Path to 2029

Overview

The Bay Area Air District’s 2024-2029 Strategic Plan marks a fundamental shift toward community-centered solutions, environmental justice, and organizational transparency. Since the plan’s adoption, the Air District has launched over 580 initiatives designed to:

Achieve Impact: We are shifting from a mostly regional approach to air quality planning to one that also prioritizes neighborhood-level pollution, while simultaneously strengthening regulations on refineries, enhancing violation investigations, and spearheading regional climate solutions to reach carbon neutrality by 2045.

Advance Environmental Justice: We are partnering directly with overburdened communities to co-create solutions to local air pollution, collect community data, and reinvest over $95 million in penalty funds into local air quality projects.

Foster Cohesion and Inclusion: We are building a "One Air District" culture by modernizing recruitment, relationship building, expanding mentorship, and integrating equity as a core competency across our workforce. 

Be Effective, Accountable, & Customer-Oriented: We are reimagining the service experience by "cutting the red tape" in permitting through real-time digital tracking. Beyond permitting, we are modernizing our air monitoring network, launching regionwide incident notification systems, and providing local governments with specialized tools to better integrate public health and air quality into land-use planning. 

By integrating community expertise into technical rules and modernizing our digital systems, we are evolving into a more effective partner dedicated to protecting the health and environment of every Bay Area community.