Where Oakland begins Located south of Interstate 880 along the Oakland Estuary between Adeline Street and Oak Street, the 225-acre Jack London District historically served as a center of maritime trade and commerce. It is one of Oakland’s oldest districts and also one of its newest and most exciting mixed-use neighborhoods with more than 1,000
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Home Sweet Gnome This high density residential neighborhood located north of Lake Merritt is bounded by Harrison Street, Grand Avenue, and Interstate 580 / Macarthur Avenue. The neighborhood name comes from Edson Adams, the original landowner. This neighborhood contains a hodge podge of architectural styles. There is a mix of older craftsman and Mediterranean style
Latino Vernacular, James Rojas. Cultural values are transforming our streets. P. 1 Meet a local planner, Siân Llewellyn, AICP, interviews Hing Wong, AICP. Page 4 2014 APA Holiday Party, Nov. 21, Bluestem Brasserie, San Francisco. Page 8 Northern Section Board elections in Nov. Brief candidate statements. Page 10 Oakland wants you! Call for presenta-tions, panelists, moderators, and guides for 2015 APA Conference.
Old town charm meets new wave trend Head out for a stroll through Oakland’s historic town center to find beautifully restored buildings dating back to the 1860s, exquisite local eateries, entertainment, and shops! Old Oakland is the historic downtown and is situated just south of the current downtown, between Jack London Square and Chinatown. In
City Center City Center is the product of an “urban renewal” effort initially launched in the 1950s. The original plan was to raze 70 blocks of aging Victorian and Italianate style buildings with modern office towers. Objections from residents and property owners led to a much more modest redevelopment plan in 1966, focused on a
The APA’s Sustainable Communities Division (SCD) is launching a new pilot sustainability leadership program, the State Chapter Sustainability Champion program. They accepted nominations and selected champions this past August/September. Scott Edmondson, founder, ex-co-director, and now Research Program lead for the Northern Section’s Sustainability Committee, was nominated and then selected as the California State APA Chapter champion and is looking
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Big changes on horizon for traffic impact analysis under CEQA. Stephen E. Velyvis and Amy E. Hoyt, Page 1 Where in the world. Hugh Graham, P. 3 My Oakland. Erika J. Sawyer, AICP, interviews Mike Rivera, Page 7 Japan’s Bullet Train turns 50. Cameron Allen McKean, NEXT CITY. World’s first high-speed rail network remains the gold standard in train travel, Page 9 Who’s where. Marco
Around the Bay in 500 miles. Jonathan Berlin, recipient, Northern News Silver Pen Award. The San Francisco Bay Trail, 25 years old and a planning landmark. Page 1 Plan-it sustainably. Scott T. Edmondson, AICP. SF experiments with new visualization tools. Page 7 Five from area receive State APA awards. Page 9 Downtown San Jose is becoming a vibrant urban center. Matt Taecker,
Twenty-seven APA colleagues embarked on a multi-country, international planning tour of Eastern Europe in June 2014. The group visited Belgrade, Serbia; Budapest, Hungary; Krakow, Poland; Tallinn, Estonia; and St. Petersburg and Moscow, Russia. Half of the group went on a pre-tour to Prague, Czech Republic. All of these countries were reined in by the communist system for one-half
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Old meets new as mixed-use campus opens in Oakland. By Lyn Hikida. Historic St. Joseph’s complex adapted for affordable housing. Page 1 Our 2015 Chapter Conference logo. Designed by Circlepoint’s Amie Krager to showcase Oakland’s skyline and roots. Page 7 My Oakland. Erika J. Sawyer, AICP, interviews Rosie Dudley — urban designer, Oakland resident, and artist. Page 12 Northern Section’s
