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Gateway Park
An East Bay Park in Development
 Located
at the foot of the new east span of the Bay Bridge on former Oakland
Army Base land, this shoreline park is being planned as a green gateway to the east bay. Featuring
spectacular shoreline views of San Francisco, the park will be the
jumping-off point for the Bay Trail to join the bike path on the new
bridge, crossing to Treasure Island. The park site is also the location
where the east bay’s historic Key System trolley line met the San
Francisco ferries to cross the bay. A new museum is envisioned to
commemorate this transportation node, including the history of the old
and new Bay Bridges.
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More Information
Visit the Gateway
Park web site
Press:
 March 1, 2010,
San Francisco Chronicle
 Status
Land has been acquired from the Oakland Army Base through the National
Park Service and Bay Conservation and Development Commission. The park
is in early planning stages, with completion anticipated in time for the Bay
Bridge inauguration.
Planning is being organized by the
Gateway Park
Working Group, a consortium of nine agencies working together.
Participating agencies include the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA),
Caltrans, Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), California
Transportation Commission (CTC), East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD),
City of Oakland, Port of Oakland, East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)
and Association of Bay Area Governments’ (ABAG’s) Bay Trail Project.
The first Gateway Park public workshop was held February 25, 2010, and
was devoted to public information and input about the park concept. A
second session is planned for June 2, 2010. Workshop details are
available at the Gateway
Park web site.
Funding
East Bay Regional Park District Measure
WW bond funds: $5.4 million, additional funding being sought
through other sources, including $1.1 million from the
Coastal Conservancy's BCDC mitigation account.
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