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AARP Grant Details <br /> <br />Project Summary: <br />Please provide a summary of your project in 2,000 characters or less. <br />The City of San Leandro proposes a design charrette for a community garden and outdoor <br />education lab space at Bancroft Middle School adjacent to San Leandro Creek. Numerous <br />community organizations are interested in establishing this public space for gardening, <br />education, and nature, including the San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD); Friends of <br />the San Leandro Creek (FSLC); Sogorea Te Land Trust (STLT), a local Native American land <br />rematriation group; and the David R. Brower- Ronald V. Dellums Institute for Sustainable Policy <br />Studies and Action (BDISPSA). The site is part of the’ San Leandro Creek Greenway’ (coursing <br />through the cities of San Leandro and Oakland) and will provide an opportunity to connect the <br />two cities while increasing active transportation and public access. <br /> <br />Teachers at Bancroft have long led science classes through this space and down an unpaved <br />path to access the creek. Having an outdoor education lab will improve accessibility and <br />hands-on experiences for students and community members to engage in watershed ecology, <br />gardening, and indigenous history. This lab will create a spacelab for FSLC and STLT to hold <br />educational public tours for residents. As a community garden, this site will open up greater <br />access to urban agriculture and local food production. <br /> <br />Historically, teachers and students interested in utilizing the space for garden education were <br />unable to connect with other community groups to move the project forward. With the help of the <br />AARP grant, this collaboration of partners can ensure that everyone who wants to participate <br />will have a voice in the design charrette on garden components and benefits. <br /> <br /> <br />Project Livability Improvement Statement: <br />Please specify in 350 characters or less the social impact this grant will bring to the <br />community, especially to individuals aged 50-plus. <br />With this design charrette, the project team will engage students, residents, elders, and <br />community groups on the creation of a public space for gardening, education, and exploring the <br />San Leandro Creek ecosystem. Current access is limited by private property rights, steep terrain <br />and stairway-only access. Site plans will be fully ADA-compliant. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Project Deliverables: <br />Please specify the individual deliverables. Provide as much detail as you can about any <br />physical structures (such as benches, lighting, signage, etc.), dates, addresses and <br />communications within 300 characters for each deliverable. See examples in Attachment <br />D. <br />2359