To: Jean Quan, Mayor of Oakland, Malcolm Dougherty, Acting Director of Cal Trans, Rep. Jerry McNerney (CA-9), Sen. Dianne Feinstein (CA-1), and Sen. Kamala Harris (CA-2)

Increase safety and reduce pollution at Jack London Square

Gone are the days of a bustling industrial warehouse district. Welcome to modern day Jack London Square as a vibrant commercial and residential district with live music venues, destination restaurants, boutique hotels, luxury condos, lofts and apartments. And then there's Amtrak...with its lack of safety fences and crossing protection (dangerous), the idling of it diesel engines up to one hour (air pollution), chronic and abusive blowing of the whistles 24/7 (noise pollution). Put a no whistle zone and create safety barriers to prevent death to pedestrians.

Why is this important?

Jack London Square is no longer an industrial warehouse district but rather a residential and commercial district. Amtrak and their new station are creating noise and air pollution, environmental and danger hazards.