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On Feb. 24, the American Institute of Architects, East Bay (AIA) hosted a town-hall forum to discuss the question of improved bicycle and pedestrian connections between Alameda and downtown Oakland. Today only a narrow walkway through the Posey Tube serves that purpose.

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Many of the 90 Oakland and Alameda residents at the forum felt the best solution was to move the Coast Guard headquarters to a more accessible location on San Francisco Bay. One possibility might be Alameda Point.