Above is an assortment of slides from the presentations by the 4 Teams in UC Berkeley Class CP 116(Spring 2024). These presentations were hosted on Zoom by the Rockridge Community Planning Council on May 2.2024.
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Analysis & Ideas about The Ridge Phase II Site: Project Presentations by UC Berkeley Urban Studies students’ The empty lot at Broadway / Pleasant Valley (Photo from Oaklandside, 2022) This spring, the Urban Planning Process Studio (CP 116) at UC Berkeley has been studying The Ridge site at Broadway and Pleasant Valley Ave. City Planning 116 is an intensive studio course that seeks to give students a real-world experience with city planning. By focusing on one physical area, the course helps students learn about the entire gamut of city planning issues: physical building and street design issues, social and economic issues, environmental impacts, analysis methods, legal framework, city government, politics, and community dynamics. The final assignment is organized around thematic focus areas: Social and Racial Equity, Housing and Affordability, Economic Opportunity, Culture Keeping, and Public Realm. Over the last two months, students have been working to gather information via site observations, surveying Oakland Tech High School students, and reviewing city planning documents, and now based on their research have proposed solutions to the problems/trends, their early work identified. As student work can help add fresh perspective to planning issues, we are hoping that the broader community is able to join these final presentations, to provide the students with feedback about their overall analysis and proposed solutions, in addition to helping inspire new conversations within the community. Also, this review has the unique opportunity for many students to be their last class/presentation of their undergraduate education and is a wonderful opportunity to encourage the creative problem solving of the next generation of planners. Join us! Thursday, May 2 at 7:30pm Zoom Link Hosted by Rockridge Community Planning Council |
While other neighborhoods have objected to affordable housing, some downtown Oakland business and community groups are lobbying for it. John Ramos reports (10-15-22)
Hi Rockridge Manor Neighbors,
Stuart of RCPC (Rockridge Community Planning Council) talked to TRC (the management company for the shopping center) and learned that the state (or maybe the county) is concerned about carcinogenic substances left by the dry cleaners that used to be there. The drilling is to determine the location of the material that will need to be removed. It is not directly related to any construction that might take place.
He said TRC claims they are very interested in housing, but the price demanded by the owner to build housing is prohibitive. TRC encouraged a zoning change for mixed use that would allow housing and commercial uses. He raised the blight issue and TRC said they would improve the lot. Stuart will arrange for a meeting with RCPC representatives, possibly the whole board, with TRC to encourage housing. He also noted that the site had been suggested as a good place for housing and would probably be so identified in the update to the Housing Element that is underway. TRC also needs to seriously improve the lot, particularly if they really don’t build anything.
There are two efforts: to encourage housing and to get rid of the blight and UBA is pursuing both.
Rockridge Manor Neighborhood 