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Inside the Push to Tear Down an Oakland Freeway
Scrapping I-980 seems like a no-brainer, but the historical argument for getting rid of it assumes the freeway is a legacy of mid-century attempts to build barriers around white middle-class neighborhoods. That’s true of several major freeways, but the story of I-980 isn’t so clear cut.
April 17, 2019
Lyft Announces $700,000 Investment in Oakland Transportation Options
The money will fund a bike lending library and community-led planning on bike-share deployment and affordable transportation options in East Oakland
February 13, 2019
Oakland Needs to Act Faster at School Site
Streets around Franklin Elementary school are too dangerous; school zones and other areas with a history of bad crashes can't wait for grants and paving schedules
January 8, 2019
Editorial: Vote on Temescal to Test Core Values
Is a human in a car equal to a human on foot, on bike, or on public transportation?
December 12, 2018
Plans Advance for Bay Bridge Bike/Ped Path to San Francisco
Although still no funding source has been identified to build it
October 25, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Oakland’s New DOT Builds Some Sweet Protected Bikeways
The Lakeside Green Street Restoration project is not finished, but this is a good beginning
October 8, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Law Breakers Paint Rainbow Crosswalks on Telegraph
This past Sunday a group of scofflaw street painters put in rainbow crosswalks at Telegraph and 66th in Oakland.
August 30, 2018
Oakland DOT Preps Next Phases of Telegraph Plan
The City of Oakland is conducting public outreach for repaving, repairs, and a major redesign of Telegraph.
July 17, 2018
Eyes on the Street: First “Paint the Town” Mural Hits the Streets of Oakland
For the City of Oakland, "Paint the Town" is intended to create a sense of community, by getting neighbors to coalesce around these paint projects.
May 22, 2018
Oakland Promises Fast, Guerilla-Style Safety Measures
The intersection of Harrison and 23rd where Robert Bennett was killed while crossing the street in a poorly designed crosswalk is now much easier to access, automobile speeds are slower, and it's safer, with a minimum of cost and time spent on improving it.
October 11, 2017
