LAND USE UPDATES

August 13, 2008

College Ave. Safeway:

RCPC adopts position opposing Safeway project. Safeway withdraws plan, to sponsor community input process. More>>

Fourth Bore Project:
Settlement negotiations ended between Caltrans and the Fourth Bore Coalition, including RCPC. Lawsuit status: brief in preparation, record completed. City of Oakland decides to settle with Caltrans. More>>

"Creekside" (Global Video site-5132 Telegraph Ave.):
RCPC and other community groups involved in discussions with project proponent. Draft Environmental Impact Report release in early August. Watch this space for expanded updates.

Publics Works Citizen Survey: The Oakland City Auditor is gathering public input on the quality of services the Public Works Agency provides to Oakland residents. Take the on-line survey before August 15.

Market Hall

Market Hall,
A European-style open-air market

original Rockidge entrance

The original Rockridge entrance

WELCOME TO THE ROCKRIDGE COMMUNITY PLANNING COUNCIL

The Rockridge Community Planning Council is proud to represent the Rockridge Community to the City of Oakland in areas of land use and design review, pedestrian safety and traffic, parks and open space, community schools and public safety. The council is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization serving the Rockridge neighborhood since 1985. Several landmark Rockridge projects have had their genesis in the RCPC, including the Rockridge Library and the Rockridge Temescal Greenbelt, aka FROG Park. The Council is proud to sponsor the biannual Rockridge Kitchen Tour which is a favorite tour in the East Bay. For more about the RCPC please click on the headings and subheadings under WHAT IS RCPC?

Rockridge, an Oakland Community

Rockridge is a nationally recognized model of a sustainable neighborhood commercial district centered around multiple transportation options with an emphasis on the area’s ‘walkability’. The vibrant commercial heart of Rockridge is College Avenue. At its center are the BART Station and popular Market Hall. College Avenue is graced by the Julia Morgan-designed Presbyterian Church and the community designed Arts & Crafts Rockridge Library. It sports professional offices, personal services and a wide variety of retail shops and acclaimed restaurants. Surrounding the avenue on tree-lined streets are one and two-family homes, ranging in styles from Craftsman and Victorian to California Mediterranean and ultra-modern. The internationally recognized California College of Arts, a Jesuit seminary, two elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school serve the families in this diverse neighborhood of artists, professionals and working-class residents.

Craftsman-style Rockridge residence

law office

Law office housed in
1886 Victorian home

rockridge cafe

One of the many charming
cafes on College Avenue

Tiles from the Firestorm Community
Mural at the Rockridge BART station, dedicated to the survivors, firefighters, and those who lost their lives in the
1991 Oakland Hills Firestorm

rockridge library

Rockridge Library

College Avenue Presbyterian Church,
Julia Morgan architect

Contact us:

RCPC
5245 College Avenue
PMB 311
Oakland, CA 94618
510-869-4200

info@rockridge.org

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