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Author Archives: Jose Fermoso
Jose Fermoso covers road safety, transportation, and public health for The Oaklandside. His previous work covering tech and culture has appeared in publications including The Guardian, The New York Times, and One Zero. Jose was born and raised in Oakland and is the host and creator of the El Progreso podcast, a new show featuring in-depth narrative stories and interviews about and from the perspective of the Latinx community.
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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.
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Oakland estimates more than 22,000 cars will be abandoned on streets this year
Oakland’s new vehicle enforcement unit towed roughly 3,000 abandoned cars in 2023. But the city is backlogged with work because of an influx of stolen and broken cars, and you guessed it—understaffing.
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‘We’re very much in danger here’: Oakland bus collision underscores fear along International Boulevard
16 people were injured when a driver smashed their speeding car into another vehicle and AC Transit bus. Community members are clamoring for a quick-build road safety project to speed up.
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Rider outrage causes AC Transit to stop downtown Oakland bus detour
What the bus agency intended as a permanent detour around five blocks lasted only one night.
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Buses will skip some downtown Oakland stops on weekend nights in new permanent ‘detour’
AC Transit is instructing bus drivers to bypass part of Broadway due to “safety concerns” but riders are left confused.
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Oakland’s road safety chief is changing roles in surprise shuffle
After running the Department of Transportation for over a year and a half, Fred Kelley is shifting to parks.
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Oakland has fallen way behind schedule in paving roads
Oakland is expected to fall 40% short of its 55-mile per year paving goal due to contracting problems, busted machines, and rainy days.
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BART, AC Transit and other agencies to test out discounts for transfers
A new proposal would allow riders to make unlimited transfers between any bus, train, or ferry within 2 hours and receive a discount.
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A campaign is underway to save a pedestrian bridge linking Montclair neighborhoods
Caltrans says the pathway is unsafe and too expensive to replace. Neighbors say it’s a vital link over the Warren Freeway.
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Q&A: State Sen. Scott Wiener on his new bill to mandate speed-limiting tech in cars
Speed governors would reduce dangerous driving, but they could face opposition from industry and the public.
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33 people died on Oakland’s dangerous roads in 2023
Stories of grief, lost potential, and unimaginable circumstances reveal the toll of traffic violence.
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14th Street safety redesign is breaking ground
Changes to one of downtown Oakland’s busiest roads will slow down traffic, making it safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.
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AC Transit postpones bus route changes until at least March 2025
The transit system was going to change some bus lines and schedules this summer but faced pressure from drivers and riders to ensure reliability.
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BART’s new ‘hardened’ fare gates get mixed reactions from West Oakland riders
It’s too early to know, but some riders say the new gates will deter crime. Others say it’s a waste of money and makes riding BART less convenient.
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After hit-and-run, emotional vigil for woman killed on San Pablo Avenue
Kim “Ladybug” Barranco, who was unhoused, was a beloved member of her West Oakland community.
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Another bicycle crash, another $6.5M lawsuit settlement for Oakland
A woman sued Oakland alleging that a pothole on Grizzly Peak Boulevard caused her to crash, leaving her paralyzed.
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BART says it’s saving $394M on new train cars
The 775-car “Fleet of the Future” replaces BART’s original trains that were built between the 1970s and 1990s.
