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12th St. Reconstruction
A Measure DD Project
Project Description
 12th
Street has been redesigned into a tree-lined boulevard with signalized
intersections and crosswalks and a landscaped median. The redesign creates significant new parkland at the south end of Lake Merritt Park,
removes unsafe and unsightly pedestrian tunnels, provides safer and
continuous access for pedestrians and bicyclists along the perimeter of
Lake Merritt, and improves access between the Kaiser Convention Center
and Laney College. Removal of the Lake Merritt Channel culvert at 12th
Street provided an open-water bridged connection and improve water
flow between the Lake and the Estuary. Environmental benefits include
improved water quality and wildlife habitat.
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More Information
View the
City of Oakland
1/29/2014 Project
Report, with description, images, plans, funding detail,
and status.
View the
City of Oakland
illustrative plan for the project.
Visit the City of Oakland
Lake Merritt 12th St. Projects page
View photos of 12th St. reconstruction progress on
Oakland 12th
Street Project blog
Read
Measure DD and Lake Merritt Boulevard, a brief history
of this project that was published in the East Bay Express
June 9, 2013 Love Our Lake Day event guide.
Read
Coalition of Advocates for Lake Merritt (CALM) and the
History of Measure DD: The Creation of Lake Merritt
Boulevard a history of the community vision
and events chronicled in the photos below:
View historic photos and events that led to the current
reconstruction project in
How a Community Turned
a Bishop’s Mitre into Two Bridges and a Park, from
the Oakland Heritage Alliance and the Coalition of Advocates
for Lake Merritt, with additional photo credits to Erik
Niemann. (,
large file)
Press:
 Oakland
celebrates Lake Merritt revival June 10, 2013, San Francisco
Chronicle
Thousands
flock to Lake Merritt to celebrate the Oakland park June 9,
2013 San Jose Mercury News
Love Our Lake Celebration Draws Big Crowd To Oakland June
9, 2013 KPIX CBS Television
Lake
Merritt's gateway to bay reopened February 22, 2013, San
Francisco Chronicle
Oakland
Mayor Quan officially opens Lake Merritt estuary channel
February 22, 2013, San Francisco Business Times
Tree
planting starts at huge Lake Merritt dam project
October 18, 2012, San Francisco Business Times
Cleaning
Up: Recent improvements are giving Oakland's residents cleaner waterways
Summer, 2011, Energy & Infrastructure
Demolition
Project Should Reduce Odor from Lake Merritt, June 14, 2011,
Bay Citizen.
After
Long Wait, Lake Merritt Restoration Takes Shape June 9, 2011,
Wall Street Journal wsj.com San Francisco Bay Area edition
Major changes coming to part of Lake Merritt, April 19, 2011,
KGO Assignment 7
Oakland
project restoring Lake Merritt's sparkle September 16, 2010, San Francisco Chronicle
Lake
Merritt Is Set to Get Prettier May 7, 2010,
NBCbayarea.com Local News
Oakland
breaks ground on $32M Lake Merritt fix May 6, 2010, San Francisco Business Times
Demise
of the World's Shortest Freeway - Groundbreaking Ceremony May 6,
2010, East Bay Bicycle Coalition blog
Oakland
awards McGuire & Hester $32M contract for Lake Merritt fix March
4, 2010,
San Francisco Business Timesl
Bidding
to start for Oakland’s 12th Street Dam rebuild October 8, 2009,
San Francisco Business Times
Status
Funding
Development. Measure DD bonds:
$32 million
Federal Highway Bridge Program: $13.8 million
State Proposition 1B: $1.1 million
California Coastal
Conservancy: $8 milliion
Proposition 40 Urban Stormwater
$30,000
Additional contributions from California Wildlife
Conservation Board
Maintenance. The project will be maintained the City
of Oakland with funds provided by the
Landscaping
and Lighting Assessment District.
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