To: BART Board of Directors
BART: Playgrounds not Fences!
BART must remove the permanent fence at 63rd St and MLK and allow the City of Berkeley to build a playground there.
Why is this important?
BART has erected an ugly, unfriendly metal fence around the perimeter of a small plot of open space at the corner of 63rd St and MLK in South Berkeley. For many years, this plot of land has been an informal park and gathering place for our neighborhood, a place for dogs to run and children to play. This summer, several homeless people set up tents in that area, and BART removed these tents and erected a temporary fence. Since then, several neighbors have been working with Berkeley Councilmember Ben Bartlett to turn that plot of land into an official park and playground. By erecting this fence, BART has taken away an important community asset from a neighborhood that already lacks park space.