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Time to Fix Oakland’s Streets: Vote Yes on KK
Oakland voters, as with voters throughout the Bay Area and the nation, will have quite a slew of decisions to make on November 8.
October 19, 2016
SPUR Talk: Developing the Oakland Waterfront
SPUR hosted a lunchtime forum today at its Oakland location to discuss the $1.5 billion Brooklyn Basin development. The panel, which was moderated by SPUR's Oakland director Robert Ogilvie, included Mike Ghielmetti of Signature Development Group, Matt Franklin of MidPen Housing, and Patricia Kernighan, who represented District 2 of Oakland during the authorization phase of the "Oak to Ninth" (now called Brooklyn Basin) waterfront housing development.
September 15, 2016
Repairing the Gash in the Heart of Oakland
On a rainy morning in Preservation Park in Oakland, I met with Andrew Faulkner and Jonathan Fearn, advocates with “Connect Oakland,” to discuss their organization's vision to remove the 980 freeway, which sits between downtown and West Oakland.
December 10, 2015
A Downtown Oakland for Everyone
Egon Terplan is SPUR’s regional planning director. This piece is reprinted with permission from the October 2015 of The Urbanist.
October 12, 2015
In Oakland, a “Green Street” That Doesn’t Live Up to Its Name
Downtown Oakland is growing and changing. Earlier this year, Mayor Libby Schaaf said it's time for the city to "re-envision our roads." That's easier said than done, however, and it looks like Oakland is about to blow its chance to re-envision a major downtown street.
September 30, 2015
Oakland Transportation Reorganization Part III: Talking with Matt Nichols
This is the third part of Streetsblog California's look at changes afoot in Oakland, California. On Tuesday, Ruth Miller discussed Mayor Libby Schaaf's proposal to create a Department of Transportation. Then Damien Newton talked to local planner and livable streets advocate Chris Kidd about the future of Oakland, and more about the DOT proposal.
May 22, 2015
What Oakland Mayor’s Proposal for a Department of Transportation Means
This week, Streetsblog California takes a look at changes occurring in Oakland, California, related to the way the city plans and implements transportation projects.
May 19, 2015