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Watergate resident warns Powell Street redesign could reduce safety for residents
Summary
A Watergate resident told the council that a proposed Powell Street redesign—particularly replacing parallel parking with angled parking and adding separated bike lanes—could reduce safety for the 2,000 residents living along the peninsula. She urged immediate, low‑cost fixes for flooding, crosswalk lights, and pest control.
Fran Coachella, a Watergate resident and member of two city committees, told the Emeryville City Council during public comment that proposed changes to Powell Street could decrease safety for residents and that city resources should first address a set of immediate problems.
Coachella said that roughly 2,000 people live in the Watergate complex and that Powell Street is an…
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