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This concern is about the safety of Bay Street. As someone who frequently enjoys going to Bay Street the recent robberies at Apple are a real concern. The city of Emeryville needs to close Bay Street to traffic. I understand this will eliminate some parking but there is plenty of parking in the parking garage. A few years ago Walnut Creek experienced the same issues of repeated robberies in their shopping center. They made the decision to completely close the street to cars.
This will significantly deter these types of robberies as their confidence comes in part from knowing they have a get away car right outside the door to ensure they leave before the cops show up.
It’s an easy and simple solution. At this point it doesn’t appear that anything else is working.