Equity 4 Black Berkeley

Ashby West Lot Community Engagement 2026

Throughout 2026, we are meeting with neighbors, community groups and local organizations about the future of the Ashby West Lot. What we hear shapes the Objective Design Standards that go before Berkeley City Council.

  1. Listening and Learning February to July
  2. Creating a Shared Vision July to August
  3. Sharing Design Ideas September to November
  • Hosted community event
  • Public event
  • Stakeholder meeting
  • Milestone

Listening and Learning

February to July

February

  1. Stakeholder meeting. Listening February 17

    HBF: Housing Stability and Displacement

March

  1. Stakeholder meeting. Listening March 13

    Equity 4 Black Berkeley

May

  1. Hosted community event. May 12

    Community Listening + Design Visioning

    Healthy Black Families Community Room

    With Friends of Adeline Community Organization

  2. Stakeholder meeting. Listening May 20

    Flea Market + Adeline Street Design

  3. Stakeholder meeting. Listening May 26

    Harriet Tubman Seniors

June

  1. Public event. Listening June 13

    Flea Market Community Kickoff Celebration

  2. Public event. Listening June 20

    South Berkeley NOW! + Lorin Business District

  3. Public event. Listening June 21

    Berkeley Juneteenth Celebration Street Festival

  4. Public event. Listening June 26

    Adeline Community Advisory Group

July

  1. Hosted community event.

    Community Open House #1

    Presentation of values, themes and priorities that we have been hearing across community groups.

  2. Public event. Listening July 22

    Virtual Office Hours

Creating a Shared Vision

July to August

July

  1. Public event. Workshop July 25

    Disability Community with PlaceIT

August

  1. Stakeholder meeting. Braille Tour

    Meeting with Blind and Low-Vision Users

  2. Hosted community event. Listening

    Community Site Walk

  3. Public event. Shared Visioning

    Meeting Berkeley Homeless Services Panel of Experts

Sharing Design Ideas

September to November

September

  1. Stakeholder meeting. Sharing Ideas

    Farmers Market

  2. Public event. Sharing Ideas

    BART Commuters

  3. Stakeholder meeting. Extension request September 23

    HBF meets with BART and the City of Berkeley

    About an hour before the meeting, HBF sent a letter asking for a small extension through early December, to complete the full cycle of community engagement before the Objective Design Standards (ODS) go to City Council for adoption.

    Read HBF's extension request letter (PDF)

  4. Stakeholder meeting. Extension denied September 29

    Follow-up meeting with BART

    1:30 to 2:00 PM

    BART denied the extension request. BART's stated rationale was that there is ample time for meaningful engagement, community feedback and reflection, and for Council to receive adequate information before making its decision.

October

  1. Hosted community event. October 20

    Community Open House #2

    5:30 to 8:00 PM

    Maudelle Shirek Community Room, 2925 Adeline Street, Berkeley

    Presentation of values, themes and priorities that we have been hearing across community groups.

    Presentation of final design plans that incorporate community inputs and Objective Design Standards.

    Meeting flyer

November

  1. Hosted community event. November 5

    Community Meeting

    Time and location to be announced

  2. Milestone. City Council November 17

    Objective Design Standards

    Scheduled City Council consideration of the ODS for adoption.

We will continue to work with community groups through 2027 and beyond.

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