Thursday, December 18, 2025; 6-8pm
In-person meeting at City Hall, Hearing Room 4, viewable online
View and download the full agenda packet [1.4mb PDF].

Commissioners

Priyanka Altman, Kirsten Flagg, Grey Gardner, Jimmy Jessup, Alexander Perry,
David Ralston (Chair), Patricia Schader, Nicholas Whipps (Vice Chair), Dianne Yee

Note: We will be headed to Theory Bar at 1644 Telegraph Ave right after the meeting for the annual BPAC year-end celebration.

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

This is an in-person meeting. People participating in the meeting must attend in-person. People may be able to observe this meeting remotely.

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Remote participation including public comment via teleconferencing is not currently available. All Commission meetings will include procedures to comply with the open meeting requirements of the City’s Sunshine Ordinance and the State’s Brown Act.

If you have any questions, please email Noel Pond-Danchik, staff liaison to the commission.

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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. As of the writing of this agenda, information has not been provided on any new fatal pedestrian- or bicyclist-involved crashes since those included in the November agenda packet.
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 November 2025 BPAC meeting minutes.
6:25	4	Committee & Liaison Overviews and Report Backs (15 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 next Infrastructure Committee meeting will be on Thursday, January 22, 2026, 3:30-5:30pm at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza in the Broadway Conference Room. The committee is seeking at least one more commissioner to join the committee. • Policy and Legislative Committee: The last Policy and Legislative Committee meeting is scheduled for January 26, 2026, 6-7:30pm. • The Recruitment Committee: The Committee’s recommendations for BPAC Commissioners beginning January 2026, Tonya Love, Denise Schmidt, Shayda Rager, and Jesse Olsen, were appointed to the BPAC by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council at the Council’s December 2, 2025 meeting. The Committee will discuss ideas for commissioner transition and mentorship. • The Liaisons to the Public Works and Transportation Committee (PWTC) of Oakland City Council will report back on items related to the BPAC.
6:40	5	Proposed Parking Enforcement Organizational Change (15 minutes) The Policy and Legislative Committee will lead a discussion of the proposal to move Oakland Parking Enforcement from the Department of Transportation into the Finance Department.
6:55	6	BPAC Draft Chair’s Report to the Public Works and Transportation Committee (25 minutes) BPAC Chair David Ralston will present a draft 2025 BPAC Chair’s Report to Oakland City Council’s Public Works Committee for the BPAC’s review and approval.
7:20	7	Agenda look-ahead (below) and suggestions for meeting topics (10 minutes)
7:30	8	Acknowledging Commissioners Dianne Yee, Patricia Schader, Grey Gardner, and Kirsten Flagg for Their Service to BPAC and the City of Oakland (10 minutes)

Agenda look-ahead

• BPAC Annual Chair’s Report to Public Works and Transportation Committee
• Citywide Vehicle Speed Data
• BPAC Officer Elections & Committee Assignments
• Transportation Development Article 3 (TDA) Grant Possible Projects
• Annual Paving Update
• Major Development Projects – Bike & Pedestrian Aspects
• Annual Strategic Planning Projects Update

Announcements

• BPAC Agenda Sign-Up List:
  Sign up to receive these BPAC agendas by email.
• Speed Safety Camera Program Launch:
  The City of Oakland is preparing for the launch of its Speed Safety Camera Program in early 2026. In the coming weeks, the City will be installing camera systems at 18 locations across Oakland on the city’s High Injury Network. The cameras will detect when a vehicle is traveling 11 MPH or more above the posted speed limit. When a vehicle is recorded speeding, the camera photographs the license plate and a citation is mailed to the registered owner. There will be a 60-day warning period from when the last camera is turned on, which is expected by mid-January 2026. After the warning period, the program will begin issuing citations for all violations. Citations are expected to start in spring 2026. Fines will start at $50 and increase to up to $500 for those traveling more than 100 mph. Oakland is one of seven pilot cities in California to be granted legislative approval to implement this safety initiative under Assembly Bill 645.
• Talk to OakDOT about their projects:
  The Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) invites you to upcoming events to learn about its projects in Chinatown, Old Oakland and Jack London.
  • Old Oakland Farmers’ Market 9th Street & Broadway – Friday, December 12, 9am-1pm
  • Jack London Sq Farmers Market Webster St & Embarcadero West – Sunday, December 14, 1am-4pm
  • The projects you’ll learn about include:
  • 2nd Street Transit Hub
  • 8th Street Corridor Improvements
  • Broadway Streetscape Improvements
  • MLK Jr. Way Streetscape Improvements
• Oakland E-bike Lending Program:
  As of September 23, 2025, Oakland residents over the age of 18 can now rent a high-quality e-bike for four weeks from the Fruitvale BART Bike Station. The standard rate is $120 and the rate for low-income residents is $20. There is also a $500 deposit required for everyone.
• OakDOT Internships:
  The City of Oakland Department of Transportation is now accepting applications for paid college internships beginning Summer 2026. Applications are due January 9, 2026. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to gain experience working in a fast-paced, progressive transportation department and develop the skills needed for a career in multimodal, mobility-focused transportation planning, engineering, or public administration. To qualify, you must be currently enrolled full-time in a degree seeking associates, undergrad, or graduate program for the duration of the internship.
• Community-Led Traffic Safety Pilot Program Now Accepting Applications:
  Oakland’s new Community-Led Traffic Safety (CLTS) Pilot Program is now open for applications—accepted on a rolling basis as funds are available. This 3-year pilot gives residents, schools, businesses, and community groups the opportunity to design and install quick-build traffic safety improvements on neighborhood streets. Whether you want to slow speeding, improve visibility, or make walking and rolling safer, this program provides a path to bring your ideas to life.
  • Two demonstration projects—at MLK Jr. Elementary in West Oakland and Highland Community School in East Oakland—are already underway, showing what community-driven street safety can look like.
• Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Grant Award:
  OakDOT was awarded a $35.9M Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Round 9 grant. This grant will provide $14.6M of transportation funding for three OakDOT projects: Broadway Streetscape Improvements, MLK Jr. Way Streetscape Improvements, and 7th St Connection Project. $20.9M will fund 65 units of affordable housing at the 285 12th Street development. The grant also includes $379K for programs, including eviction prevention and legal counseling, workforce development, wifi and AC Transit EasyPasses for residents for three years, and expansion of a holistic re-entry program for formerly incarcerated individuals.
• 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).