Historic State Highway 123 San Pablo Avenue will once again be closed to vehicle traffic when the annual Love Our Neighborhood Day returns to North Oakland on Saturday June 4th. Neighbors are invited to come play in the street, engage with your community and support local businesses and organizations.

Once again, The E’ville Eye is proud to be an official sponsor and we will have a booth set up near the 62nd street intersection. Drop by and say hello to Emeryville’s ragtag, hyperlocal citizen-journalist team, provide your input and check out our latest E’ville Schwag.

LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DAY 2016

Streets close to create a car-free community atmosphere, fun activities, performances, resources and art provided for free! Come play and support local organizations!

On Saturday June 4th, 2016, Walk Oakland Bike Oakland and locals from the Golden Gate, Southwest Berkeley and Emeryville neighborhoods will be producing our third annual Love Our Neighborhood Day. The event will be open from 11am-4pm.

Love Our Neighborhood Day will happen in the street on San Pablo Avenue, from Stanford to Ashby. All lanes of traffic on San Pablo will be closed to cars during the event. This is a huge achievement for our neighborhood – we’re closing historic state highway 123 for the day to enable shared celebration and reclaiming of urban open spaces.

In 2015, we saw about 10,000 visitors to Love Our Neighborhood Day. We expect 15,000 to attend this year because of the increased enthusiasm and interest shown by the community, as well as the addition of several new key event partners, performers, and city support.

Activities and Key Partners

Dozens of local organizations, performers, artists, and others from throughout the region will join us on event day, including:

Street Closures

San Pablo Avenue will be closed to all traffic from Ashby Ave to Stanford. All side streets will be detoured around the event, but will be open to traffic up to San Pablo. For residents or businesses who need access into and out of the neighborhood on event day, side streets can be used to access main arteries surrounding the event (Ashby, Hollis, Stanford, Market/Sacramento) and get into and out of the area. Street closures will start at 9am, and streets will reopen by 6pm.

Public Transit

The AC Transit 72 Line buses will be routed via Ashby and Stanford to Sacramento/Market. All 72 Line stops on the Event Route will be posted with directions to nearby alternatives. Transit re-routing will start before 9am and resume normal operation after 6pm (when the roads are open).

Volunteers Needed

Please go to this form to get involved hosting an activity, or volunteering to make Love Our Neighborhood Day a fun and engaging family experience.

Follow @LoveOurHood on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter for updates.

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