Comments on: DTO at ZUC: Where’s the whimsy?

By: DTO zoning delay deleterious for downtown « FutureOakland

DTO zoning delay deleterious for downtown « FutureOakland — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:58:56 +0000

[...] For the last year, the Zoning Update Committee of the Oakland Planning Commission has grappled with downtown zoning as part of the citywide zoning update. Though originally intended to be completed by June for City [...]

By: Thoughts while waiting for the bus « Living in the O

Thoughts while waiting for the bus « Living in the O — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:30:43 +0000

[...] waiting here and staring at two gas stations and a bunch of parking lots. Maybe we should apply dto510’s suggestions for development here. I’m all for more interesting buildings, encouragement of public space, and more continuity [...]

By: dto510

dto510 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:48:00 +0000

I’m thinking of blowing kisses from windows or greeting friends with a smooch. I run into friends all the time downtown, but not as much as I could because local parks are underused, there aren’t large continuous pedestrian districts, and the insular nature of most residential design. Old Oakland is one block, 17th is one block, and establishments are scattered across Uptown. But with more residents these districts could expand, and with better-designed private and public spaces, people could see each other more. Thus, more besos.

By: V Smoothe

V Smoothe — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:46:21 +0000

Do we really want more besos on the street? Some people think PDA is kind of gross.