Major street and transit improvements could be coming to West Oakland. But opponents of the new A’s ballpark are skeptical of the city’s intentions.
OAKLAND — The billion-dollar question in Oakland – whether the A’s are actually moving into a new ballpark and building thousands of homes near the harbor – remains unanswered.
The A’s, eager to leave the Coliseum in East Oakland when its lease expires in 2024, are asking to build a 35,000-seat, state-of-the-art ballpark, 3,000 housing units, hundreds of hotel rooms and commercial and retail space on port land that hasn’t been used as a marine cargo terminal in almost a decade. The property primarily functions as a staging ground for truckers entering and exiting the port.
The funding in question comes via the Port of Oakland from a grant awarded by the California State Transportation Agency with no strings attached. If the city and port formalize an agreement to share the money, officials could begin renovating areas between Embarcadero West, Eighth Street, Oak Street and Mandela Parkway – city blocks that contain businesses, homes and transit stops north of Howard Terminal.
In addition to funding held by the port, a separate $10 million state grant from the state transportation agency is also earmarked for the hub. “We always review existing plans and say, ‘How can we find alignment between the transportation improvements that need to be done to improve access to these new developments and help the community at large?'” said Nicole Ferrara, a project manager in the city’s transportation department.
The site of a proposed new transit hub at Clay and Second Streets is seen from this drone view in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022.
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