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OHLONE GREENWAY RAINGARDEN <br />Stormwater Management as a Public Amenity <br />The City of EI Cerrito received an Urban Greening Prop 84 Grant to <br />improve a 2.75-acre project area along a 0.3-mile stretch of the Ohlone <br />Greenway, an urban trail connecting East Bay coastal cities. PlaceWorks <br />is designing a landscape concept plan and detailed construction <br />documents to restore two outfall culverts on forks of Cerrito Creek. The <br />design will highlight stormwater management in the Ohlone Greenway <br />Natural Area, and will incorporate interception of stormwater from <br />Fairmont Avenue. Once completed, the project will offer beautiful rain <br />gardens, an informal explorative natural play area, interpretive design <br />elements, and improved riparian habitat and water quality. Public <br />process for this multimodal trail and outdoor rain garden includes a site <br />walk and two workshops that build upon the history of interest in this <br />project by existing vested stakeholders. The design team will continue to <br />work with Friends of Five Creeks, one of the key stakeholders, to refine <br />approaches and details for the creek and riparian habitat improvements. <br />PlaceWorks is also assisting the City on agency coordination and <br />permitting with the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the <br />California Department of Fish & Game, as well as coordination with the <br />ongoing BART Earthquake Safety Program. <br />A-64 <br />Location <br />El Cerrito, California <br />Size <br />2.75 acres <br />Client <br />City of EI Cerrito <br />Date Completed <br />October 2014 <br />Construction Cost <br />$603,000 <br />Services Provided <br />Landscape Architecture, Community <br />Participation, Bicycle and Pedestrian <br />Planning, Stormwater Management, <br />Streetscape Design, Accessible <br />Design, Play Area Design, Habitat <br />Restoration, Cost Estimating, <br />Construction Administration <br />® PLACEWORKS <br />