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Amtrak and the coast
Its 7:45 on friday night and I am taking the Amtrak to Sac to meet Gabbie and Liana, because they drove there this morning. Above is a pic from the train of the bay. While on the train I got a paper and too my dismay the Oak to Ninth project in Oakland is getting opposition, par for the course in the bay area. This is a huge condo mixed use job in the estuary area of Oakland where years of neglect has left large industrial areas underused.
Of course the usual suspects like the Sierra Group are once again gathering petitions to stop this urban renewal project that will help revitalize Oakland and provide jobs, job training etc......Just as the backlash to any development in the bay area like the Albany waterfront, these freaking groups fail to see the benefit of even an infill development over their special interests of maintaining the environment, as is. I think it's ironic that liberal environmental people who are about change, fight to preserve the status quo.
So as I gaze on the bay view and shoreline I wonder about all these groups fighting to protect the shoreline for the greater public use. The great headlines like, "Trails and recreation for all to enjoy and play." Well then I take a look from the train and see 2 people on these newly built trails and 2 people fishing. All this talk of preserving public access to the bay at all costs sounds great, but really protected for a select few, while the rest suffer in the high housing costs of the bay area.....
posted by Frank
at 8:05 PM
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