Thursday, March 19, 2026; 6-8pm
In-person meeting at City Hall, Hearing Room 4, viewable online
View and download the full agenda packet [6mb PDF].
Commissioners
Jimmy Jessup (Vice Chair), Tonya Love, Jesse Olsen, Alexander Perry, Shayda Rager,
David Ralston, Denise Schmidt, Nicholas Whipps (Chair), one vacancy
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 Whipps 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. • Around 6:30pm on February 16, 2026, a 30-year-old, male pedestrian was fatally struck by a driver on the property of 1401 98th Ave (Fire Station 20). • Around 9pm on March 3, 2026, a 46-year-old, Black, male pedestrian was fatally struck by a driver on San Leandro St at 71st Ave, near Coliseum BART. |
| 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 February 2026 BPAC meeting minutes. |
| 6:25 | 4 | BPAC Committee & Liaison 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 last meeting was on March 5, 2026. They heard presentations from OakDOT on the 18th Street AHSC Grant Project and from the Alameda County Transportation Commission on the East Bay Greenway – Oakland South segment. Their next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026 from 3:30-5:30pm at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza in the Broadway Conference Room. • Policy and Legislative Committee: The last meeting was on January 26, 2026. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 27, 2026 at 6-7:30pm in City Hall. • The Liaisons to the Public Works and Transportation Committee (PWTC) of Oakland City Council will report back on items related to the BPAC. • Liaison to the Mayor’s Commission on Peoples with Disabilities (MCPD), Commissioner Perry, will report back on the activities of Oakland’s MCPD. • Liaison to the Planning Commission, Commissioner Schmidt, will report back on the activities of the Oakland Planning Commission. |
| 6:40 | 5 | Bike to Wherever Day 2026 (15 minutes) Chris Hwang from Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) will share plans for and ways for commissioners and everyone to get involved in Bike To Wherever Day (BTWD) on Thursday May 14, 2026. |
| 6:55 | 6 | General Plan Update (25 minutes) Members of the General Plan Update team in Oakland’s Planning and Building Department, will present on the recently released Draft Land Use Framework. The Draft Land Use Framework for Oakland’s General Plan Update connects the community’s vision for the city with updates to topics like land use, transportation, parks and open space, and public facilities. It explains how we can meet community priorities, such as adding more housing and services near transit and jobs, taking better care of parks and open spaces, making streets safer, and improving public transit. The Draft Framework builds on the community’s preferred Option, “City of Neighborhoods,” by encouraging walkable, mixed-use neighborhood centers with housing, services, transit access, and community spaces across the Town. It also includes top ideas from other Options, like creating a network of greenways to connect neighborhoods and improving access to the waterfront. |
| 7:20 | 7 | BPAC Strategic Planning (25 minutes) Chair Whipps will lead the BPAC in updating the Strategic Plan, last updated in 2023, by reviewing past achievements, goal setting for 2026, and planning with an eye towards equity, relationship building/community engagement, and alignment with the needs of Oakland’s diverse communities. This discussion may include BPAC commissioner expectations and how commissioners can engage with their council districts and neighborhood councils. |
| 7:45 | 8 | Agenda look-ahead (below) and suggestions for meeting topics (15 minutes) |
Agenda look-ahead
- Complete Streets Infrastructure Design Division Paving Projects & Outreach
- Kennedy St/E 7th St Project
- Community Initiated Traffic Calming Pilot
- DOT Organizational Update
- Major Development Projects
- Bike to Wherever Day Report Back
- Strategic Planning Projects
Announcements
- BPAC Agenda Sign-Up List:
Sign up to receive these BPAC agendas by email. - Lowering Speed Limits in Business Activity Districts Implementation Update:
California Assembly Bill 43 (AB 43) was enacted to give local jurisdictions greater flexibility to lower speed limits in areas with high pedestrian and commercial activity. AB 43 allows cities to reduce speed limits by an additional 5 mph in designated business activity areas, supporting safer, more context-sensitive street design. By aligning speed limits with surrounding land uses, pedestrian volumes, and commercial activity, these changes are intended to reduce crash severity, improve driver awareness, and create streets that better reflect the way they are actually used as community-serving spaces rather than solely vehicle corridors.- In 2021 AB 43 was enacted.
- In 2022, The City of Oakland established Business Activity Districts and identified 54 corridors eligible for speed limit reductions through a comprehensive Citywide analysis.
- On December 6, 2022, the City of Oakland passed an ordinance amending the Oakland Municipal Code establishing 20 MPH and 25 MPH speed limits in Business Activity Districts. o In 2023, Oakland began installing speed limit reductions, completing 10 corridors, prioritizing streets on the High Injury Network (HIN) and in priority neighborhoods using the OakDOT Geographic Equity Toolbox.
- In 2024 and 2025, the City completed installation on an additional 24 corridors, some of which were longer corridors requiring coordination with Caltrans.
- In 2026, the City is now advancing a third round of implementation to install speed limit reductions on the final 20 corridors.
- Celebrate Trails Day:
Celebrate Trails Day is April 25! Join Bike East Bay, the Rails to Trails Conservancy, and Sports Basement on a group ride for Celebrate Trails Day, an annual event held on the fourth Saturday of April to encourage everyone to get outside and enjoy our nation’s trails. The Bay Bridge Anniversary Ride starts at West Oakland BART at 10:30am. More info and RSVP at Bike East Bay Group Ride Series: Bay Bridge Anniversary Ride from West Oakland BART.
We’ll be joined on this ride by elected officials, county and State commissioners, and public agency staff to learn more about the San Francisco Bay Trail and the transformative bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure that’s planned to connect Oakland and San Francisco. We’ll highlight the local, countywide, regional, State, and national importance of this portion of the Bay Trail. We’ll share the most recent progress on completing the connection across this Bay and what’s needed to see this vision through. - Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle Operations Extended:
The water shuttle is a free service for bicyclists and pedestrians connecting Oakland’s Jack London Square and Bohol Immigrant Circle in Alameda. Beginning March 10, 2026, service on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays expands with departures from 7:20am to 9:36pm. The shuttle was launched in July 2024 as a two-year pilot, but recent funding will now keep the shuttle operating through June 2028. - 2nd Street Transit Hub project survey:
Do you ride the bus in Jack London? Take OakDOT’s survey by March 31, 2026. The survey is available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. The City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) is designing a project in Jack London. The 2nd Street Transit Hub project will create safer and easier connections between the bus, train, and ferry. - 8th Street Corridor Improvements:
The Oakland Department of Transportation is designing safety improvements on 8th Street between Fallon Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Come to a workshop to learn more about the proposed improvements. You can talk to project staff and provide feedback on the project. 8th Street Corridor Improvements project.- Thursday, March 19, 2026, 4:30-6:30pm
- Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th Street, Suite 290, Oakland, CA 94607
- Oakland Alameda Access Project Begins Construction:
The Oakland Alameda Access Project began construction activities this month. See the traffic advisory [PDF] from construction impacts. - 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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