- Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety
- Requests for wider, tree-lined sidewalks, traffic calming measures, better lighting, and safer crosswalks at busy intersections like Ashby and Adeline.
- Universal Accessibility
- Strong emphasis on designing infrastructure that is safe and easy to navigate for seniors, wheelchair users, and the visually impaired, including reliable elevators.
- Transit and Parking Integration
- The development must support public transit, improve paratransit access, and provide adequate, possibly underground, parking to prevent street congestion.
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Do not expect the BART project to solve the problem, but let the project be a positive next step.
Mar 13 · Community Education Session · Lemat Restaurant#
I would like to see a wall built for the community.
Mar 13 · Community Education Session · Lemat Restaurant#
Clean up the neighborhood and make it lighted and safe.
Mar 13 · Community Education Session · Lemat Restaurant#
Make BART free.
Mar 13 · Community Education Session · Lemat Restaurant#
Make BART free for all residents.
Mar 13 · Community Education Session · Lemat Restaurant#
I WALK TO BART MOSTLY, ALTHOUGH I DO BIKE ENTRANCE NEEDS TO BE OPEN AND WELL LIT.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Charging hubs We can do better!
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
We need to focus on the station entrance because it is currently not clear where to go.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Do not spare the taxpayers' money, and provide visible signage.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
We need traffic control to prevent car accidents at Ashby and MLK, stop people and police from speeding on MLK and Adeline especially late at night, and secure the crossings at Ashby, MLK, and Adeline.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
We need a fun and safe San Francisco-style trolley around the block and to downtown Berkeley, trains that run 24/7, and police that actually take action.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
It would be fun to have an alternate, low-cost form of transportation between South Berkeley and downtown, such as a trolley.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
It would be fun to have an alternate, low-cost form of transportation between South Berkeley and downtown, such as a trolley.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be an East-facing, open-to-view BART entrance, less obtrusive LED lights to see the stars, flowering trees instead of shrubs, less transit lane clutter, and theft-proof bike parking for those walking along Tremont and Harmon.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There is no change machine at BART.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be affordable taxis with universal taxi strips and paratransit services that can be called sooner than three days in advance.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
The space should be appealing to all ages, with places for children to play and wide, safe walkways for seniors.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
We should bring back a San Francisco-style trolley.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Robbery and theft are reported, so we need safe spaces for a bank, Trader Joe's, an ice cream shop, and street vendors.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be a buffer between bike lanes and parking, as abutting them makes exiting a wheelchair van very dangerous.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
The area should include playgrounds, elder outdoor spaces, daycares, street speed limits for bikers, visible signs, and community stores.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
What is missing is a parking lot, more greenery for after-dinner walks, and health clinics, as a lot of buildings with no parking would be a headache.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
It should be a bustling fun center with safe streets.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be wide sidewalks to make for easy passing.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Life would be better if there were healthy food cafes in the neighborhood and if traffic was slowed down between Alcatraz and Ashby.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be shelter from the weather for bus stops.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Crossing MLK can be dangerous, so there should be more nighttime lights near walking areas.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There needs to be better crosswalks and bike lanes, as the lack of bike lanes discourages biking.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Safety should be improved with speed bumps, bike lanes, lights for pedestrian crossings, and signage, along with street murals, a living garden wall, a fountain, and plaques with local heroes.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
To feel safe, Martin Luther King and Ashby need a left traffic lane to make safe turns, and there need to be bus and bike lanes, as well as new entertaining connections for the younger generation.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be bike lanes and buffers between the bike lane and the road.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be better and safer pedestrian crossings, as well as interesting and natural play equipment.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
The city should be careful with improvements like speedy bike spaces, which are convenient for bikes but dangerous for the sight-impaired or mobility-limited.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be trees, sidewalks, benches, lighting at night, traffic calming, safer pedestrian crossings, and the removal of the slip lane at Ashby and Adeline.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
It is important to integrate maintenance into the plan.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Safety, easy and accessible access to the BART station, and clear wayfinding to the elevator would make me want to come back.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Safety, easy access to the BART station, and clear wayfinding to the elevator would make me want to come back.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
I hate the protected bike lanes because they are unsafe.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Bike and pedestrian access should not be close to one another, and there should be a performance space and area.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be a trolley from midway points and more parking to make connections to the BART station easier.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Cycle track lanes are dangerous for disabled and older pedestrians, so there need to be better and safer crossings at large streets like Adeline.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be good lighting, pedestrian access, signage, stores, restaurants, parks, bike lanes, and road diets to slow vehicles down.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
Safe biking should not impede sight, especially for people in wheelchairs who need to be able to enter and exit safely.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be good bike and pedestrian infrastructure, including a traffic circle and bike access from the west side of Abbey Avenue.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
We need photos of Adeline on the boards, and for access, it is important to have safe crossings, being mindful of the crossing location on Adeline.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be clear and visible signage.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be open passages, welcoming lighting, music, a better way to cross the Ashby-Adeline intersection, and clean sidewalks.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
We should change traffic signals to have four-way light signals at intersections like Ashby and MLK, and provide mobile crisis support for people experiencing mental health challenges.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be reliable elevators and no hills, as walkers have wheels that catch on everything.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be bike lanes that are safe for everyone, including people with disabilities.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be safe, off-street circulation.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
All ages should be able to move with ease, and we need to address long-term maintenance issues like cracking sidewalks.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be accessible, walking-friendly sidewalks and a small workout area.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be rails, lights at crosswalks, lots of fruit trees, planter gardens, butterfly habitats, and hydroponic gardens so residents have food security and can sell produce.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
The size should be big enough to support public transit and get people out of cars, featuring curved, rounded buildings.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
We need to consider transportation and parking.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
People need parking spots, which should be underground, to prevent tenants from parking on neighborhood streets.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
There should be generous, tree-lined sidewalks with front porches and calm traffic on perimeter streets, as Ashby, MLK, and Adeline are busy and unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
More nature along sidewalks would make the walk feel more inviting, and bike lanes would help encourage biking.
