Bay Area LISC, in partnership with East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative (EB PREC), is embarking on an emerging Economic Inclusion Strategy on the historic business corridor 7th Street in West Oakland, CA—This is a multi-year effort that supports an integrated, place-based approach to advancing a collective economic revitalization in which everyone is considered, and the community is prioritized. We call this approach community-led master planning.

The vision for the 7th Street Economic Inclusion Action Planning process is to create a thriving Black business, arts, and cultural district that draws on and sustains 7th Street’s rich legacy of Black community solidarity, cultural activism, and political resistance.

This will be done by supporting the sustained activation of underutilized commercial space, providing technical assistance to Black and People of Color businesses, and reviving the community character of the 7th Street corridor.