Powell Street Project Community Open House

Powell Street Redesign Project · Improved safety for people walking, biking, and driving · Better mobility and access for all modes of travel.

1. Powell Street Project
Community Open House
Oct 8th, 2025

2. 2
Open House Format
Two Hour Long Community Meeting
(6:00pm - 8:00pm)

Brief Overview Presentation
(6:15pm - 6:30pm)
Three Stations To Share Your Thoughts
•Station 1: Project Overview, and Community Vision and
Improvements
•Station 2: Urban Design Framework
•Station 3: Preferred Design Concepts

3. 3
Station 1:
Project Overview
and
Community Vision and Improvements

4. 4PROJECT AREA
WATERGATE
COMMUNITY
HILTON
EMERY COVE
YATCH HARBOR
EMERYVILLE
MARINA
PARK
POWELL STREET MC LAUGHLIN EASTSHORE BAY PARK

5. 5PROJECT GOALS & SCHEDULE
Safety and Comfort
Rest and
Contemplation
Place Making
Multi-Modal Enhancements


Equitable Access










Recreation and
Play
Gateway








Habitat Creation

6. 6COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH
Multi-Lingual On-Line and
In-Person Community Survey
Race and Ethnicity Gender
•Over 5 months long
•Over 520+
respondents*
•English: 504
•Spanish: 13
•Cantonese: 7
•On-line and In-Person
•Virtual: 474
•Hand recorded: 50
Project Schedule

7. 7COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH
The project and survey was promoted at
schools, parks, retail businesses, and
community events.
•Multiple Stakeholder Meetings:
•City departments and agencies
•Emery Cove, Safe Harbor, Hilton, Hong Kong
East, Watergate Towers
•Neighborhood groups: Watergate
•Pop Up Tabling Events
•Bay Street Emeryville Film Festival
•Emery High School
•Intercept Surveys
•Local businesses: Shell, UPS, Randy’s Market,
Hilton, Hong Kong East, Trader Vic’s
•Emeryville Businesses: Los Moles, Powell
St.Plaza Shopping Center businesses, Hidden
Spot Restaurant,
•Parks: Emeryville Marina Park, Doyle Hollis
Park, Huchiun Park, Emeryville Greenway, Bay
Trail
•Emery Go-Around Shuttle Stops
Pop Up Tabling Events
Pop Up Event at Emery High school
Intercept and Online Surveys

8. 8COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH
Watergate Community Open House Sep 6
th
2025

9. 9COMMUNITY VISION
Ensure comfort, safety,
and access for all
Provide a range of public amenities and spaces
Enhance streetscape
character
Ensure equitable
community engagement
Total number of respondents who answered this question – 460+
Respondents were able to choose more than 1 answer choice
65% 40%
68%83%
Other Community Feedback
“Ensure safety and security
while walking, driving, biking”
“Improve coastal restoration
and plant low maintenance
native vegetation”
“Introduce traffic calming
measures like speed bumps,
speed cameras to improve
driver behavior”
“Improve bike and transit
access to the rest of the city”
“Get more public amenities
like restrooms, trash cans,
benches”
“Maintain the views of the
bay”

10. 69%
29%
20%
5%
70%
4%
77%
2%
49%
32%
6%
59%
3%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Walk Wheelchair or
Mobility Aid
Bike Bus Rideshare Drive Other, please
specify
10BETTER MOBILITY CHOICES
Community Survey Responses to the question:
“Once all improvements are in place along Powell Street,
how would you usually travel along Powell Street?”
*Respondents were able to choose more than 1 answer choice
Existing mode of travelFuture mode of travel

11. 11
Station 2:
Urban Design Framework

12. 12URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK
The Urban Design Framework is based on:
•Community and Stakeholder Feedback
•Existing Conditions Analysis
•Best Practices

