Thursday, June 12, 2025; 6-8pm
In-person meeting at City Hall, Hearing Room 4, viewable online
View and download the full agenda packet [7.3mb PDF].
Commissioners
Priyanka Altman, Kirsten Flagg, Grey Gardner, Jimmy Jessup, Alexander Perry,
David Ralston (Chair), Patricia Schader, Nicholas Whipps (Vice Chair), Dianne Yee
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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AGENDA
| Time | Item # | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 6:00 | 1 | Roll Call, Determination of Quorum, Introductions, and Acknowledgement of Recent Bicyclist and Pedestrian Fatal Traffic Crashes (10 minutes) Chair Ralston will take roll call, determine quorum, and facilitate introductions. He will lead the commission in an acknowledgement of recent fatal and other high-profile traffic crashes in Oakland involving bicyclists and pedestrians. • On May 19, 2025, around 4:14 pm, a 10-year-old Black male bicyclist was hit by a driver on Coolidge Ave north of Nicole Ave. At the time of the incident, he was in critical condition. • On May 28, 2025, around 7:40 pm, on E 21st St just east of 12th Ave, a Black male pedestrian in his 40s was killed and a female pedestrian in her 40s was injured after being struck by a driver fleeing from California Highway Patrol. |
| 6:10 | 2 | Open Forum / Announcements (below) / Public Comment (10 minutes) Members of the public may comment on any issue within BPAC’s subject matter jurisdiction. Comments on a scheduled agenda item will be heard with that item. The BPAC’s Open Forum Liasons track Open Forum issues raised by the public. The Liasons review the public comments on a periodic basis to identify policy issues for discussion by the Commission. To request City services, please contact the City of Oakland Call Center (311). |
| 6:20 | 3 | Approval of meeting minutes (5 Minutes) Seek motion to adopt the May 2025 BPAC meeting minutes. |
| 6:25 | 4 | Committee & Liaison Overviews and Report Backs (20 minutes) Committees of the BPAC will provide brief updates to the Commission. All commissioners will be given the opportunity to volunteer for, switch, or remove themselves from the Commission’s committees and liaison positions. A list of active committees is included in the agenda packet and on the BPAC webpage. • Infrastructure Committee: The committee last met on May 1, 2025, and discussed: A Neighborhood Bike Routes Paving Coordination Update, Bicycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure Design Details and Supplemental Guidance, and a MTC and AC Transit Comment Letter. Their next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 3, 2025, 3:30-5:30pm. • Policy and Legislative Committee: The committee met last on May 5, 2025. They discussed the Fire Code Approval Cycle and collaboration between the Oakland Fire Department and OakDOT. Sarah Fine, Paving Division Manager at OakDOT, led a discussion on multiple major policy proposals supportive of increasing pedestrian right-of-way construction. The committee will report back from the discussion on the policy proposals from Sarah Fine on four resolutions that Fine will be taking to City Council. The goal of the resolutions is to expedite pedestrian right of way improvements. A synopsis of the proposals is included as an attachment. The commission will consider a motion to write a letter of support for the resolutions. Their next meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 28, 2025 at 6pm. |
| 6:45 | 5 | Bay Wheels Update (35 minutes) Kerby Olsen, OakDOT Shared Mobility Coordinator, will provide an update on the BayWheels E-Bike Expansion, the E-Bike Lending Pilot, and E-bikes for Parking Enforcement. |
| 7:20 | 6 | Vision 980 (25 minutes) Caltrans will provide an update on the Vision 980 Study and upcoming summer outreach events. • Caltrans is seeking public feedback on three potential scenarios for reimagining the I-980 corridor between I-880 and I-580. • Interested members of the public can sign up for email updates on the project website, where the new public survey and details on June in-person events will be posted. |
| 7:45 | 7 | Agenda look-ahead (below) and suggestions for meeting topics (15 minutes) |
Agenda look-ahead
- BPAC Commissioner Outreach
- Chinatown Compete Streets Plan
- General Plan and Land Use and Transportation Element Update
- Major Development Projects – Bike & Pedestrian Aspects
- OakDOT Director Update
- Annual Paving Update
- Slow Streets Network Update
- Caltrans District 4 Bike Plan
Announcements
- BPAC Agenda Sign-Up List:
Sign up to receive these BPAC agendas by email. - East Oakland Futures Fest:
The East Oakland Futures Festival is a block party with an Afrofuturistic theme showcasing the best in East Oakland’s food, arts, tech, and culture. It will be on Saturday, June 7, 2025, 11am-6pm. The Scraper Bike Team is leading a bike ride to the festival. They will meet at 10am at Arroyo Viejo Park. - Deadline Extended for Oakland General Plan and Pedestrian Plan Neighborhood Walking Tours Application:
To connect with residents in Oakland’s Environmental Justice Communities and understand the opportunities, challenges, needs, and wants of different neighborhoods around the city, the Department of Transportation and Planning and Building Department are accepting applications to fund $500 stipends per group for neighborhood walking tours. Applications are open now and the deadline to apply has been extended to June 15, 2025, 11:59pm. - Speed Camera Vendor Contract:
OakDOT is planning to award a contract to a speed camera vendor at the June 10, 2025, Public Works and Transportation Committee meeting and June 17, 2025, City Council meeting. As always BPAC interest and support for this program is welcome! Meeting info will become available here. - Vision 980:
Caltrans will be releasing a new public survey and holding events in June. Sign up for updates. - Request a free bike rack:
Need public bike parking at your destination? Request a bike rack to be installed at no cost on City-owned property (like public sidewalks).
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