Have you walked the lake recently? It’s been a long time coming, but on Monday, June 10, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and other city officials cut the ribbon to unveil the Lakeside Green Street project and reconstruction of Snow Park, a 14-acre park expansion plan with a protected cycle track. The project got underway in 2017 and was funded in part by Measure DD: Oakland Trust for Clean Water and Safe Parks.
Here’s what you’ll see along the lake: an expanded Snow Park and park area around Lake Merritt, a new tree-lined pedestrian promenade, new play structures and putting green, new public art, renovated bathrooms, formalized pathways with benches, a new section of running trail along Lake Merritt an Improved lakeside pedestrian trail, new crosswalks, traffic-calming measures and a protected bike track.
The Bay Area artist team of Wowhaus created the 16′ long bronze sculpture “Makkeweks” for the Measure DD-funded Lakeside Green Streets Project 
16′ long “Makkeweks” sculpture sits in a sunken “rain garden” that reclaims and treats storm water runoff 
Two friends enjoy the slide at Snow Park 
Sisters Kathleen, 11 and Selnai, 2 explore the climbing structure at Snow Park 
Allison explores the 4 seat bouncy structure 
New running trail and bicycle lanes provide improved pedestrian and bicycle safety 
A cyclist takes advantage of the new buffered bike lanes on Lakeside Drive near Harrison Street 
A scooter rider takes advantage of the new protected bike lanes that separate the cars from the bike and scooter riders near the heavily trafficked areas of Harrison Street and Lakeside Drive
It would be nice if there was a putting green. Where golfers and enthusiasts could putt around. Just another activity to attract more guest.