1. COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVERSITY / ASHBY AT ADELINE
[IN] CITY 2015 // INSTRUCTORS : SONIA-LYNN ABENOJAR, ERIC ANDERSON, JUSTIN KEARNAN , NICOLA SZIBBO // ENZO CABILI, SCOTT CHILLBERG, ELIZA KOCH, SYDNEY PROVAN
(A) ASHBY BART STATION
(B) RESIDENTIAL
(C) COMMERCIAL & CULTURAL CORRIDORS
1973 201020051876 1891 1906
Steam train line connects
Oakland and Berkeley
Electric Streetcars begin
operation in Berkeley
San Fransisco
Earthquake and fire
Ashby BART
starts service
Ed Roberts
campus
completed
Neighborhood
rejects proposed
TOD in the Ashby lot
KEY EVENTS
AT A GLANCE
1937
HOLC begins the practice of”redlining”, to
assess loan risk by neighborhood
1942
President Roosevelt authorizes the
internment of tens of thousands of
Japanese Americans
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The neighborhood around the Ashby BART station, bounded by
Shattuck, Harmon, King, and Russel streets has historically been
impacted by top down planning. Home to many cultural institutions
and community invested residents, the area is rapidly changing.
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2. [IN] CITY 2015 // INSTRUCTORS : SONIA-LYNN ABENOJAR, ERIC ANDERSON, JUSTIN KEARNAN , NICOLA SZIBBO // ENZO CABILI, SCOTT CHILLBERG, ELIZA KOCH, SYDNEY PROVAN
COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVERSITY / ASHBY STATION
168’ 117’
36’ 83’
1:10
0’ 10’
1911 2015
55’ 56’
28’ 28’
1:10
0’ 10’
35’ 35’
86’86’
1:10
0’ 10’
57.5’
25.5’
56.5’ 25.5’ 165’ 47’ 47’
34’25.5’ 34’
1:10
0’ 10’
2014 Ridership
ASHBY Berkeley MacArthur
5243 13327 8826
7:30 AM 9:00 AM 6:15 PM
TRANSPORTATION
RIDERSHIPADELINE STREET SECTIONS
“THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
USEDTO BETHE BOMB”
-- Pam,Vendor at Ashwby Flea Market
ADELINE TO MLK
POST-BART
NORTH OF BART
SOUTH OF BART
ADELINE TO MLK
PRE-BART
ASH
BY
BERKELEY
M
AC
ARTH
U
R
BIKE BOULEVARD
BIKE LANE
BIKE ROUTE
BIKE ACTUATED
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
BUS LINES
WEST BERKELEY SHUTTLE
BART STATION
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
ASHBY BERKELEY MACARTHUR
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CURRENT SECTIONS
HISTORIC SECTION
2014 BART RIDERSHIP
10
CHANGE IN RIDERSHIP PARKING LOT USE

3. [IN] CITY 2015 // INSTRUCTORS : SONIA-LYNN ABENOJAR, ERIC ANDERSON, JUSTIN KEARNAN , NICOLA SZIBBO // ENZO CABILI, SCOTT CHILLBERG, ELIZA KOCH, SYDNEY PROVAN
COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVERSITY / NEIGHBORHOOD
1970
TOTAL POPULATION:
Non-Hispanic:African American
TOTAL POPULATION:
Non-Hispanic:White
African American Population:
UNEMPLOYED
White Population:
UNEMPLOYED
1990
2013
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
TOTAL POPULATION:
Asian or Pacific Islander
TOTAL POPULATION:
Hispanic
Renter Occupied
A High-Peaked Gable Colonial Revival
house. Clusters of 2 or more indicate
speculative development
The Webb Block at Ashby and
Adeline built in 1905
Clephane building, 3027 Adeline Street
3021 Tremont, Japanese influenced craftsman style 3018 MLK, Colonial
Revival Cottage
3010 MLK, 2 family unit
Gas station, Shattuck Avenue
TOTAL POPULATIONVS.
AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION
REDLINE DESIGNATION
1970 1990 2013
174
115
143
70
149
29
PEOPLE
per square mile
AFRICAN AMERICANS
per square mile
RACE UNEMPLOYMENT BY RACE TENURE TYPE
AVERAGE
INCOME:
$38,048
HOUSING
VALUE:
93.5% under
$300,000
AVERAGE
INCOME:
$8,742
HOUSING
VALUE:
96.6% under
$35,000
AVERAGE
INCOME:
$71,856
MEDIAN
HOUSING
VALUE:
$547,320
75%
DECREASE
IN AFRICAN
AMERICAN
POPULATION
IN 43YEARS
1.3 MILES (diameter per map)
75% DECREASE
1970 - 2013
27% INCREASE
1990 - 2013
23% INCREASE
1970 - 2013
99% INCREASE
1990 - 2013
1 % PT INCREASE
1970 - 2013
9.5 % PT DECREASE
1970 - 2013

4. [IN] CITY 2015 // INSTRUCTORS : SONIA-LYNN ABENOJAR, ERIC ANDERSON, JUSTIN KEARNAN , NICOLA SZIBBO // ENZO CABILI, SCOTT CHILLBERG, ELIZA KOCH, SYDNEY PROVAN
COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVERSITY / CULTURAL ENDURANCE
“IN 10YEARS,THIS NEIGHBORHOODWILL
BE A NEW DOWNTOWN. EVERYTHING
YOU SEEWILL BE DIFFERENT.”
-- HARPER STREET RESIDENT
“HE’S A CUSTOMER, BUT HE’S
ALSO AVENDOR.WE ALL BUY FROM
EACH OTHER --WE HAVETO.”
-- PAM, VENDOR AT ASHBY FLEA MARKET
“THATTREE IS MY BABY. I
STOPPEDTHE CITY FROM
SPRAYING IT.”
-- FAIRVIEW STREET RESIDENT
In 2014 the City of Berkeley received $750,000
grant to plan for the revitalization of the Adeline
Corridor.
TOOL LIBRARY
THAI TEMPLE
ED ROBERTS
CENTER
ASHBY FLEA
MARKET
THE LONG
HAUL
MUSIC INSTRUMENT
EXCHANGE
LA PEÑA
HOMELESS
ACTION CENTER
MICRO
LIBRARIES
BLACK
REPERTORY
THEATER
AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE
This area has historically been subject to
top-down policy and planning decisions,and
populated by vulnerable communities who
have been at the whim of bigger forces.
There remains a strong community and
cultural fabric,in the form of gathering spaces
and formal and informal institutions.
The current development plans have thus far
been community-centric, and we hope they
will continue to empower current residents.
BERKELEY ZEN
CENTER
SHOTGUN
PLAYERS THEATER
ST. JOHN
ORTHODOX
CHURCH
S. BERKELEY
COMMUNITY CHURCH
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