Fwd: Corridors Zoning Update: Join the Conversation!

[Diane Tokugawa]

Diane

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From: Corridor Zoning <corr...@news.berkeleyca.gov>

Subject: Corridors Zoning Update: Join the Conversation!

Date: November 14, 2025 at 11:55:44 AM PST

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Corridors Zoning Update: North Shattuck, College, and Solano Avenue

November 14, 2025   View this message as a webpage   Corridors Zoning Update Thank you Berkeley! Here's what we heard so far Where We Are Now City staff and our consultant team are developing small business assistance strategies for Solano Avenue, North Shattuck, and College Avenue. These strategies will be shared with the Planning Commission early next year, along with updated zoning concepts informed by community feedback.   What We Heard From the Community Strong interest in keeping corridors vibrant and supporting small and legacy businesses Broad support for more housing, including affordable options Desire for high-quality, context-sensitive design and improved walkability/greenery Concerns around small business displacement, building scale, and parking/infrastructure impacts   What We Heard From the Planning Commission Prioritize active, pedestrian-friendly ground floors Protect small and legacy businesses Allow more flexibility by focusing less on strict upper-level design requirements   What We Heard From City Council Councilmembers shared a range of perspectives that collectively emphasized: Continued outreach and support for small businesses Flexible ground-floor requirements, with retail concentrated at key locations Interest in consistent standards across corridors and opportunities for additional housing A desire to balance corridor vitality, equity, and small business protection   We’d Like to Stay Connected If your community group, business association, or neighborhood organization would like to talk more about the project, we’re happy to meet one-on-one and walk through the details, and hear your feedback. 📣 Stay Connected with Us! 🔗 Project webpage – You can find all project presentations and materials on the webpage linked belowhttps://berkeleyca.gov/corridors-zoning-update 📸 Instagram (@berkcorridorsupdate)https://instagram.com/berkcorridorsupdate 📬 Sign up for email updates (GovDelivery)https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/CABERKE/subscriber/new?topic_id=CABERKE_196 📧 Project email corr...@berkeleyca.gov Follow City of Berkeley   Emergency Notifications Emergency map

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Dear Neighbor,

The City Would Like to Stay Connected

The city is offering to meet one-on-one with neighborhood groups.  I'd like to take them up on it, to discuss parking availability and other issues that will affect people in the hills (in addition to decimating our small businesses and city character, which relates to parking availability).  I have a few folks who want to join, but would like to enlarge the meeting to include a few more, and perhaps we could have a pre-meeting on Zoom.

Please let me know at nrade...@gmail.com if you would like to join us.
Thank you for your interest!

Nancy

Nancy Rader
1198 Keith Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94708
(510) 919-6358 cell
nrade...@gmail.com

Corridor Report, City of Berkeley:

Hello everyone,

Thank you for your interest in the Berkeley Corridors Zoning Update. Here's a brief update on where the project stands and how you can stay involved.

Where We Are Now

City staff and our consultant team are developing small business assistance strategies for Solano Avenue, North Shattuck, and College Avenue. These strategies will be shared with the Planning Commission early next year, along with updated zoning concepts informed by community feedback.

What We Heard From the Community

1. Strong interest in keeping corridors vibrant and supporting small and legacy businesses
2. Broad support for more housing, including affordable options
3. Desire for high-quality, context-sensitive design and improved walkability/greenery
4. Concerns around small business displacement, building scale, and parking/infrastructure impacts

What We Heard From the Planning Commission

1. Prioritize active, pedestrian-friendly ground floors
2. Protect small and legacy businesses
3. Allow more flexibility by focusing less on strict upper-level design requirements

What We Heard From City Council

Councilmembers shared a range of perspectives that collectively emphasized:

1. Continued outreach and support for small businesses
2. Flexible ground-floor requirements, with retail concentrated at key locations
3. Interest in consistent standards across corridors and opportunities for additional housing

1. A desire to balance corridor vitality, equity, and small business protection. 

🔗 Project webpage: https://berkeleyca.gov/.../corridors-zoning-update
📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/berkcorridorsupdate
📬 Sign up for updates: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/CABERKE/subscriber/new?topic_id=CABERKE_196

📧 Email us: corr...@berkeleyca.gov
Thank you for helping shape the future of these important corridors.

Warm regards,
City of Berkeley  

Uttara Ramakrishnan  (she/her)

Associate Planner | Urban Designer

Planning and Development, Land Use Division

1947 Center St., 2^nd Floor

Berkeley, CA 94704

Phone: (510) 981-7483

Email: uramak...@berkeleyca.gov

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