EBALDC Celebrates Two American Planning Association Awards!

EBALDC is excited to celebrate two back-to-back American Planning Association (APA) CA Northern wins for our TOD master plans!

1. Implementation Award – Lake Merritt BART Station Area Plan
2. Urban Design Award – North Berkeley BART TOD

We’re thankful for the 50+ community partners, agencies, and consultants who made these legacy projects possible!
APA’s recognition celebrates EBALDC’s deeply held values in community-centered design and the importance of connecting mixed-income neighborhoods to affordable homes, reliable transit, and community gathering spaces.
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For the Lake Merritt/Chinatown Station Area Plan, the award highlights the Oakland Chinatown neighborhood for its early and ongoing community engagement processes, with over $1 billion in community investment since the plan was adopted in 2014.

Implementation leads include BART, City of Oakland, Oakland Housing Authority, Alameda County, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland Chinatown Coalition, private sector partners, and more!

EBALDC’s involvement dates back to the specific planning process 18+ years ago and our BART station master plan with Strada. Special thanks to EBALDC’s team under construction now, led by PYATOK architecture + urban design, EinwillerKuehl Landscape Architecture, Cahill Contractors, and more.
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For the North Berkeley BART Station TOD, the award celebrates the community advocacy, objective design standards, City’s first-ever AB 2011 entitlements, and design team’s master plan.

Agency initiatives were led by BART, City of Berkeley, Berkeley Housing Authority, North Berkeley Now!, and more, plus EBALDC’s development partnerships with Insight Housing, BRIDGE Housing Corporation, and AvalonBay Communities.