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Originally Posted by ATLonthebrain
Pretty sure this one will happen provided the A’s can still privately finance the stadium. Interesting to note that talk of a new AA’s Stadium (site not selected but Howard Terminal was one being considered) was getting hot when I moved here 5-years ago. The project has the impetus to change the trajectory and scale of Jack London Square as far as the pace and level of development. It will make it Oakland’s “Place To Be” all year long with the ballpark, commercial space, and entertainment components which will draw folks in by the thousands. I think that tremendous potential is what’s going to carry the day. What this project represents in the creation of a new live/work/play district with thousands of housing units is extremely compelling. Now if BART would reverse their stance on building a JLS station that would really set it off.
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I wish an infill station could be created between the West Oakland station and the subway entrance into downtown Oakland. It looks like the West Oakland station is 2 blocks in length, so an infill station between Market Street and Castro Street seems reasonable... though the elevated rail probably begins its gradual descent into the subway right around that location. But if one could be shoehorned into that area, perhaps with the station on MLK Jr. Way (stairs/elevators extending west up to the platforms a half block further west), it would only be about a 4 block walk to the stadium development. All residential growth could occur from perhaps Market Street east with Port activities segregated to west.
(red = station platform, blue = station entrance)
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