At the June 15, 2023 BPAC meeting, Walk Oakland Bike Oakland‘s Board President, Chris Hwang, shared highlights from Bike To Work Day celebrations from May 18, 2023. Natalie Mall, a volunteer who coordinated the project with Oakland Tech High School and Traffic Violence Rapid Response group, also shared highlights from the pop-up traffic safety demo on Broadway, implemented over two days, May 17-18.

An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation.

Broadway Mid-block Crosswalk Demonstration

• Oakland Tech High School student hit by driver on Broadway March 23, 2023
• Collaborative WOBO & Oakland Tech response
• Two full-day traffic calming pilot demonstration
• Extra speedway lane removed to design for calm passage through school zone

Goals

• Take community action to respond to a serious traffic collision
• Prioritize the wants and needs of students
• Prioritize those using alternative forms of transportation
• Engage neighborhood around creative solutions for creating a safe public right-of-way
• Try something out!

Results

• Thousands of students using the crosswalk comfortably
• Little interference with vehicular throughput
• Noticeably slower vehicle speeds
• AC Transit route unimpeded
• Overwhelmingly positive responses
• Most vehicles and passerby passed through without attention
• Students questioned why it was removed

Presentation