Adams Point Urban Design Plan

City of Oakland

The Adams Point neighborhood is located adjacent to Lake Merritt along Grand Avenue, which creates a strategic link between downtown Oakland and the neighborhood areas to the east. Grand Avenue serves as both a thoroughfare for traffic entering the Downtown and a pedestrian-oriented retail district with a number of small shops, restaurants, offices and multi-family buildings. DC&E led a team of consultants in the preparation of a plan that will guide future development in this strategically located neighborhood. The Urban Design Plan includes streetscape improvements, building design guidelines and economic and marketing strategies for the neighborhood. The Plan also developed a conceptual design for the reconfiguration of El Embarcadero Street through the park adjacent to Grand Avenue. The new street configuration will allow for greater use of the park space and easier access to Lake Merritt for visitors and community members alike. The El Embarcadero reconfiguration is scheduled to be implemented through Measure DD, passed by Oakland voters in November 2002.

Conceptual Gateway Element

Adam's Point Library Park Design