13. 13WALKING – EXISTING CONDITIONS
•Sidewalk width and edge conditions vary
•Primary continuous along the south edge of the
street and becomes part of the Bay Trail
•Limited sidewalk along the northern edge
Sidewalk along the northern
edge
Sidewalk along the southern
edge

14. 14WALKING – PREFERRED FRAMEWORK
Sidewalk along the waters edge
separated from the bike lane
39%
Sidewalk adjacent to street and planting
72%
•A wider and continuous sidewalk along the
water’s edge as part of Bay Trail
•Well connected and, where possible, combined
with the Bay Trail segment
•Enhanced and extended sidewalk on the
northern edge to Davenport Playground

15. 15BIKING – EXISTING CONDITIONS
•Narrow Class II bike lanes between Frontage Road
and Davenport Park
•Class III bike facilities west of Davenport Park


Class III bike facility Class II bike facility

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•Enhancing recreational access along the Bay Trail
waterfront
•Continuous protected two-way bike facility,
separated from sidewalks, parking and travel lanes
•Bike Share Facility
BIKING – PREFERRED FRAMEWORK
Protected two-way bike facility
67%
Protected one- way bike facility
45%

17. 17TRANSIT – EXISTING
•Lack of covered bus shelters at some stops
•Limited shuttle service to near by destinations

18. 18TRANSIT – PREFERRED FRAMEWORK
•Improved shelters at existing stops
•Additional shuttle stops and service frequency
(EMTA purview)


Protected shuttle shelters
63%64%
Increased shuttle service
frequency

19. 875 FT450 FT440 FT420 FT1840 FT


CROSSINGS – EXISTING
550 FT
250 FT
180 FT
•Long stretches with no crossings in some segments

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875 FT450 FT440 FT420 FT430 FT 360 FT
5 New
Crosswalks
790 FT
140 FT
•High visibility crosswalks for both pedestrians and
bicyclists
•Improvements to all existing crosswalks
•Additional mid-block crosswalk locations with
varying levels of traffic control
•Improved signage at all crosswalks
CROSSINGS – PREFERRED FRAMEWORK
550 FT
250 FT
180 FT
5 Enhanced Existing
Crosswalks
3 Enhanced
Existing Park
Crosswalks
High visibility crosswalks Signage
55%81%
2 Enhanced
Existing
Crosswalks with
Emergency
Access Safety
Beacons
i

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ROADWAY – EXISTING
•The number of travel lanes varies all along the
corridor
•Wide travel lane widths encourage speeding in
some sections
2 Lanes of Travel 2 Lanes of Travel with Median 5 Lanes of Travel with Median
25mph
15mph
25mph25mph
25mph Existing Speed Limit

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ROADWAY – PREFERRED FRAMEWORK
•Traffic calmed all along the corridor through a
variety of measures including reduction in travel
lanes and travel lane widths, trees, etc.
•Reduced speed limits to further calm traffic
•Protected intersections prioritize safety of all users
2 Lanes of Travel 2 Lanes of Travel 4 Lanes of Travel with Median
20mph
Traffic calming Protected intersections
51%51%
25mph
Existing Vehicular Speed Limit
Proposed Vehicular Speed Limit
25mph15mph
15mph
15mph
25mph30mph
30mph
25mph

23. 23URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK MAP WITH DISTINCT STREET SEGMENTS
Concepts for Powell Street were developed for five (5) different segments of the street, to respond to the distinct built and open space
conditions.

