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4 _& <br />LAKESIDE GREEN STREETS <br />Connecting Downtown Oakland to Lake Merritt <br />A <br />46 <br />PlaceWorks worked with the City of Oakland to develop a <br />comprehensive urban greening retrofit along Oakland's iconic Lake <br />Merritt, as outlined in the 2002 Lake Merritt Master Plan. The <br />intersection of Lakeside Drive and Harrison Street was completely <br />reconfigured, and this task served as an opportunity for narrowing and <br />removing paved areas and applying complete streets principles, building <br />roadway rain gardens, and improving the urban character, walkability, <br />and user experience at the lake. The project creates a new pedestrian - <br />and bicycle -friendly multimodal corridor connection along Lakeside <br />Drive and Harrison Street. Adjacent Snow Park was also redesigned, and <br />new features were added to meet the needs of the local community. <br />These include a new state-of-the-art terraced play area and a pedestrian <br />promenade, with a central rain garden featuring a custom art piece <br />by local artists WowHaus. The sculpture represents a mythical water - <br />dwelling creature that connects the site's location near the lake and <br />the rainwater elements in the park. The project was designed to meet <br />Bay -Friendly Landscape standards, including permeable and high-albedo <br />paving, native and climate adapted plantings, and high recycled content <br />in all purchased materials. <br />A-58 <br />Location <br />Oakland, California <br />Size <br />14 acres; 0.5 mile trail <br />Client <br />City of Oakland Community & <br />Economic Development Agency <br />Date Completed <br />June 2019 <br />Construction Cost <br />$11.7 Million <br />Services Provided <br />Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, <br />Community Outreach and Facilitation, <br />Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning, <br />Stormwater Management, Complete <br />Streets Design, Streetscape Design, <br />Green Streets, Waterfront Design, <br />Accessible Design, Park Restoration, <br />CEQA, Construction Administration <br />0 PLACEWORKS <br />