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  Berkeley, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Berkeley is the site of the University of California, Berkeley, the flagship campus of the University of California, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lawrence Hall of Science, Space Sciences Laboratory, and Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, which are on the campus grounds.
Berkeley is the safest city of its size for pedestrians and cyclists, a fact that new research is attributing to a safety in numbers effect.
Berkeley has modified its original grid roadway structure through use of diverters and barriers, moving most traffic out of neighborhoods and onto arterial streets (visitors often find this confusing, because the diverters are not shown on all maps).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berkeley,_California   (2145 words)

  
 North Gate News Online :: High School Rowers Covet Aquatic Park, But It's Taken By Birds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
BERKELEY - During rowing season, which means most of the school year, 15-year-old Ella Koosis wakes up long before dawn so she'll be ready for her carpool to 6 o'clock crew practice at Lake Merritt in Oakland.
Berkeley parks officials are now negotiating with state and regional public lands departments to have them complete an EIR for Aquatic Park as part of the report that still has to be filed for the adjacent Eastshore State Park, said parks director Lisa Carrona.
The City of Berkeley, on the other hand, was prepared to rent the unoccupied half of the park's boathouse to the women's team for a nominal $100 dollars per year if members agreed to repair and maintain it, said Graul.
journalism.berkeley.edu /ngno/stories/001280.html   (1660 words)

  
 Berkeley Design Advocates, Eastshore State Park, Berkeley Waterfront
Berkeley will be the heart of this new State Park, as the largest and most accessible land areas of the park are in Berkeley.
Shared parking by the park and the ferry will be a critical issue as the ferry will require weekday parking for commuters, while the major park parking demand will be on the weekends.
The meadow should be the public gateway to the park and should be usable and accessible to thousands of families and individuals seeking respite from the stresses of urban life without having to travel long distances to more remote recreational facilities.
www.well.com /user/pk/waterfront/EastshoreStatePark/BDA-ESP.html   (1251 words)

  
 Places To Go: Tilden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
One of the District's three oldest parks, Tilden has been called the jewel of the system, and its recreational activities have become a happy tradition for generations of East Bay youngsters.
The park is reached via Canon Drive, Shasta Road, or South Park Drive, all off Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Berkeley.
Or enter the park from its west side in Berkeley from Canon Drive where Wildcat Canyon Road and Grizzly Peak Boulevard intersect.
www.ebparks.org /parks/tilden.htm   (1331 words)

  
 Portland Parks & Recreation -  Berkeley Park
Berkeley Park was purchased as part of a 20-acre neighborhood tract in 1941 with funds from a 1938 tax levy.
The neighbors disagreed and petitioned for the property to be developed as a park.
The neighborhood succeeded and Berkeley Park was developed.
www.parks.ci.portland.or.us /Parks/Berkeley.htm   (112 words)

  
 Berkeley skateboarding park closes because of pollutant
A popular Berkeley skateboarding park rated the best in the Bay Area has been closed because hexavalent chromium -- the pollutant made infamous by the movie "Erin Brockovich" -- was found leaking into it.
The opening of the long-planned park on Sept. 14 had already been delayed several months by the fall 2000 discovery of the dangerous chemical at the site, which forced a major redesign and a dramatic jump in cost to $821,000 from the original budget of $380,000.
The park is at Fifth and Harrison streets near Interstate 80 in west Berkeley.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/01/04/BA243196.DTL&type=news   (409 words)

  
 Berkeley Parents Network: Going to Tilden Park
Presuming Berkeley is "near by", a 6 year old and 3.5 year old would love all the activities in Tilden State Park.
Suggestion for daytrip: Tilden Park is excellent for young kids, with petting farm, pony ride, carousel, steam train and plenty of room to run around.
Usually it's misty and the deer are munching the grass near the parking area.
parents.berkeley.edu /recommend/places/tildenpark.html   (1225 words)

  
 People's Park, Berkeley : Stories from AFSC's Past : About AFSC
It was Memorial Day 1969 in Berkeley, California, where People's Park — a patch of sunny garden and shaded lawn — had just six weeks earlier been a vacant lot of rubble and mud.
In April 1969, the idea for a park came up at a quiet meeting between a handful of people wishing to improve an eyesore on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley.
The Berkeley community enjoyed the park for three weeks, picnicking on the lawns and napping under the trees.
www.afsc.org /about/hist/2002/peoples_park.htm   (875 words)

  
 Recommendations for the Eastshore State Park in Berkeley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Some areas of the ESP in Berkeley should be developed for the purpose of maximizing opportunities for human recreation, both on shore and water-borne.
The parking plan should include a parking lot at the west edge of the Meadow, of sufficient size to serve both the Meadow and Cesar Chavez Park.
Existing parks, programs and activities in the Berkeley Marina have created pressures for additional parking, small craft facilities, and water access on the Berkeley waterfront, and these demands should be addressed by the park plan.
well.com /user/pk/waterfront/EastshoreStatePark/Resolution-010912.html   (386 words)

