SASA in Summer
We have been having a busy summer this year, and we have a few big events and milestones we'd like to keep you informed on, too! It's elect
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79.2%
Non-white residents
The San Antonio neighborhood is a majority community of color that has been historically excluded from accessible transit options, leaving residents who need it most without adequate transportation.
16,000
People per square mile
We are a dense, diverse, underserved, and growing population. Transit access will open up access to jobs and housing for our residents, as well as increase safety and economic vitality.
2.7 mi.
Between nearest stops
Most urban stations are 1-2 miles apart. San Antonio Station would fill in the longest urban stretch of track without a stop. Close proximity the Oakland waterfront, Brooklyn Basin, San Antonio Park, and Highland Hospital, cements its role as a crucial location for regional access.
We need Oakland's support.
14th Avenue in East Oakland sits in the middle of the longest stretch of BART track in Oakland without a station - nearly 3 miles!
Our Cause
Our community continues to grow, and we have an increasing need for safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible transit options that will connect us to the rest of the region. SASA is a group of citizens actively engaged in the effort to build a station at 14th Avenue.
Our Mission
This year, regional transportation agencies are in the process of developing plans to determine where the next regional transit lines and stations will be built around the Bay Area. We are engaging with leadership to ensure San Antonio station is a priority development.
Our Goal
We believe a regional rail station in the San Antonio neighborhood along the existing BART and Amtrak tracks is an essential project for both the local community and the larger region. We are urging our transportation agency leaders and elected officials to prioritize, fund, and build San Antonio Station to bring a much-needed mobility option and economic development opportunity to our historically underserved community.
Sign the petition today.
Interactive Data Maps
Interested in learning more?
Our interactive data map visualizes key demographics, including transit reliance, income levels, and racial diversity. It paints a clear picture: our community is brimming with residents who would greatly benefit from improved public transportation access.
PROGRESS
What needs to be done?
Where we are
A new station is going to take a lot of buy-in from various public agencies and elected officials. The first step to getting this station built is to get it into upcoming regional plans such as Link21, Transit 2050+, and the BART Strategic Plan. This is going to require putting pressure on these agencies and public officials via our neighborhood petition and public participation during the community outreach and engagement phase of these plans.
EVENT
Join us! San Antonio Station Walking Tour
Sept 22., 11:30-2.:30
We're hosting an event for September, transit month with our partners at Transbay Coalition and Seamless Bay Area.
Hosted in San Antonio Park, we'll have fun activities for the family, as well as a visit to the potential site hosted by a Mitchell Schwarzer, author of Hella Town.
Click the "Register" link to RSVP, and we look forward to seeing you then!
Recent Press
by Jose Fermoso
The far end of 14th Avenue in East Oakland, where the street meets East 8th between an old Burger King restaurant and the BART train tracks, is largely devoid of people. Most skip it altogether, enclosed in their transit bubbles, toggling through phones while riding in cars, trains, and buses. Occasionally, you’ll see a cyclist or motorcyclist, and a couple blocks away you might find a bus rider waiting for the BRT that comes by every 15 minutes. For the most part, though, this is a place for passing through.
by Roger Rudick
San Antonio in Oakland is one of the densest neighborhoods in the Bay Area, with about 16,000 people per square mile. It has a BART line—trains going from San Francisco and downtown Oakland to Berryessa and Dublin/Pleasant shoot right through. But while residents of San Antonio and the surrounding communities can see and hear BART, they can't easily take it.
by Madeline Taub
It’s usually not hard to find seating on a Thursday evening at Philomena in the San Antonio neighborhood of East Oakland. But by 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of June, the place was packed with at least 50 people filling every seat and many more standing around with glasses of beer or kombucha and a slice of pizza in their hands.
People were there for a San Antonio Station Alliance (SASA) meet-up.
by Benjamin Schneider
Midcentury transit systems often skipped over dense urban neighborhoods like San Antonio in Oakland. It's time to fix that mistake.
Donate.
How can you help? Consider donating to our campaign with the GoFundMe link! Every little bit helps keep the lights on at the website, and gets us support to print flyers, banners, buttons, all that good stuff.
We don't have any sponsors, but we would appreciate any help you can offer!
If you prefer to do so privately, please email us here.
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