What are possible uses of open space on the Estuary?
Open space on the Estuary could include an active park for organized sports. It could be part of the Bay Trail for pedestrians and bicyclists. As such, it could be an alternate route to BART. It could include a kayak landing, part of a circuit of such landings allowing water sports to circle the island. It could include a stop for a pedestrian/bicycle ferry connecting Alameda to counterpart open space that Oakland is creating on the opposite side of the Estuary. The park could be a part of a chain of open space and active areas across the City, like the Beltline project, and the new Golf Course at Alameda Point. Open space can be a beautiful addition to public life that makes living in Alameda worthwhile.
Section 3.2.i of the 1991 Master Plan said, “Most of the Estuary waterfront not devoted to industrial use is developed as marinas which block vistas. The proposed Estuary Park will be on the most prominent viewpoint.”
These new uses of the land will improve it enormously, and as a result, improve life for all of us. (See what it looks like now at http://www.alamedareport.org/epac/docs/fromconagra.htm.)