Community Stakeholders
The Downtown Oakland Specific Plan community process kicked off with a design charrette (a ten-day hands-on workshop and open studio) open to the public in fall of 2015, and has continued with other big community meetings, surveys, and smaller meetings with community organizations, neighborhood groups and individual stakeholders.
Additionally, the following groups provide input into the Plan:
- Community Advisory Group. The Community Advisory Group is comprised of representative from a variety of fields who provide technical knowledge on issues such as urban design and real estate development, feasibility, as well as larger housing organizations and business improvement districts. Additionally, the group includes representatives of the local neighborhood groups, artist community, as well as youth, health and advocacy organizations to help direct the policies and decisions of Plan Downtown. This single group replaces the former “Technical Advisory Group” and the “Community Stakeholder Group.”
- Targeted Stakeholder Groups. During the design charrette, community representatives participated in focus groups targeted to specific topics. Representatives of communities and organizations addressing these topics have been included in other meetings throughout the process. Topics include:
- Housing (affordable & market-rate)
- Transportation
- Arts and culture
- Youth
- People with disabilities
- Local business
To share your thoughts, please click here: Get Involved.
Community Input
The City has compiled and summarized thousands of comments received from the public, including boards and commissions. Analysis of these comments will help inform the draft specific plan. To read the summaries of community feedback received at specific meetings, click here: Past Meetings.
Preliminary Draft Plan (January 2019)
Preliminary Draft Plan Community Meetings Include:
- Community Advisory Group Meeting #6
- Planning Commission – Preliminary Draft Plan
- Library Commission
- Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
- Planning Commission – Notice of Preparation
- Community Advisory Group Meeting #7
- Encampment Management Team
- Chamber Economic Development Forum
- Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission
- Jack London Business Improvement District
- Chinatown Coalition
- Planning Commission – Continuation
- Institutions Stakeholder Meeting
- SPUR Board Policy Committee
- Bicyclist & Pedestrian Advisory Commission
- Oakland Food Policy Council
- Transportation Technical Advisory Committee
- Art + Garage District Stakeholder Meeting
- Market-Rate Developers Stakeholder Meeting
- Affordable Housing Developers Stakeholder Meeting
- Chinatown Chamber
- East Oakland Collective
- SPUR Problem Solver
- Community Advisory Group Meeting #8
- Disability Advocates Stakeholder Meeting
Older Adults and People With Disabilities Survey Results
Creative Solutions Labs & Neighborhood Design Sessions (January - February 2018)
- Public Input Report (February 2018)
Youth Input from Y-PLAN, Youth Summit, and Youth Service Providers (2016-2018)
Social Equity Working Group Meetings (July - August 2017)
- Housing, Affordability, Jobs, Training, and Economic Opportunity
- Arts and Culture
- Streets, Connectivity, and Built Environment
- Sustainability, Health, Safety, and Open Space and Recreation
Expanded Equity Community Engagement (Spring 2017)
Mobile Mapping (August 2016-2018)
Alternatives Report (January - August 2016)
- Comments Memo summarizing public comments on the Plan Alternatives Report
- Spreadsheet of public comments on the Plan Alternatives Report
Project Kickoff and Existing Conditions Research (September 2015 - January 2016)
- Targeted stakeholder meeting notes (Nov. 2015 - Jan. 2016)
- Speak Up, Oakland survey results
- Spreadsheet of comments received via email, hard copy surveys and letters
- Collection of notes and feedback from Charrette & Open Studio
- Oakland School for the Arts (OSA) student input on Downtown Oakland
- Historical sights along the 14th Street Black Arts Movement Cultural and Economic District
Oakland School for the Arts Student Input