40th St. Median Island Landscaping Rehabilitation

Year completed: 2020

Utilizing Rescape California landscaping principals, the City of Emeryville 40th Street Median Rehabilitation Project improved the five landscaped median islands on 40th Street between San Pablo Avenue and the 40th Street Overhead structure.

ReScape Score

71

Address: 40th St., Halleck St. to San Pablo Ave., Emeryville, CA 94608

Project Owner/Developer: City of Emeryville

Landscape Architecture Team: Callander Associates

Landscape Contractor: Marina Landscape

ReScape Rater: Suzanne Schrift

Landscape Size: 10,519 sq ft

Grounds Open To Public? Yes

ReScape Landscape Highlights

• To improve carbon sequestration through vegetative growth, underlying soils were uncompacted, existing soils removed, and organic compost and topsoil was installed.

• Three of the five median islands were converted from their potable water source to recycled water from the EBMUD wastewater treatment plant.

• All irrigation controllers are weather sensing and self adjusting to environmental conditions.

• The installed plant palate provides improved biodiversity and drought tolerance while also reducing energy consumption related to shearing and mechanical maintenance.