Oaklanders have shared that one of their foremost priorities is to be able to reach more destinations and daily needs within a short walk from home.

Option A: City of Neighborhoods spreads new development throughout the City in 18 mixed-use “neighborhood centers”.

Nine neighborhood centers will add new housing to existing neighborhood shopping areas and commercial main streets, including Temescal, Fruitvale, and Laurel. The other nine will add new stores and services (like access to healthy food) in neighborhoods that don’t currently have walking access to commercial amenities, including North Oakland, Clawson/Dogtown, Prescott, Cleveland Heights, San Antonio, Castlemont, Lockwood/Coliseum/Rudsdale, and Elmhurst. Neighborhood centers will include things like grocery stores, restaurants, and local services, along with more housing, frequent public transit, parks, green spaces, and places for the community to gather.

Total Growth

Option A: City of Neighborhoods would result in an estimated 83,500 new housing units and 109,000 new jobs by 2045 (in addition to 189,700 housing units and 217,680 jobs presently).

Equity

Option A: City of Neighborhoods would add new housing and jobs in 37 of Oakland’s Environmental Justice communities, including all 12 of the most burdened communities.