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.
Video recording of UC Berkeley Class CP 116(Spring 2024) Presentations of Designs for the vacant lot at Shops on the Ridge 2. Hosted on Zoom by the Rockridge Community Planning Council on May 2,2024.Presentations slides are posted on the Miro website
The planned power outage on Saturday May 4 was postponed because the PG&E crew was unable to shut off the power. PG&E has not yet informed the neighborhood when the power pole will be replaced
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 7:30pmZoom Link Hosted by Rockridge Community Planning Council
To kick off potluck season this year, Alana, Sarah and Ryan invite you to a Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, March 2, 5pm – 8pm. It’ll be at Studio One (365 45th St) which is just a few blocks from our condo.
There will be an awesome taco bar, lots of local craft beer and so many amazing prizes to bid on and win! It’s a great way to get to know more of our neighbors while supporting Emerson Elementary, our neighborhood’s public school where over 75% of the students come from low-income families.
Tickets are $30 per person and it includes dinner and 2 drink tickets. On event day, tickets are $40 at the door. Get Tickets Now: ourschool.auction/Emerson2024 (click “Tickets” at the top).
If you have questions, or would like to walk over to the event as a group from the pool deck, please contact Alana or Sarah.
Thank you so much for your support! We look forward to an amazing 2024 potluck season!
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