Oakland Urban Paths: rock and walk
Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Fri, 17 Feb at 8:42am.

Saturday morning there was a great turnout for the Oakland Urban Paths "Rock and Walk", led by Oakland geologist and blogger Andrew Alden. Forty people (and two dogs) gathered to learn about four former quarries in Oakland and Piedmont over the course of a 5 mile walk.

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Broadway/Valdez District Specific Plan to give face to future around Grand Avenue
Article by Alan Lopez.
Last updated at Thu, 15 Dec at 8:08am.

Oakland wants to see more residents live, work and shop along Broadway and the surrounding area from Grand Avenue to Interstate 580.

So city planners are working on creating a so-called specific plan for the area, which is intended to encourage development of more retail, businesses and homes, while enhancing walking, cycling and public transit.

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Will Oakland Planning Commission approve sex shop Good Vibrations on Lakeshore? Meeting today
Article by Alan Lopez.
Last updated at Sun, 25 Sep at 5:56am.

A sex shop may be coming to Lakeshore Avenue but it doesn’t seem to be creating as much opposition as a plan to bring in a Wingstop restaurant around the corner.

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Oakland's Lake Merritt district gets a taste of Cuba with new restaurant Cana (Community Voices)

Article by Niema Jordan.
Last updated at Tue, 8 Mar at 9:37am.

Just off I-580's Lakeshore exit is a little piece of Cuba.

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Today: Grand Avenue clean-up needs extra hands
Article by Alan Lopez.
Last updated at Wed, 7 Apr at 10:11pm.

Volunteers will tidy up Grand Avenue on Sunday Apr. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The clean-up is one of many organized by the Grand Lake Improvement and Beautification Committee.

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Could Lakeshore "Complete Streets" plan improve Oakland's walking, biking, traffic?
Article by Alan Lopez.
Last updated at Tue, 26 Jan at 10:46am.

A new “pedestrian plaza” at a busy Oakland intersection on Lakeshore Avenue near Interstate 580 is the among the major safety improvements planned in the area. Construction on the project is expected to begin by this time next year.

Located at the intersection of Lakeshore and Lake Park avenues and Rand Avenue, the plaza will consist of a greatly broadened sidewalk, as well as new street furniture and landscaping. Rand  Avenue at that intersection will be closed off to vehicle traffic.

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