Cooley Landing Project Phase IV & V

After more than a decade of studies, research, and community discussion, improvements at Cooley Landing Park are underway. The first five phases of the project have been completed! 

Phase I included capping contaminated soil (related to the site’s former use as a burn-dump) and providing for safe public access. When the park was opened to the public in 2012, Cooley Landing added nine acres to the amount of public open space in East Palo Alto.

Construction of Phase II of the park - installing utilities, improving the access road, and installing native planting, started in September, 2013. The park was closed during this work and then upon completion it reopened to the public in February, 2014.

Phase III of the Cooley Landing Park improvements included the construction of the Education Center which will serve as a place for community meetings, and as an institution which preserves and enhances the area’s cultural heritage, history, and traditions. Construction of the Education Center was completed in September, 2015.

Phase IV & V of the project included the addition of an Outdoor Classroom, Picnic Areas, interpretive signage and areas, trails, and planting of native species. These phases were completed in July 2019.