Estuary Commons (San Leandro Bay, Alameda County); Team: The All Bay Collective

To protect local neighborhoods and restore native habitats, The All Bay Collective (ABC) is rethinking the shoreline around San Leandro Bay with the creation of Estuary Commons. Through the construction of ponds, landforms and expanded streams, the communities of Deep East Oakland, Alameda and San Leandro will not only be able to adapt to sea level rise and groundwater flooding, but will also have a network of flourishing greenways to enjoy for generations to come. ABC worked closely with eight community organizations from East Oakland to move the communities from the margins to the center of the design and planning process.