The North Basin Strip is the portion of the McLaughlin Eastshore State Park located south of the Gilman Sports Fields in Berkeley. This area is approximately 20 acres and includes 2,800 linear feet of shoreline. EBRPD is in the midst of a planning project to develop a preliminary design to improve this portion of the park. EBRPD held a community meeting on June 1 that was attended by BTCEB board members Scott Bartlebaugh, Jeff Royal and David Wilcox along with several coaches from the Berkeley High School MTB team.
Based on feedback from that community meeting, EBRPD and the consultant team of WRT/ESA will share the preliminary design for the North Basin Strip at another community meeting on Wednesday, 11/19, at 5:30 PM at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, 94709. Register here if you’re able to attend.
This is an opportunity for you to help shape the direction of this park if it’s local to you. A strong turnout by the bike community increases the chances that bike-specific considerations are included in the final plan. Responding to public input gives the elected board backup for decisions, and when you show up and speak up it makes it easier for them to make decisions that support increased bike access.
And if this isn’t a local park for you, then it’s still an opportunity to learn about how the planning process works so it’s familiar for you when it’s applied to a park closer to where you live. It’s also an opportunity to meet EBRPD staff and possibly the elected directors that will ultimately decide what happens for the North Basin Strip and in other EBRPD parks.
If you are local to this park, this is an opportunity for you to help shape its direction. A strong turnout by the bike community increases the chances that bike-specific considerations are included. Responding to public input gives the elected board backup for decisions. When you show up and speak up it makes it easier for them to make decisions supporting bike access.
