Bridging the Gap: ADDISON&BOLIVAR(WEST BERKELEY)---Historical Context and Current Conditions

1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 20002025

Area begins to develop [1855]

Post Earthquake Industrial boom [1906]

Post WWII Heavy Industrial Boom [1947]

Heavy Manufacturing Took Place[1970-1980]

Measure T Failed [2012]

West Berkeley Plan Re-zoning [1998]

Berkeley Station Construction [1913]

Freeway Expansion [1954]

New Amtrak Station [2005]

I-80 Bridge Construction [2002]

Eastshore Hwy & Aquatic Park Construction [1935-1937]

Aquatic Park Improvement [2006]San Fransisco Bay Area Earthquake

[1868]

New Approved Housing Development

[2015]

---[IN CITY 2015] ---- Presented by: Lichao Liu, Kota Kojima, Veronica Fink, Danielle Glaser ---- Instructor: Nicola Szibbo

Maps of Site Location in Different Scales

Views Around the Site

Types of Land Uses

Historical Timeline (1850-2025)

Urban Section A: Lakes, Grassland and City Blocks

State Map: California City Map: Berkeley

View 1): Toward the Natural Lagoon

View 2): Toward the Multiple Crossings

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Section A

New Apartments

Retail Center

Amtrack Station

Local Church

Public Sport Center

San Fransisco Bay Trail

Natural Field

Catogery One: Industrial Site

Catogery Two: Commercial Areas

Catogery Three: Local Residential Areas

1/2-Mile-Radius Base-Map

Annotations

Open AreasLakesBuildingsCity BlocksSite LocationPhoto-SpotsView Span

---Analysis: Development Changes Bridging the Gap: ADDISON&BOLIVAR(WEST BERKELEY)

---[IN CITY 2015] ---- Presented by: Lichao Liu, Kota Kojima, Veronica Fink, Danielle Glaser ---- Instructor: Nicola Szibbo

Industrial CorridorWest Berkeley is the only area in the city zoned for industrial manufacturing. Since 1916, it has been home to large manufacturing companies like Colgate and Del Monte to smaller artisan manufacturers today.

Slow to Adapt, Fails to AttractWhile the zoning ordinance from the West Berkeley Plan was intended to preserve the manufacturing labor force, West Berkeley is seeing manufacturing jobs leave the city.

Moving-In:With the development of the Aquatic Park and rising demand for residential property, the area has experienced significant rise in residential units. Since 2010, 480 units have been planned or developed in two block area!

(While the Employment Size is 10-248 Among the ManufacturersBerkeley's Land Use Zoning District Above

Primarily A Destination for Work (2012) Why are the Companies Leaving the Area? Price is Right?

Opinions From a StakeholderThe Cliff Bar Case

43.6% of residents in the area make less than $3,333 per month.

Average Cost of the new Residences:1BD: $27002BD: $3500

$4.500- $5,500: Median monthly income per household

Urban Section A (Continued)

“I've lived down here for 26 years. I LOVE having Grocery Outlet down in my neighborhood, and I HATE all the recent development that has totally changed the flavor of the neighborhood”.

- Current Berkeley Resident

*Image Above: Current Grocery Outlet Store on Fourth Street *Image Below: The rendering indicates the approved planning to replace the current neighborhood grocery outlet

When Clif Bar outgrew its facility on Fifth Street in 2006, it wanted to expand and add amenities, like a gym and a day care center. Those kinds of mixed uses were not possible in West Berkeley. The company moved to Emeryville.

“We tried hard to keep them.... But it seems to be Berkeley’s role in life to incubate small companies and see them grow and then move elsewhere.” - Mayor Tom Bates, 2006.

Unflexible Zoning

Higher Rents

Shift from Industrial to

Tech

Employed in Selected Area, Lived OutsideLived in Selected Area, Employed OutsideEmployed and Lived in Seclected Area

Street Views Around Forth Street and Allston Way

---Analysis: Transportation and RecreationBridging the Gap: ADDISON&BOLIVAR(WEST BERKELEY)

---[IN CITY 2015] ---- Presented by: Lichao Liu, Kota Kojima, Veronica Fink, Danielle Glaser ---- Instructor: Nicola Szibbo

Urban Section B: Transportations on Freeway (Above) and the Road Below

Transportation Map 1/2-Mile Around Site User Experience and Survey Results Perceptions of Safety Around Site

“The public has expressed the need for improving the appearance and safety of the Addison Street entrance to the Park and the need to connect this entrance with the rest of the City’s bikeways.”

2006 2015Aquatic Park 5:30-6:00pm 4th Street 6:00-6:30pm

Routes and Numbder of BiikesRoutes and Number of Pedestrians

“We provide job-training, classes and recreation opportunities for local youth while offering services to the community including a bicycle shop and repair facility, a full service wooden boat bui ld ing shop and Berkeley ’s only waterfront coffee shop”

Interview: “Does the noise from the freeway bother you?”BORP Response: “What freeway? If anything, this is our ideal place, because the I-80 Ped/Bike-Bridge is used everyday for our bike routes ”

Bike and Pedestrian Count

"It is a nice area, but the train noise is a problem."

"I come here to work and catch train"

"It is warmer and I like to sit here in the sun"

"The bike lane is good here!"

"They certainly have some nice running tracks here!"

"I prefer to go to the Cezar Chavez side because it is good for my

dog"

"The railway crossing is loud and dangerous"

Annotations

Pedestrian Route Bike Route Bus Route Vehicle Route Amtrak Route The Section Across the San Fransisco Bay TrialThe section tries to demonstrate the different levels of traffic where bikes and pedestrians are located on the upper bridge, and the ten-lane vehicle routes are below

Street Views in 2006 and 2015

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---Analysis: Environmental ConditionsBridging the Gap: ADDISON&BOLIVAR(WEST BERKELEY)

---[IN CITY 2015] ---- Presented by: Lichao Liu, Kota Kojima, Veronica Fink, Danielle Glaser ---- Instructor: Nicola Szibbo

Urban Section C: Transportations and Enviromental Conditions On and Arround the SF Bay Trial

Origianal Shoreline From 1911 Sanborn Map

Noise Map between 8:30-9:30am (Experience)

General Environmental Conditions Map Land Liquefaction Map

Toxic Water ManagementSewer Water Management

EGRET Volunteers

2010 Volunteer Cleanning

DTSC Clean Up Site

Other Clean Up Site

Land Disposal Site

2009 Volunteer Cleanning

"It smells like a sewer"West Berkeley Residents

1911 Old Shoreline Tree CoversCoverted CreekWetland FeaturesStormwater RunoffDrain Network

Very High Susceptibility to Liquefaction(73% = 7.1 Earthquack)

Medium to Susceptibility to Liquefaction

Aquatic Park Science Center (2008)Concerns:ArsenicLeadGroaudwater

2220 4th Street (2008)Past Manufacturing PollutionGroundwater Polution

Past Sewer Improvement ProjectsFuture Sewer Improvement ProjectDeteriorating Infrustructure (EGRET)

Noise Level: 85-95 dBLocation: Main Roads and RailroadNoise Level: 75-85 dBLocation: Sub/Minor RoadsNoise Level: 65-75 dBLocation: Bike/Pedestrian Paths Noise Level: 55-65 dBLocation: Residential Neighbourhood

Historical Noise Contour MapDecrease in Noise Level