Let’s back up and turn around the plan for constructing 48 units of housing on McKay Avenue across the street from the Crab Cove Visitor Center.
Adding residential units on the surplus federal property, as currently proposed, will only make the bleak parking situation for park goers worse. Visitors to a housing development will inevitably park on McKay, which is now utilized to capacity by park visitors.
Watch my video showing what a stream of drivers who were looking to enjoy the park with their families last weekend experienced.
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Ask the city to remove the residential zoning on the McKay Avenue parcel, and support the East Bay Regional Park District’s voter-approved park expansion plan for that site.
To read more about the issue, including the timeline of events leading up to the housing proposal, visit my blog.
