{"id":343891,"date":"2026-06-03T02:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343891\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T02:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:43:11","slug":"eyes-on-the-street-jean-sweeney-park-connections-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/343891\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyes on the Street: Jean Sweeney Park Connections Now Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t forget to vote. Find your polling place here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t get there from here,\u201d is an old New England expression about the difficulty of navigating areas blocked by old stone fences. So it was at Jean Sweeney Open Space Park<\/a> in Alameda, albeit with chain-link and muddy ground, not stone. But no more: the city recently completed new paved rampways for pedestrians and cyclists to get into the park and access the cross-Alameda trail<\/a> from the Wood Street neighborhood (seen in the lead image) and the office park to the north.<\/p>\n

\"\"A cyclist on the cross-Alameda trail by one of the new cut-throughs, this one to the offices to the north. Photo: Streetsblog\/Rudick<\/p>\n

These cut-throughs also allow cyclists and pedestrians to continue north-south through an area that previously disconnected the neighborhoods and offices to the north and south.<\/p>\n

\"\"The playground that was once cut off from the adjoining neighborhood. Photo: Streetsblog\/Rudick<\/p>\n

This is the culmination of a minor construction project which Streetsblog last visited back in April<\/a>. Note the connection to the parking lot, on the other hand, was opened years ago with the completion of the park itself<\/a>. Making sure that people can get directly into a park from nearby neighborhoods without a big detour (or a car) is an important detail that should never be overlooked. It\u2019s great to see Alameda fixing this.<\/p>\n

\"\"Arguably the only correct use of sharrows\u2013to help clarify an entrance to a cycleway from a quiet, residential street. Photo: Streetsblog\/Rudick<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the four-mile cross-Alameda trail continues both east and west from Jean Sweeney Open Space Park (see map below). On a related note, the city is conducting a survey<\/a> to get feedback on further improvements that can be made on sections to the east, on Clement Avenue. <\/p>\n

\"\"The cross-Alameda trail. Image: Alameda<\/p>\n

One more picture of a new entrance to Jean Sweeney Open Space Park below:<\/p>\n

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