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F1.2 Onsite space for healthy food retail.
Increase neighborhood access to healthy food by at least one of the following:
Tangible Benefits:
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2013: Metropolitan Transportation Commission's commits $14 billion in One Bay Area Grant funds over the
life of the Regional Transportation Plan at least 70 percent of which must be spent in Priority Development
Areas (EOBHC is in this geography).
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2013: BRT: Bus Rapid Transit system, estimated transit infrastructure investment of $180 million creation of a
$13,000,000 Business Impact Mitigation Plan for BRT, which among BRT routes throughout the country
(national model here!) is an unprecedented amount for business support along a BRT route.
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2014: Voter approved Measure BB will generate nearly $8 billion over 30 years for essential transportation
improvements in every city throughout Alameda County. Measure BB funds Transportation Expenditure Plan
(2014 Plan), which is unanimously approved by the Alameda County Transportation Commission at its
January 2014 meeting. An economic analysis by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute reports that the
Plan will yield $20 billion in total economic activity in the Bay Area and 150,000 full-time equivalent jobs.
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2016: Equitable Bike Share program, resulting in a deeply discounted fare program for people of lower
incomes. Bike Share Pods to extend from Downtown to High Street in Phase 2, beyond the original eastern
boundary of the Fruitvale Transit Center. Bikeshare pods to be located deeper East in a Phase 3.
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2016: EOBHC stakeholders help win $14,844,762 in competitive Affordable Housing and Stable Community
funding for the Coliseum BART Transit Oriented Development project, to fund 50 percent of 110 new units to
be affordable to families earning below 60 percent AMI.
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2017: Oakland Community Land Trust prompts the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to approve a
resolution authorizing a purchase agreement to convert tax-defaulted, vacant properties in East Oakland into
opportunities for residents to grow healthy food in their community.
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2017: Ground breaking commences in deep East Oakland (East High Street) for the $200 million International
Blvd. Transit Oriented Development. Included in the project is $42 million in pedestrian improvements in East
Oakland, such as high-visibility crosswalks, hundreds of improved curb ramps, and 29 new traffic signals-several of which were installed in 2017 and 2018.
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2017: Advocacy by community stakeholders fighting displacement helps to secure an agreement by the
Alameda County Transit Agency to invest in the improvement/reconstruction of a large parking lot in East
Oakland on 85th and International Blvd. Improvements will allow for construction of new housing and other
community-identified priorities.
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2018 City of Oakland Planning Department reaffirms its partnership with EOBHC partners to continue moving
forward health equity policies for equitable development
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2019 City of Oakland Planning Department and Housing Department will track tenant displacement from new
development projects
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2019 City of Oakland Planning Department changes the Planning Basic Application to require the use of HDG
Community Engagement guidelines
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2City will create a zone-based illegal dumping pickup pilot program. The current program is based on complaints
and has been criticized by both community groups and city officials for disproportionately servicing wealthier
neighborhoods, where more complaints are lodged but the issue is less widespread. Under the zone-based
program, pick-up crews would patrol their assigned zones and pick up dumped items where they see them.
The city also will add an additional four-person illegal dumping pickup crew and two litter-enforcement officers
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