tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post7658035803791984790..comments2009-01-30T23:57:08.075-08:00Crimsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723390037749026284noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-16436242254923650642009-01-30T23:57:00.000-08:002009-01-30T23:57:00.000-08:00

In the past few years I've run from my house near the West-O BART to Middle Harbor Park often. Occasionally I'll enter from Adeline and exit on 7th, or vice versa. Lately, however, I've really noticed the pollution at the Port more. The trucks will just sit and idle for no reason. a run around there on a weekday afternoon feels like I'm smoking while running. For this reason I now only go to

daily bikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13599058848335260137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-9860858393257351232009-01-12T15:24:00.000-08:002009-01-12T15:24:00.000-08:00

As others have stated, I've been to this park a couple of times and always saw people there enjoying it. In fact, last summer it was so crowded with family reunions and birthday parties that there were no tables left.

casacaudillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17737547597204258314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-51883461762361959122008-12-16T12:42:00.000-08:002008-12-16T12:42:00.000-08:00

I went to Middle Harbor Park for the first time this summer and <A HREF="http://oaklandliving.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/middle-harbor-park-awesome/" REL="nofollow">blogged about it</A>. My experience was the exact opposite of yours and it might be because of the time of year. The park was full of people, though not too crowded. The views were beautiful, and I enjoyed eating at the picnic benches.<

Beckshttp://oaklandliving.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-49408028941996148662008-12-14T22:56:00.000-08:002008-12-14T22:56:00.000-08:00

I wish I could take my dog there, but that's not allowed.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-48809951425351991152008-12-10T10:10:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:10:00.000-08:00

The park is a perfect place to take classes, too. And palm trees are well suited to the site--clean, sturdy, hard to vandalize. You certainly can't grow oak trees there. <BR/><BR/>I think your inner narrative might be turned up a little high. Why not look up some of the planning documents before you start suspecting the worst? BTW websites for the park are <A HREF="http://www.waterfrontaction.org

andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17369367151045054784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-61034387203216427442008-12-09T23:17:00.000-08:002008-12-09T23:17:00.000-08:00

Thanks for the comments. Although I'm still very skeptical about the park, I'm glad somebody is getting some use out of it. My bottom-line opinion is that it's a park that works better in theory than in reality. A lot of money was obviously thrown at this park, and it seems like such a poor return on investment if you look at its benefits to the environment or the community.

Crimsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08723390037749026284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-87098010056132186142008-12-08T17:15:00.000-08:002008-12-08T17:15:00.000-08:00

Your choice of photos is a bit limited - I bike to Middle Harbor often from my home near Lake Merritt, and there are always people around: having parties, flying kites, fishing from the small pier at the northwest end on the mole, looking through the telescopes in the observation tower. It's not crowded as you'd expect from a park on the wrong side of the port facilities, but it's not deserted

Michal Migurskihttp://mike.teczno.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-18836949886719914212008-12-08T15:01:00.000-08:002008-12-08T15:01:00.000-08:00

I enjoy visiting this park (I bike there often) and like the contrasts between the port, the manicured lawns, and the wetlands. And the views! On sunny days I've seen a lot of people there, although its is never overly crowded and I don't think the park is promoted much. The park is also far out of the way, and not near residential areas. I think of this when I hear proponents of an Oakland "

Steve R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-5124287413883947682008-12-08T11:20:00.000-08:002008-12-08T11:20:00.000-08:00

Unless they have taken special measures (expensive and unlikely) this reclaimed real estate is almost certain to turn into a lake if there is an earthquake. A park is pretty much the only thing they would be allowed to build on a site made completely from dredged soil like this.<BR/><BR/>Also, as an added bonus, I bet their building a bunch of new "wetlands" means they can bulldoze an equivalent

Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02726208307206140170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074974100307499933.post-76907309278358196912008-12-08T09:53:00.000-08:002008-12-08T09:53:00.000-08:00

Fascinating post.

Clebbie Polwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956562001797104096noreply@blogger.com