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Recommendation to Endorse the Open Space Design Concept for the Clement Avenue/Tilden Way Project, Specifically for the East End Dog Park.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director
Re: Recommendation to Endorse the Open Space Design Concept for the Clement Avenue/Tilden Way Project, Specifically for the East End Dog Park.
BACKGROUND
The Clement Avenue/Tilden Way design concept provides for an important segment of the Cross Alameda Trail, provides a number of important transportation safety improvements in the project area, and allows for an expansion of public open space for the adjacent "Wedge" and Fernside neighborhoods that could include a dog park. A separate community planning process would need to occur to design and program the park space. There is $75,000 allocated in the Capital Improvement Project budget for an East End dog park but the remainder of the open space area is unfunded. Staff is recommending that the Recreation and Parks Commission review and endorse the proposed design concept. Any recommended changes to the concept will be presented to the City Council when staff brings the overall project design concept to the City Council for review and endorsement. Additional information regarding the design and the project is available on the project webpage: www.alamedaca.gov/ClementTilden
Over the last 20 years, the City of Alameda has been planning for and constructing the Cross Alameda Trail on former railroad right-of-way from the Seaplane Lagoon at Alameda Point at the western end of Alameda to the Miller-Sweeney/Fruitvale Bridge on the eastern end of Alameda. Upon completion, the cross island low-stress bicycle and pedestrian facility will provide a safe, comfortable and convenient facility for bicyclists and pedestrians across the City.
The Cross Alameda Trail is being completed in segments. Much is complete, some segments are curren...
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