At the January 18, 2024 BPAC meeting, Yvonne Chan, Transportation Planner II with OakDOT’s Capital Finance team, provided an overview of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) process for the 2023-2025 fiscal year term and upcoming milestones.

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

2022 Community Engagement

• Partnered with Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) to conduct community engagement with a focus on communities underrepresented in previous CIP cycles.
• Various forms of engagement included:
  • 1-on-1 meetings with community organization and coalition leaders
  • World-café style workshops
  • Listening sessions at community events
  • SMS text outreach focused on Spanish and Mam speakers
  • Tabling at schools
  • Social media
• Common themes we heard included:
  • Traffic safety
  • Personal safety/violence prevention (especially at parks)
  • Need for maintenance and programming (especially for youth)
  • Interest in long-term, ongoing CIP engagement

View the Adopted CIP Budget For Fiscal Years 2023-25.

Resources and Upcoming Milestones

• View this map of current capital projects along with estimated delivery timelines.
• OakDOT and OPW are in the process of reviewing lessons learned and implementing process improvements.
• FY 2025-27 CIP community engagement planned in fall 2024.
• City staff are developing a ten-year Capital Plan to plan for longer-term capital needs.

Presentation