The City of Oakland Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission adopted the 2023 Strategic Plan at the April 20, 2023 meeting.

2023 Strategic Plan Goals

1. Be strong advocates for bicyclist and pedestrian safety and hold the city accountable.
2. Be a two-way conduit for information on bicyclist and pedestrian projects.
3. Encourage equity-driven investments and policies and increase community involvement in high-injury and historically underserved areas. 
4. Build relationships with policymakers and provide feedback on policies that affect walking and bicycling in Oakland.

Goal 1: Be strong advocates for bicyclist and pedestrian safety and hold the city accountable.

Task #	Task Description	Next Steps
1.1	Support interagency street safety efforts, including more quick-build/rapid response traffic calming and long-term street safety efforts.	Consider developing BPAC principles and guidelines for street safety.
1.2	Review grant applications to support pedestrian and bicyclist projects and programs that meet BPAC’s goals.	Request funding presentations at BPAC meetings and consider taking position of support.
1.3	Continue review of fatal and serious injury crashes involving cyclists and pedestrians at monthly meetings. Continue to seek timely release of collision data. Explore challenges of reckless and dangerous driver behavior.	Keep as standing agenda item with Commissioner Schader leading discussion. Collaborate with other groups such as WOBO and Bike East Bay to develop responses and determine what active role BPAC can play.
1.4	Support staff hiring to work on bicyclist and pedestrian projects.	Raise the issues of staffing and street safety to elected officials.
1.5	Support Slow Streets and safe spaces for community activities.	Continue discussion with staff on Slow Streets/Neighborhood Bike Route implementation.

Goal 2: Be a two-way conduit for information on bicyclist and pedestrian projects.

Task #	Task Description	Next Steps
2.1	Invite project managers to present on projects at key milestones. Request invitations to outreach activities.	Schedule review of projects at BPAC meetings. Ask staff to send BPAC contact info to project managers.
2.2	Get status update on Bike Plan and Pedestrian Plan every six to twelve months.	Request staff presentations in conjunction with the biannual We Bike Oakland newsletter, including the “By the Numbers” updates.
2.3	Highlight committee activities.	Request written reports from each committee monthly.
2.4	Get periodic updates on Major Development Projects from Department of Planning and highlight the most bike/ped relevant projects for BPAC or Infrastructure Committee to review and provide comments.	Schedule at BPAC meeting once per year.

Goal 3: Encourage equity-driven investments and policies and increase community involvement in high-injury and historically underserved areas. 

Task #		Task Description	Next Steps
3.1		Advocate for equity driven bike/ped priorities in the General Plan (Environmental Justice Element, Land Use and Transportation Element).	Review the General Plan and develop comments.
3.2		Prioritize transportation safety projects and support pursuing funding opportunities in East Oakland.	Schedule relevant items at BPAC meetings and advocate during planning discussions. Request staff to provide a status list of East Oakland transportation projects.
3.3		Advocate for the expansion of the Town For All project and waterfront connections to East Oakland.	Request follow-up on relevant projects.
3.4		Use BPAC Blog, Open Forum and community meetings to create open communication between BPAC, community members and DOT.	Chair Yee leads BPAC Blog. Open Forum is tracked by Open Forum Committee. All commissioners engage in other community outreach.
3.5		Advocate for community groups and Neighborhood Councils in low-income high-injury areas to be integrated into OakDOT program and community outreach work (in a paid capacity wherever possible).	Advocate in the context of presentations at BPAC meetings.  Request the Dept of Race and Equity to present about outreach procedures at BPAC.
3.6		Organize bike ride with BPAC commissioners, community members, and police department to create trust and develop ongoing relationships.	Police Relations Committee organizing.
3.7		Convene meeting on racially-biased bicycle stops with the Oakland Police Department, Department of Race and Equity, BPAC policing committee, and community partners per 2019 Bike Plan.	Police Relations Committee organizing.

Goal 4: Build relationships with policymakers and provide feedback on policies that affect walking and bicycling in Oakland.

Task #	Task Description	Next Steps
4.1	Present BPAC Chair’s Report to Public Works Committee.	Use the report as an opportunity to raise priorities with council.
4.2	Establish connections with active transportation committees at regional agencies such as Caltrans, MTC, and Bay Area Regional Collaborative on bicyclist and pedestrian investments and plans.	Ask staff to request regional agencies present relevant projects at BPAC.
4.3	Meet with each councilmember and their staff at least once per year to introduce BPAC and our goals.	Each commissioner is expected to reach out to their councilmember to promote BPAC.
4.4	Reach out to councilmembers concerning current bike/ped issues.	Each commissioner is expected to reach out to their councilmember on hot topics needing their support.
4.5	Introduce BPAC to neighborhood councils.	Each commissioner is expected to reach out to one or more neighborhood councils/NCPCs in their areas to introduce the BPAC and support neighborhood efforts on bike/ped safety.