I honestly cannot believe I am typing this but the development board officially denied the expansion and that marshland is going to stay exactly how it should be. It feels so surreal to look out at the water today knowing those boat slips are not coming after all so thank …
December 16, 2021
Final supporters
- Background: Signature Development Group is developing 60 acres of land at Brooklyn Basin on Oakland’s estuary. The project is a mix of housing, parks and a marina. The original project includes 167 boat slips and 3100 units of housing. This year, in 2021, Signature applied for an additional 158 boat slips, a water taxi at the Township Commons park and for 600 additional housing units.
Discussion. The Oakland estuary and Township Commons are public assets and should NOT be turned over to a private marina enterprise for use only by people who own boats.
Moreover, the additional slips are proposed in the most scenic and biologically sensitive areas of Brooklyn Basin. Additional slips would block expansive and unrestricted views of the estuary’s open water at Township Commons. Slips proposed nearby would surround recently reclaimed marshland, threatening established habitat for birds and aquatic wildlife.The addition of a water taxi at the curved walkway between Brotzeit restaurant and the Ninth Avenue Terminal building would further obstruct estuary views. Rather than a water taxi, a more sensible approach would be a direct public transportation link, via AC Transit, on Brooklyn Basin’s streets. This direct service is a better long-term solution for Brooklyn Basin residents, low-income families and seniors.
A number of environmental and historic groups have lined up to oppose expansion of boat slips including: The Sierra Club, The Golden Gate Audubon Society, SF Baykeeper, and Oakland Heritage Alliance, who all cite irreversible encroachment and disruption of marshland habitat and on historic resources.
Signature Properties proposes also to expand shoreline access but this will result in built-up hardscape areas and the loss of marshland and potential marshland on the water’s natural edge.
What We Ask:
1. Don’t add or expand marinas.
2. Add real public transportation instead of a water taxi.
3. Reclaim the entire length of western Clinton Basin as wetlands at the water’s natural edge and move the proposed paved walkways inland, away from wildlife habitat.
4. Include 25% affordable housing in the new 600 housing units.
5. Provide adequate on-site parking within easy walking distance of Township Commons.
Write to [email protected] to join the effort & stay informed!
Updates
September 20, 2021
I really never imagined this many people cared about the marshland and the view at the basin but here we are and it is honestly overwhelming to see all these names lining up. My kitchen table is buried in printouts of your comments and I keep getting distracted reading them even though I have a million things to do today.
Reached 100 supporters
September 20, 2021
61 Comments
Please keep some wetlands !! We need all the natural space we can get in the middle of a city!
As a 5th avenue point resident I can say with the utmost confidence and extreme concern that allowing Signature Properties to expand their development scope would have no public benefit. It will only benefit developers standing to make monetary gains off of public lands. NO MORE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT ON THE WATERFRONT! PUBLIC WORKS OVER PRIVATE MARINAS!
Folks should remember this entire 90 acre complex was meant to be Wetlands, before ZOHC stole it in backroom deals. Now they are coming for the last bit of mudflats to put up their mega-marina. Just say NO to mega-marinas.
Public spaces are one of the few things holding people together right now. Destroying them for private industry will have far-reaching irreversible consequences that nobody wants, not us boat people, not even the capitalist developers.
No new marinas at Brooklyn Basin! Preserve and expand the marshland! 25% affordable units! Public transportation instead of a private water taxi?
This space is so essential, bringing together all ages, races, and backgrounds for community events!
Please keep the space as it is for the public!
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I honestly cannot believe I am typing this but the development board officially denied the expansion and that marshland is going to stay exactly how it should be. It feels so surreal to look out at the water today knowing those boat slips are not coming after all so thank …
December 16, 2021
Final supporters
- Background: Signature Development Group is developing 60 acres of land at Brooklyn Basin on Oakland’s estuary. The project is a mix of housing, parks and a marina. The original project includes 167 boat slips and 3100 units of housing. This year, in 2021, Signature applied for an additional 158 boat slips, a water taxi at the Township Commons park and for 600 additional housing units.
Discussion. The Oakland estuary and Township Commons are public assets and should NOT be turned over to a private marina enterprise for use only by people who own boats.
Moreover, the additional slips are proposed in the most scenic and biologically sensitive areas of Brooklyn Basin. Additional slips would block expansive and unrestricted views of the estuary’s open water at Township Commons. Slips proposed nearby would surround recently reclaimed marshland, threatening established habitat for birds and aquatic wildlife.The addition of a water taxi at the curved walkway between Brotzeit restaurant and the Ninth Avenue Terminal building would further obstruct estuary views. Rather than a water taxi, a more sensible approach would be a direct public transportation link, via AC Transit, on Brooklyn Basin’s streets. This direct service is a better long-term solution for Brooklyn Basin residents, low-income families and seniors.
A number of environmental and historic groups have lined up to oppose expansion of boat slips including: The Sierra Club, The Golden Gate Audubon Society, SF Baykeeper, and Oakland Heritage Alliance, who all cite irreversible encroachment and disruption of marshland habitat and on historic resources.
Signature Properties proposes also to expand shoreline access but this will result in built-up hardscape areas and the loss of marshland and potential marshland on the water’s natural edge.
What We Ask:
1. Don’t add or expand marinas.
2. Add real public transportation instead of a water taxi.
3. Reclaim the entire length of western Clinton Basin as wetlands at the water’s natural edge and move the proposed paved walkways inland, away from wildlife habitat.
4. Include 25% affordable housing in the new 600 housing units.
5. Provide adequate on-site parking within easy walking distance of Township Commons.
Write to [email protected] to join the effort & stay informed!
Updates
September 20, 2021
I really never imagined this many people cared about the marshland and the view at the basin but here we are and it is honestly overwhelming to see all these names lining up. My kitchen table is buried in printouts of your comments and I keep getting distracted reading them even though I have a million things to do today.
Reached 100 supporters
September 20, 2021
61 Comments
This expansion to make way for more pricey development is a classic bait and switch. The developer was told no for this at early inception. That NO needs to stand.
Please keep some wetlands !! We need all the natural space we can get in the middle of a city!
As a 5th avenue point resident I can say with the utmost confidence and extreme concern that allowing Signature Properties to expand their development scope would have no public benefit. It will only benefit developers standing to make monetary gains off of public lands. NO MORE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT ON THE WATERFRONT! PUBLIC WORKS OVER PRIVATE MARINAS!
Folks should remember this entire 90 acre complex was meant to be Wetlands, before ZOHC stole it in backroom deals. Now they are coming for the last bit of mudflats to put up their mega-marina. Just say NO to mega-marinas.
Public spaces are one of the few things holding people together right now. Destroying them for private industry will have far-reaching irreversible consequences that nobody wants, not us boat people, not even the capitalist developers.
No new marinas at Brooklyn Basin! Preserve and expand the marshland! 25% affordable units! Public transportation instead of a private water taxi?
This space is so essential, bringing together all ages, races, and backgrounds for community events!
Please keep the space as it is for the public!
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This expansion to make way for more pricey development is a classic bait and switch. The developer was told no for this at early inception. That NO needs to stand.