May 12 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Healthy Black Families#
We need places for people in mobility wheelchairs that are large to be able to get around and easily maneuver in public space.
May 26 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Harriet Tubman Terrace#
We need the ability for caregivers and other caregiving organizations to be able to pull up their vans and pick up members of the community.
May 26 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Harriet Tubman Terrace#
We need public restrooms and bathrooms to be frequent and available and maintained for the community.
May 26 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Harriet Tubman Terrace#
Universal design and maximize the inclusivity and access for people with all different abilities in the public realm and in all public spaces is essential.
May 26 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Harriet Tubman Terrace#
Seniors need clear, access and wayfinding to get to and from transit entry points entrances and exits as well as safe street crossings.
May 26 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Harriet Tubman Terrace#
Senior Saffen do not ride bikes easily and often rely on vehicles for personal transport, including hobbies and employment. Parking for seniors and especially the disabled community is essential.
May 26 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Harriet Tubman Terrace#
We need spaces that work well for people that are visually impaired so that way finding and ease of maneuvering, especially within the building and during commuting or being in the public realm.
May 26 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · Harriet Tubman Terrace#
There should be more accessible bathrooms.
Jun 13 · Community Listening · Berkeley Flea Market#
There should be designated loading zones or spots for drivers who may not want to or have access to a garage, as it is very unsafe.
Jun 13 · Community Listening · Berkeley Flea Market#
There should be a promenade to connect the edge with a commercial or micro-commercial developed ground floor, rather than a residential edge.
Jun 20 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · South Berkeley Senior Center#
It is crucial that pedestrians crossing the street can do so safely.
Jun 20 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · South Berkeley Senior Center#
The streets should be fully accessible for pedestrians and bikes.
Jun 20 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · South Berkeley Senior Center#
The streets must also be accessible for electric wheelchairs, buses, and cars.
Jun 20 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · South Berkeley Senior Center#
We need shade structures to protect people from the sun.
Jun 20 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Auto access is essential to an aging population, we will still need auto access for elderly.
Jun 20 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Traffic and crossing is very dangerous currently. Replace the traffic signals with a rotary.
Jun 20 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · South Berkeley Senior Center#
We need to reconnect the streets between East and West
Jun 20 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · South Berkeley Senior Center#
we need lighting and safety at night.
Jun 20 · Community Listening and Design Visioning · South Berkeley Senior Center#
We would like to see charging hubs included in the design.
Jun 21 · Community Listening · Juneteenth Festival#
The area needs to be clean and well-lit for safety.
Jun 21 · Community Listening · Juneteenth Festival#
We need more protected bike lanes to ensure cyclist safety.
Jun 21 · Community Listening · Juneteenth Festival#
We need to provide bike lanes that are safe for bikers and other modes of transport.
Jun 21 · Community Listening · Juneteenth Festival#
We want to make sure that existing businesses that require patrons to park their cars don't lose parking to the new neighbors.
Jun 21 · Community Listening · Juneteenth Festival#
Bike Accident Waiting (that says Cyclist Safety of the new bikeways on board of public space and ecological design)
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Create large walkup for the bart riders
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
85-100 bart spaces
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
move bike section away from the main entrance
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
underground or easy access bike parking that is secure can manually raise the bike community
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
disables folk into account and provide reasonable accommodations for them
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Bike Parking tool
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Design across the streets. The access to the station through the shaded streets
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Where is the parking
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Existing parking 535 spaces (how many is proposed?)
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Adeline B too wide
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Parking isn't necessary for transit, buses are really good at getting people at one place to another
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Line of sight from prince street to bike access
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Corridors that are open to the outside, would save on AC lots. Does not have to be fully to prevent accidents, just sufficient for the airflow
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Where will I park
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
urban Micro Mobility ios expanding fast, consider more bike/ scooter/ wheelchair parking with charging capability
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Pick a path and enforce it
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
No cycle track in area where disabled and seniors access the space, it's dangerous
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
narrowing surrounding streets
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
could use quiet asphalt on adeline to keep the plaza quiet/nice to be at
Jul 16 · Community Open House · South Berkeley Senior Center#
Can TPSS be moved? BART Response: it is part of the infrastructure.
Jul 22 · Community Open House Office Hours · Zoom Call#
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