  
 Berkeley High School Recommendations: The Park
I think it is critical for concerned Berkeley residents and BHS parents to get active about the "park problem" mentioned in the article [in the East Bay Express].
I've lost my son to the park culture for the last 2 years and many parents of successful students who are now over 18 or 20 have said the problem has existed for years and the only solution was to remove their child from BHS or use other major changes to intercede for their child.
The opinions and statements expressed on this page are those of parents who belong to the UC Berkeley Parents Network and should not be taken as a position of or endorsement by the University of California, Berkeley.
parents.berkeley.edu /recommend/schools/berkeley/BHS/thepark.html   (1529 words)

  
 Berkeley Park Apartments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Berkeley Park can be your home from home.
Located in a private landscaped courtyard with private parking and concierge, Berkeley Park gives you the opportunity to be relaxed and not confined to the boxed effect of an airport hotel or the formality of having to dress up to leave your room.
Ideal for business people and families alike with relaxed comfortable interiors, exceptionally equipped and an awesome choice of restaurants and takeaways in the locality you will feel very much at home and more able to work, rest and play.
www.hotels.vc /united+kingdom/heathrow/204702.php   (297 words)

  
 BRO News: New Berkeley, CA Park Meeting...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The State has purchased an additional 16 acres of land for the Eastshore Park that is semi-unplanned (10 acres are sloted for playing fields) and is slated for active recreation.
Park would be open 6AM to 10PM (regular City of Berkeley park hours).
One is a newly resurfaced asphalt parking lot, 235' x 25', no longer used by or accessible to cars, which would be for bolting down commercially sold ramps and obstacles on the asphalt.
bmxriders.org /bro/news.view.cfm?contid=110   (1476 words)

  
 TheStoryGroup.com: A history of Berkeley Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In February 1999, a committee of three individuals was created with the intent of capturing the history of Berkeley Park through the memories of the neighborhood’s long-term residents.
In the early days, most Berkeley Park families often purchased their homes with the intent to live in them the rest of their lives.
The first president of the Berkeley Park Neighborhood Association, Gwen Langston, was responsible for lobbying the city to reopen the station, which occurred on September 18, 1997.
www.the-stories.com /gbase/Expedite/Content?oid=oid:748   (2475 words)

  
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 Berkeley Park Apartments 1-800-868-9218 Heathrow discount hotel
Located at Marlborough Crescent, in Heathrow, England, Berkeley Park Apartments is a 4.0 Star First Class Hotel with discount room rates from $126.95 to $199.95, a lowest rate guarantee and discounts typically from 25% to 65% off standard rates.
situated in a private landscaped courtyard with private parking and concierge, Berkeley Park gives you the opportunity to be relaxed and not confined to the boxed effect of an airport hotel or the formality of having to dress up to leave your room.
Berkeley Park Apartments also lists the following summary information about Fitness and Leisure and additional Hotel Services; Courteous and professional staff.
www.1-800-868-9218.com /gb_en_heathrow/702_berkeley_park_apartm.html   (418 words)

  
 The Berkeley Blog
The setting is the open air amphitheater at John Hinckel Park in Berkeley (the original home of the California Shakespeare festival).
The city of Berkeley used to publish great crime maps, but gave up updating them in 2003, for reasons that aren't clear to me. Now all they publish is a daily list of "Police Bulletins", as individual PDF files, the least accessible format imaginable.
Downtown and North Berkeley were empty in a way they never are at 11 AM on a weekday -- I'm guessing and hoping that lots of people are either in a battleground state or were at home calling voters to encourage them to vote.
berkeley.thebishop.net   (4696 words)

  
 Berkeley Park Apartments Heathrow Airport - Compare Prices
The Berkeley Park Apartments Heathrow offers 33 luxury apartments less than a mile from heathrow airport.
Double (studio) rooms are from £99 a night and 1 bedroom apartments (with a sofa bed for family use) from £120 including, both including 8 days free airport parking (or £120 / £150 including 15 days free airport parking).
If you book with airport parking, transfers run from the airport car park to all airport terminals 24 hours a day.
www.airport-hotels-guide.co.uk /heathrow-berkeley.htm   (447 words)

  
 Berkeley Island County Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Park's location provides possibly the best view of the
The crabbing/fishing pier at the park is one of the County's most popular.
Berkeley Island County Park is also the park location for the Annual Beach Bash.
www.co.ocean.nj.us /parks/bicp.html   (131 words)

  
 Berkeley Park
When Portland voters passed the bond measure for improvements to their parks and recreation facilities, they paved the way for renovation of Berkeley Park.
One of the biggest challenges at Berkeley Park is making necessary changes to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The park is composed of a series of terraces and slopes with limited connection points and relatively steep grades.
www.parks.ci.portland.or.us /Gobi/BerkeleyPk.htm   (419 words)

  
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Managed by the City of Berkeley's Department of Parks and Waterfront, the park was created from landfill between 1960 and 1983.
In 1998, the Berkeley City Council voted to establish an off-leash dog area of approximately seventeen acres in the northernmost section of the park, on a one year trial basis.
The Friends of César Chávez Park (FCCP) is a grassroots organization that successfully lobbied the City of Berkeley to establish the off-leash area.
www.bpfp.org /AdoptAParkGroups/CesarChavez   (613 words)

