Oakland
Grand Avenue’s Future — What Do You Think?
Despite years of planning and public meetings, the City has never surveyed residents or businesses to collect meaningful, systematic input on its design or possible alternatives.
Eyes on the Street: Poles Finally Getting Removed from Fruitvale Bike Lanes
It took a year for the utilities to get to it.
SPUR Talk: OakDOT Director Josh Rowan on Safety, Speed, and Rethinking Streets
"If you’re not comfortable walking from that bus stop, you’re not going to take the bus in the first place."
Oakland’s 14th Street Project Wins on Details
Oakland DOT is getting praise from advocates for the attention to detail on the 14th street protected bike lane. Unfortunately, the project is also running late.
Eyes on the Street: Oakland’s Impossible Bike Cut-Through is Open
Be sure to thank your friendly neighborhood advocates and the many bike-supportive staffers at Oakland DOT for getting this done.
Lakeshore Protected Bikeway Breaks Ground
Event captured the sadness of a family's loss and the hope for a safer future.
Eyes on the Street: OakDOT Adds Bicycle Cut-Through to Harrison/Grand Intersection
Never accept "it’s impossible" as a solid answer from a traffic engineer.
Oakland’s 7th/8th Street Protected Bike Lane has a Deadly Flaw
This otherwise good project has a terrifying opening in the protection that is going to get someone killed. The slip lane has to be closed immediately.
Bike East Bay Celebrates Six Protected Bike Lanes in Oakland
Protected bike lanes under construction on 7th/8th, 14th, 20th, Harrison Street, Grand Avenue, and Fruitvale Avenue.
Talking Headways Podcast: The Pacific Circuit
Alexis Madrigal connects containerization to globalization and its direct impacts on one Oakland neighborhood.
