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Gilman Roundabout…

…on the Chronicle’s Watch List.

Public Meetings Regarding Proposed Ferry Terminal

Not just one, but two! Proposals and potential locations will be presented at both. There will be a public comment period as well.
* The first is this evening at 6:30 at the North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst Avenue.
* The follow up will be March 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Albany Public Library, 1247 Marin Avenue.

Click here or here for more info.

The Latest on the Future of the Gilman Street / I-80 Interchange

No firm plans yet, but the City has set aside 63,000$ for an initial traffic study. Read more about it in the 1.17.07 East Bay Daily News.

West Berkeley…under water

Berkeley high kids are helping to promote Al Gore’s recently released An Inconvenient Truth. Read about thier efforts in today’s Daily Planet.

* I saw the movie last week and was taken aback during the scene that showed nearly all of West Berkeley sucked under by rising sea levels. I’ve thought  about this outcome often, but seeing it on the big screen made me think harder. The more people that see the film, the better

West Berkeley has some new transportation to look forward to…

By 2010, the Water Transit Authority hopes to have ferries running between Berkeley and San Francisco. Read more about it in the Contra Costa Times.

A permanent fix for the Gilman Street onramp is still a ways off….

But there is hope for some small improvements in the near future.  Read more about it in the ChronicleWatch.  It is amazing how dangerous that intersection is, and how long it has been problematic.  It still holds the number 1 spot as the ChronicleWatch’s most complained about bay area location.

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