  
 Welcome to Berkeley Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Berkeley Park is located in northwest Atlanta, GA, just west of Midtown and below the southern boundary of Buckhead.
Berkeley Park is one of the most active neighborhoods in the city of Atlanta.
This is because of the many residents of Berkeley Park who have been concerned enough about their neighborhood to speak up.
www.berkeleypark.org   (130 words)

  
 Aquatic Park
It was built as part of the Berkeley Waterfront Project along with the construction of the Bayshore Highway and Yacht Harbor.
Aquatic Park Lake was designed to conform to international standards for Model Yacht Racing, and in 1938 both the National and Pacific Coast Regatta for M-class Boats were held at the park.
Most recently, over 2,000 volunteers, organized through Friends of Aquatic Park and Berkeley Partners for Parks, participated in creating "Dream Land for Kids," a fantasy playground designed by Berkeley school children under the guidance of architect Robert Leathers and Associates.
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us /parks/parkspages/AquaticPark.html   (397 words)

  
 Historic Preservation: Berkeley Park Historic District Listed in National Register   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Unlike other “streetcar suburbs,” Berkeley Park was platted by an independent developer as opposed to being developed in conjunction with or by streetcar companies.
Roughly bounded by Bellemeade Road to the north, Northside Drive to the east, the Atlanta Waterworks to the south, and Howell Mill Road to the west, Berkeley Park is a residential island surrounded by light industrial development.
Berkeley Park Historic District is significant for its good and intact collection of historic residential and community landmark buildings constructed between 1920 and 1952.
www.state.ga.us /dnr/histpres/press/press.cgi?prfile=PR.20030728.01   (397 words)

  
 Adopt-A-Park Groups   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Aquatic Park Environmental Greening, Restoration, and Education Team (EGRET) is a community-based volunteer organization that is working to improve the park’s wildlife habitat.
We are registered as an Adopt-a-Park group with the Parks and Recreation Department and are a member of the citywide nonprofit, Berkeley Partners for Parks.
EGRET’s purpose is to assist the City in its stewardship of this regional biological resource by enhancing the wildlife and native plant habitat of the park.
www.bpfp.org /AdoptAParkGroups/EGRET   (212 words)

  
 HelpfulRealtyTeam.com - Citihomes | Berkeley Park | Neighborhood Explorer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Berkeley Park is a small in-town neighborhood located in northwest Atlanta.
Within Berkeley Park, there are over four hundred single family home and apartment addresses and over one hundred small businesses.
During the summer of 2000, the Berkeley Park Neighborhood Association, working with the Department of Planning, Development and Neighborhood Conservation, was able to get our zoning designation changed from R5 (multi-family) to R4A (single-family).
www.helpfulrealtyteam.com /berkeleypark   (260 words)

  
 Berkeley Marina Master Plan, North Sailing Basin, Eastshore State Park, EIR, Berkeley waterfront, kayaks, rowing, ...
The issue of watercraft use in Aquatic Park, especially during the period from October through April is very contentious because the park is an important rafting area for many waterfowl.
In early 2003 Berkeley Women's Crew (Crew) came to the Waterfront Commission, requesting that it be allowed to use Aquatic Park for practice because, it claimed, the City of Oakland was kicking it out of Lake Merrit for parochial Oakland reasons.
He told me that the Park District was developing a regional water craft area on the Eastuary near or in its Martin Luther King Park and that the Park District would love to have Berkeley Crew because the park was supposed to regional in nature.
www.well.com /user/pk/waterfront/AquaticPark/NLF030823.html   (2054 words)

  
 Berkeley Park Records press releases at Press World (press-world.com)
Berkeley Park Records Partners with Sonicbids for Original Song...
Berkeley Park Records (BPR) announces its partnership with Sonicbids for their first annual BPR Original Song Competition.
Berkeley Park Records (BPR) announces the first annual BPR Original Song Competition.
www.press-world.com /v/0-1-c1041.html   (179 words)

  
 Berkeley Park - Heathrow, - Discounted Rates.
Please note that there is NO charge for Guide dogs.In the case of a no-show there is a cancellation charge which is equal to one nights stay of your reservation.
This also applies to reservations cancelled outside of the cancellation policy.There is secure parking within the complex, at an additional charge.
Park and Fly packages are also avaiable on request (please contact the hotel directly after booking the apartment).
www.metrotravelguide.com /hotelinfo/Heathrow/_/United_Kingdom/53454   (229 words)

  
 Sailboarder killed off Berkeley Island Park (phillyBurbs.com)
BERKELEY, N.J. - Authorities believe a 48-year-old man who died over the weekend while sailboarding was likely hit in the head with the mast of his sail.
Daniel M. Golden of Philadelphia was found floating face down in the water Saturday afternoon by a fellow sailboarder.
Witnesses said Golden had seemed fine earlier in the day and was talking with people in the parking lot.
www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/104-04182004-284836.html   (148 words)

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