Staff Reports - East Bay Municipal Utility District

PROJECT TITLE; L-flke Merritt Station Area ifen
PROJECT LOCATION: The l&k& Merit Slaticsa Planning Area &s located in the hmfi of
Oakland, part of the urban center of Hie San Francisco Bay Area. Ths Plarau;xg Art:, is siirro-iOldea
by s. variety of ndghborhoocfe &od ds^inatiotis, uieiuduig Downtown Qstdsisd, Lake Mttfitt, me
Jack Lander. District, t]« lakeside Apanraenl Dujuict. Old Oakland; and ttie Oakland Estuajy sad
Chry or Alameda arc locswd TO ik$ south. Tbc Planning Area's contest is shown, in Figure L,
The Lake Memtt Station Planning Area «ncoinp*SS*a &ppK>&rfiaiefy315 3«res, iaai is generally
boustfi &V !4* S*' eec to ^s ncrth ^ ^ to !he say^ Broadway and Fraoklii Street to the west, and
4 ft and 5 rt Avenue 1* die cast. The Plasning Area -rsc-ludes the Lake Memtt Bay Area Rapid Transit
(BAM) Statiaa. OaldanaCftfeaawn ftusififissar.d I'i-sidavaai disoieis, Laaey Colit^;- ttidP*rtiWi
Qsrarasin]^ Colisise LHsTfiet Adittiniscratioa facilities, the GaidaruS Public Library,, the Oakland
Museum of California, She AlMl&da Comsty CowtlMUSe M otlier County offices, the Mil&
Pea]ca Coiwnuiri.it>' College District, thKM^gh & .grant from the Mecropoliten TfanSpOflatioa
CdutirjissiofB (MTCi,. have conic- togsth&r to prepiEre a Station Area Plait for the general half rnsls
uiea surrourKibg 1ilJ* I^ke Memtt BART Station. The Iske Merrill Stetson Aiea fuacfians as a
signiifitanii citywi*4e and ^e^onal cenier, wilh variaiis esiating bdss af activity, as described above.
The Ptsnnmg Ar«* includes, many diverse residssfis, &taslGnls b einployees and business owners. Tfea
Flarreiing Area ftlso infi]udcs sevcrai lusta-iic properties and distrte^ uiukdimy; hcs« designated by
the CitjTof Oisklarad m l^ing. Areas of frimary fanpcTtanoB (Afl); Arras of SecGsidaiy Importance
i AS1); properties iadividuaUy fated A, B 3 C, or D; and Landmark Properties.
fsjsttigg v. physical eiiviioftitien^l issy*s its 1hs project area iflsi*, but. are not isEfiBtedto, air
potfeti&ti aad noise associated with the 1-S8G leeway and major arteriatSj air poIluTtoa from toxic
asir contamkiantH; 5«bs«8.Jiidajd inftass&uctare., mnludiig iDads- ai&d inilacics; and soi] tod UtiuKii'fvate
eoiHsmnsation associated with previous uses in the project aca, including apprtvjdniately Sweaty
seven (27) properties identified; on fan CalifotaJa. Envroonsnisntel ProtecticHi Agency's Coxftesc List
FBOJECT BESCHIPTION i
The Lake Merritt Station Area Plan wlU h$ a 25 -year planning docunwait, with a ptaiairng horiaan to
The y&sr 303-5. Hie Flan will buiW on extensive oanmiunily feedback to stticulate & roadraap m
future traaat-ori^iited. dewlopibsat, cantiiajcd revitaliaatiein and ecoftoriiic growth^ mid cQxrmmitf
enhancements b the Staiion Area-
The PlittL wi]I include Isnd uss changes ilsatsedt to rfrduoc ftte barriers to increased transit use froai
both tlie irtisicdiaie area and surraioding r^ighfeOihoc-^S; «rld to create as acdviiy core aroimd a
rejuvewatfid Lafee Merritt BART scatioa, Saffisit8Be©us]y, Ite Plaxs will reisTforcesxid integrate the
culDJt-al and recreational r&saunr-ss flialniakft this transit s&tion isalque. Tlie PLaii will took at ways
in which .streets, open spaces, and other irtfiastRjetese in tiss weacan.Te improved, and will
establish reguladqas for dBvekrorneail piojecis that fUrtSsr 1fcfc 9e*'s vi&li^1 and safety. The Flan
will contain policies addi-cssbg a wide rsfige of topics, including: