City Council approved a new pilot program for community members and OakDOT to collaborate on two safety designs in East and West Oakland.
Category: Road Safety
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Oakland to rename street after 73-year-old grandmother who was killed by speeding driver
Santu Maya, a Burmese immigrant, was one of 33 people who died last year from road collisions in the city.
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Where are Oakland’s 20 most dangerous intersections?
From Bancroft and Seminary to Perkins and Grand, these crossroads see the highest nmbers of deadly car crashes and injuries.
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Bus drivers worry changes to AC Transit schedules won’t leave time for bathroom breaks
Operators say they “need time to be able to be human.” AC Transit says it is taking drivers’ needs into account.
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Allowing for more Oakland police chases is ‘signing death warrants,’ expert says
Oakland is considering adopting a riskier police chase policy. A professor who helped OPD rethink pursuits says that’s a very bad idea.
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Oakland will increase parking meter prices to help with city’s financial problems
A plan to increase meter fares by $1 would mean parking will soon cost $3 an hour. Here’s when it’ll go into effect.
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These are Oakland’s most dangerous roads
A new section of MacArthur Boulevard was added to the city’s list of its most dangerous streets. Part of Martin Luther King Jr. Way was removed.
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Why Oakland needs to electrify its vehicle fleet
The city plans to eventually phase out its gas cars and trucks to comply with state rules. Most vehicles are years overdue for replacement.
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How roads around 5 Oakland schools could get safer this summer
Look out for construction at Yu Ming Elementary, Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Westlake Middle, and East Oakland Pride Elementary, part of OakDOT’s “Safe Routes to School” program.
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Kids bike ride at Lake Merritt will be 100% fun
Organizers expect this Saturday’s “Kidical Mass” bicycling event to be the biggest yet. And there will be snacks!
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Lyft e-bikes finally appear on Oakland’s streets
More than 200 Bay Wheels e-bikes are now available to rent in Oakland, most in major transit corridors.
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Ride to Raimondi: The Oakland Ballers want you to walk and bike to games
The new local baseball team’s founders—who have a history running bike businesses—want to help fans get safely and sustainably to games.
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OakDOT’s proposal to allow temporary street safety upgrades doesn’t go far enough, say safety advocates
City engineers say they’re worried the program will steer more road safety resources to wealthier neighborhoods, which experience less traffic violence.
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Oakland’s dangerous High Street has been repaved and redesigned. Is it safer?
New concrete islands, flashing pedestrian lights, and speed bumps are meant to slow traffic down, but locals say speeding is still a problem
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Can speed bumps keep drivers out of the bus lane on International Boulevard?
Responding to a rise in crashes, Oakland says it will “quickly” install big bumps in the bus lanes.
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Now’s the time to weigh in on changes to San Pablo Avenue
Protected bike lanes, bus lanes, parking, and more. East Bay residents have until late May to let transportation planners know what they think.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Could tearing up an Oakland freeway undo decades of racial injustice?
Plans to remove I-980 have energized urbanists and environmentalists. But longtime residents fear it could be a new phase of gentrification.
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Oakland’s new transportation department director says the days of widening vehicle lanes are over
Previously in charge of Atlanta’s DOT, Josh Rowan takes over a department struggling with a paving backlog but pushing ahead with several major street redesigns
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Oakland is about to redesign one of its most dangerous roads—and you get to weigh in on the final plan
73rd Avenue’s big rebuild to add bike paths and reconfigure vehicle lanes is down to three options.
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East Bay Greenway that will connect Oakland and San Leandro gets $30 million federal grant
The bike and walking path, which expands a small strip of greenway already near Coliseum BART, is expected to begin construction in 2025.
