Action Alert!
Speak up for Richmond’s Shoreline!

The Richmond City Council is finally looking more closely at the Draft General Plan and starting to make decisions about zoning changes. Make sure the Richmond City Council adopts a plan that leaves a legacy of open space, not warehouses.

We have seen one small victory! The new General Plan specifies mostly park and recreation land uses for the derelict Terminal 4 at Point San Pablo, which will open the way for this former industrial site to be a public park.   And, at the last City Council meeting, we almost saw the North Richmond Shoreline protected in a similar way. We need ONE MORE VOTE on City Council to ensure that this spectacular shoreline will be used primarily for parks and recreation.

This process is an unparalleled opportunity for a city to envision and begin to implement greatness. 

Great cities not only have great architecture, great history, great streets and boulevards, but also great parks, great creeks, great shorelines, and other well protected and healthy natural features. 

Richmond is blessed with the natural amenities, the history, the infrastructure, and the political will among its citizens to make it a great 21st Century city.  Its 32-mile shoreline is the longest of any city along SF Bay.

We have the chance to see the North Richmond shoreline put into public ownership—to become one of the outstanding parks in the SF Bay’s necklace of shoreline parks.

How can YOU  help to preserve a legacy of shoreline open space and access to all? Email YOUR Elected Officials!

Or you can write your own letter to the City and mail it to:
General Plan Update
City of Richmond Planning Department & City Council
1401 Marina Way South, Richmond, CA  94804
P: (510) 620-6500   F: (510) 620-6542