Oakland’s Lake Merritt BART Station Could Be Renamed Soon

Oakland’s Lake Merritt BART Station may soon have a new name: Oakland Chinatown Station.

At a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for a senior housing development that will be on top of the station, BART Board Member Robert Raburn told KQED he plans to introduce a resolution to rename the station at next week’s board meeting.

“It’s a no-brainer,” Raburn said following the ceremony.