top of page

SEA LEVEL RISE

In the Bay Area, climate officials expect to see sea levels rise between 11-24 inches by 2050 and 36-66 inches by 2100 relative to sea levels in 2000. The map on the left demonstrates areas of West Oakland that would experience flooding under 55 inches of sea level rise during a 100-year storm.*

​

Parts of the Port as well as northwestern and southern areas of West Oakland will become inundated in this scenario. 

​

The City of Oakland has considered sea level rise mitigation plans in the following areas:

     - Bay Bridge Touchdown Living Levee

     - Damon Slough Living Levee

     - Coliseum Specific Plan

     - Oakland Airport Perimeter Dike Improvement

     - Brooklyn Basin

     - Middle Harbor Enhancement

     - MLK Jr. Regional Shoreline

     - East Bay Gateway Park

*100-yr storm refers to a rain event that has a 1% change of happening in a given year. Officials use this probability metric to create policies and plan for flood infrastructure. 

west-oak-SLR.png
west-oak-SLR-legend.png

Source: Pacific Institute, 2009

THE OAKLAND PORT ALLIANCE.

The Oakland Port Alliance is a centralized platform that encourages sustainable planning participation at the community level. We want to give the residents of Oakland an accessible platform where they can stay informed on current issues, as well as learn about the measures the Port of Oakland is taking to reduce their emissions and impact on air quality. We intend to increase transparency between the Port of Oakland and the communities of Oakland so that there is better mutual understanding about the processes and what works and what doesn’t.

SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN CAPSTONE

​

In Collaboration with the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley 

​

Contact:      oaklandportalliance@gmail.com

​

University of California, Berkeley
230 Wurster Hall #1820
Berkeley, CA 94720-1820

 

(510) 642-0831 

bottom of page