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Continuous and
comfortable sidewalks
along waterfront.
PRIMARY DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS ALONG POWELL STREET
New protected two-
way bike lanes along
the waterfront
Enhanced existing
crosswalks and addition
of new mid-block
crosswalks
Reduced travel lanes
widths with wide ROW
repurposed for enhanced
pedestrian amenities
Calmed traffic speeds from
30mph to 25mph, 25mph to
20mph, and 15mph
Additional street
trees and
streetscape planting
Reconfigured on- street
parking on the north side
of Powell Street
Additional seating at key
viewpoints
Multi-purpose activity
spaces and artwork at
key strategic locations

25. 25
Station 3:
Preferred Design Concepts

26. 26PROTOTYPICAL DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR EACH SEGMENT
•Maintain most of existing curbs and medians
•Restripe and provide additional signage
•Incorporate minor landscape improvements,
where feasible
•Optimize use of internal (City) funding sources
ALL PROPOSED CONCEPTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY TRANSPORTATION
AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

27. 27SEGMENT A1: GATEWAY – EXISTING CONDITIONS (Near Frontage Road)
0’
10’
5’
Feet
•Pedestrians: Bay trail runs along south edge of the street. Continuous sidewalk
along North edge. Signalized intersections with crosswalks.
•Bicyclists: Striped, unprotected bike lane (Class II).
•Automobiles: Two (Westbound) and Three (Eastbound) travel lanes, red curb, no
parking.
MARSH HABITAT
AREAMCLAUGHLIN EASTSHORE BAY PARK
2 LANES
30MPH
1 LANE
25MPH
Key Plan
Existing Plan

28. 28SEGMENT A1: GATEWAY – PROPOSED CONCEPT (Near Frontage Road)
•Pedestrians: Raised shared-use path ( Bike and Pedestrian) is continued
across the Frontage Road intersection. Existing crosswalks are enhanced.
•Bicyclists: Shared-use Path (Bike and Pedestrian) at sidewalk grade with
planted separation
•Automobiles: Existing travel lanes maintained in both directions. Travel lanes
width reduced to 11ft.
Proposed Plan
EXISTING
Existing Bay Trail Shared Use
Path, West of Frontage Rd.

29. 29SEGMENT A2: GATEWAY – EXISTING CONDITIONS (Near Access Road)
0’
10’
5’
Feet
•Pedestrians: Bay trail runs along south edge of the street. Continuous sidewalk
along North edge. Signalized intersections with crosswalks.
•Bicyclists: Striped, unprotected bike lane (Class II).
•Automobiles: Two travel lanes each way, red curb, no parking
MARSH HABITAT
AREAMCLAUGHLIN EASTSHORE BAY PARK
Key Plan
Existing Plan

30. 30SEGMENT A2: GATEWAY – PROPOSED CONCEPT (Near Access Road)
•Pedestrians: Existing Bay trail path and sidewalk to remain. All existing crosswalks are
enhanced.
•Bicyclists: Protected two-way bike lane, with separation from vehicles
•Automobiles: Existing travel lanes maintained in both directions. Travel Lanes width
reduced to 11ft.
Proposed Plan

31. 31SEGMENT B: WATERGATE STREETSCAPE – EXISTING CONDITIONS
0’
10’
5’
Feet
•Pedestrians: Meandering Bay trail along South edge, continuous
sidewalk along North edge. Existing crosswalks at each street
intersection
•Bicyclists: Striped, unprotected bike lane (Class II)
•Automobiles: One lane each way separated by median with parking
Key Plan
PLANTED
MEDIANS
CLASS III (BIKE ROUTE)
CLASS II
(BIKE LANE)
BAY TRAIL
Existing Plan
DAVENPORT
PLAYGROUND

32. 32SEGMENT B: WATERGATE STREETSCAPE – PROPOSED CONCEPTS
0’
10’
5’
Feet
Proposed Plan•Pedestrians: Existing Bay trail and sidewalk to remain and be extended to Davenport
playground. All crosswalks are enhanced, crosswalks at Captain Dr and Commodore
Dr will have emergency access safety beacon.
•Bicyclists: Protected Two- Way bike lane, separated from vehicles.
•Automobiles: All on-street parking relocated along Watergate frontage as diagonal
parking. Posted speed reduced to 20mph. Parking supply will remain the same overall
on Powell Street
.

