Yerba Buena Island Vista Point Opening

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TIDA Board Member Linda Fadeke Richardson, SF Supervisor/MTC Commissioner Jane Kim, Oakland Mayor/MTC Commissioner Libby Schaaf, SFCTA Executive Director Tilly Chang, and Caltrans District 4 Director/MTC Commissioner Bijan Sartipi (L-R)

Mayor Libby Schaaf, along with former New York City transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, rode from Oakland across the East Span bicycle and pedestrian path to attend the open ceremony for the Yerba Buena Island Vista Point.

Bicyclists made their ways across the East Span bicycle and pedestrian path to mark the opening of the Vista Point on Yerba Buena Island.

The trees at the Yerba Buena Island Vista Point frame the self-anchored suspension span tower of the East Span.

MTC Deputy Executive Director Alix Bockelman joined Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and throngs of other cyclists on the inaugural ride to Yerba Buena Island's Vista Point.

Caltrans District 4 Director and MTC Commissioner Bijan Sartipi bicycled from the East Bay via the Bay Bridge bicycle and pedestrian path to celebrate the opening of the Vista Point.

San Francisco Supervisor and MTC Commissioner Jane Kim make the opening remarks at the Vista Point ceremony.

Mayor Libby Schaaf addresses the crowd at the Vista Point opening ceremony, with views of the East Span and the San Francisco Bay in the background.

Treasure Island Development Authority (TIDA) Board Member Linda Fadeke Richardson at the Vista Point opening ceremony on Yerba Buena Island on May 2, 2017.

San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) Executive Director Tilly Change, SF Supervisor Jane Kim and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf listen to one of the Vista Point opening ceremony speakers.

MTC Commissioner Bijan Sartipi highlights the bicycle and pedestrian path's new seven-days-a-week schedule.

SFCTA Deputy Director Eric Cordoba, TIDA Director Bob Beck, SF Mayor's Director of Transportation Policy Gillian Gillett and TIDA Board Member Linda Fadeke Richardson cut the ribbon. (L-R)

Two construction workers admire the view from the new Vista Point landing at the western end of the East Span bicycle and pedestrian path.

Ryan Russo, Oakland's new (and first) Director of Transportation.

Oakland Mayor and MTC Commissioner Libby Schaaf poses with her bicyclist after her morning ride across the East Span bicycle and pedestrian path for the Vista Point opening ceremony on Yerba Buena Island.