR

The Plan Bay Area 2050+ EIR analyzes all the required CEQA environmental issue areas, including: aesthetics and visual resources; agriculture and forestry resources; air quality; biological resources; climate change, greenhouse gases, and energy; cultural resources and tribal cultural resources; geology, seismicity, and mineral resources; hazards and wildfire; hydrology and water quality; land use, population and housing; noise; public services and recreation; public utilities and facilities; and transportation.

The Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ and Draft Environmental Impact Report are also available for viewing at select Bay Area libraries. Library reference desk staff can provide access to the documents on one of their public computers. 

Tell Us What You Think

Public comment on the Draft EIR is invited during the public comment period extending from October 20, 2025, to December 18, 2025. All written comments must be received no later than Thursday, December 18, 2025, by 5:00 p.m.  

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) will conduct three public hearings to receive comments on the Draft EIR during the review period. All interested agencies, organizations and individuals are welcome to submit comments and/or participate in the public hearings for the Draft EIR. For more information on Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+, including opportunities to provide input, visit the planbayarea.org/DraftPlan.

  • Public Hearing #1 – MTC Planning Committee and ABAG Administrative Committee
    Friday, November 14, 2025  
    9:40 a.m.  
    Bay Area Metro Center -or- Zoom  
    Board Room, 1st Floor  
    375 Beale Street, San Francisco  
    Instructions to join by Zoom
    Note: Meeting start time may vary.
  • Public Hearing #2 – Fremont  (hybrid)
    Wednesday, December 3, 2025  
    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 (hybrid)
    Thursday, December 4, 2025  
    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  
    888 788 0099 US Toll Free  

Written comments on the Draft EIR can be submitted via email to eircomments@bayareametro.gov (subject line: “Draft EIR”) or mail comments to:

MTC Public Information Office 
Attn: Draft EIR Comments 
375 Beale Street, Suite 800 
San Francisco, CA, 94105

Comments can also be submitted by completing the form below.

All written comments must be received no later than Thursday, December 18, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. Comments postmarked by December 18, 2025, will be accepted as timely.

Those wishing to provide comment via voicemail may do so by calling the Plan Bay Area public information line at (415) 778-2292 and record your comment.

About the Plan Bay Area 2050+ Draft EIR

MTC and ABAG are the joint lead agencies undertaking preparation of a program-level Draft EIR for Plan Bay Area 2050+. Plan Bay Area 2050+ is a limited and focused update to Plan Bay Area and will serve as the latest Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) for the San Francisco Bay Area.

In general, the purpose of the EIR is to:  

  • Analyze the potential environmental effects of adopting and implementing Plan Bay Area 2050+;
  • Inform decision makers, responsible and trustee agencies and members of the public as to the range of the environmental impacts of the plan;
  • Recommend mitigation measures to mitigate significant adverse impacts; and
  • Analyze a range of reasonable alternatives to the plan.  

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To request accommodation, 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. 

Submit Your Comments

Please only use this form to submit feedback on Plan Bay Area 2050+ Draft EIR. If you wish to provide comment on the Draft Plan, you may do so by visiting the Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+ page.

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