33. 33SEGMENT B: Watergate Street Frontage Visualizations
Bird’s Eye View Facing Southwest along Powell Street

34. 34SEGMENT B: Watergate Street Frontage Visualizations
Bird’s Eye View Facing Northwest, Along Powell Street

35. 35SEGMENT B: WATERGATE STREETSCAPE – PROPOSED CONCEPTS
Street Level View Facing West, Along Sidewalk at Watergate Apartments

36. 36SEGMENT B: WATERGATE STREETSCAPE – PROPOSED CONCEPTS
Street Level View Facing Northeast, Along the Bay Trail at Pedestrian Crossing

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•Pedestrians: Bay trail is the primary public pedestrian access. Private/ discontinuous
sidewalk along Emery Cove property. No crosswalks in this segment.
•Bicyclists: Shared bike route (Class III)
•Automobiles: One travel lane each way, with no parking on either side
MARINA
WALKWAY
ACCESS
POINTS
Existing Plan
SEGMENT C: PORT VIEW STREETSCAPE – EXISTING CONDITIONS
Key Plan
0’
10’
5’
Feet

38. SEGMENT C: PORT VIEW STREETSCAPE – PROPOSED CONCEPTS
Proposed Plan
•Pedestrians: Existing Bay trail path is maintained. Three new crosswalks are added.
•Bicyclists: Protected two-way bike lane raised at Bay trail level, with planted separation
from vehicles.
•Automobiles: Travel lane widths reduced to 11ft. Posted speed reduced to 15mph
0’
10’
5’
Feet

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0’
10’
5’
Feet
SEGMENT D: MARINA STREETSCAPE – EXISTING CONDITIONS
HONG KONG
EAST
PARK ENTRY GATE
Key Plan
SAFE HARBOR
PARKING LOT
BOAT LAUNCH
RAMP
Existing Plan
•Pedestrians: No sidewalks; Bay trail is the primary pedestrian access. No crosswalk
in this segment.
•Bicyclists: Shared bike route
•Automobiles: 13 to 14ft travel lanes, primary Marina and Boat Launch access. Three
parking lot entrances/ wide driveways.

40. SEGMENT D: MARINA STREETSCAPE – PROPOSED CONCEPTS
•Pedestrians: Existing Bay Trail (along waterfront) remains undisturbed. One new
crosswalk is added.
•Bicyclists: Proposed two-way bike lane wth raised curb separated from vehicles
•Automobiles: Reduce travel lane widths to 11ft. Posted speed of 15mph maintained.
Proposed Plan
0’
10’
5’
Feet

41. 41SEGMENT E: PARK STREETSCAPE – EXISTING CONDITIONS
•Pedestrians: No sidewalks, no curbs, Bay trail is primary pedestrian access.
Existing Crosswalks to parking lots
•Bicyclists: Class III Shared bike route
•Automobiles: 13 to 14ft approx. travel lanes; no parking
0’
10’
5’
Feet
Key Plan
PARK
RESTROOM
(3) CROSS WALK
CONNECTIONS
TO TRAIL
MARINA
SAFE HARBOR OFFICE
BAY TRAIL
BERMS W/ TREES
LAWN W/ TREES
Existing Plan
FISHING PIER

42. SEGMENT E: PARK STREETSCAPE – PROPOSED CONCEPTS 42
0’
10’
5’
Feet
Proposed Plan
•Pedestrians: Existing Bay Trail undisturbed. Existing crosswalks improved.
•Bicyclists: Protected two-way bike lane with raised curb separated from vehicles.
•Automobiles: Reduce travel lane widths to 10ft wide. Posted speed reduced to 15
mph.

43. 43PLEASE SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS!
Three Stations To Share Your Thoughts:
•Station 1: Project Overview, and
Community Vision and Improvements
•Station 2: Urban Design Framework
•Station 3: Preferred Design Concepts

44. Powell Street Project
Watergate Community Open House
October 8th, 2025