Thursday, October 15, 2026; 6-8pm
In-person meeting at City Hall, Hearing Room 4, and viewable online
View and download the full agenda packet [8.4mb PDF].
Commissioners
Razzu Engen, Jimmy Jessup (Vice Chair), Tonya Love, Jesse Olsen, Shayda Rager,
David Ralston, Denise Schmidt, Nicholas Whipps (Chair), one vacancy
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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 3:52 PM on September 17, 2026, a Hispanic male pedestrian in his 30s was fatally struck by a vehicle driver on Fruitvale Ave near the Alameda Bridge. • Around 1:55 PM on September 23, 2026, a Black female pedestrian in her 30s was fatally struck by a vehicle driver on Embarcadero near 16th Ave. • Around 5:55 AM on October 3, 2026, a Black male pedestrian in his 50s was fatally struck by a vehicle driver while crossing Lakeside Dr at 17th St. |
| 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 September 2026 BPAC meeting minutes. |
| 6:25 | 4 | BPAC Committee & Liaison 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 last meeting was on September 3, 2026. View meeting notes. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 5, from 3:30 to 5:30 PM. • Policy and Legislative Committee: The last meeting was on July 27, 2026. View meeting notes [PDF]. The next meeting is October 26, 2026, from 6 to 7:30 PM. • Liaison to the General Plan Advisory Committee: Commissioner Ralston will share updates and introduce a group of UC Berkeley students who will be supporting the work. • The Liaisons to the Public Works and Transportation Committee (PWTC) of Oakland City Council will report back on items related to the BPAC. View notes. • The Liaison to the Oakland Planning Commission may report back on items related to the BPAC. |
| 6:45 | 5 | Complete Streets Paving Program (25 minutes) Charlie Ream will provide a presentation on the Complete Streets Paving Program. The Complete Streets Infrastructure Division (CSID) of OakDOT manages the Complete Streets Paving Program which installs street safety and mobility upgrades along with Measure U-funded pavement rehabilitation. The presentation will go over the Program’s structure and goals and talk through the work plan of Complete Street Paving Projects, both ongoing and upcoming. |
| 7:10 | 6 | Fall 2026 Grant Outlook (20 minutes) Andre Soucy and Eamon Jahouach, from Funding Strategy at OakDOT, will present on a transportation grant funding opportunity this fall. The Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP) provides funding for infrastructure improvements on rail corridors that have a high volume of freight movement. These types of improvements have the additional benefit of improving conditions for people walking, biking, rolling, or driving across at-grade railroad crossings. OakDOT requests BPAC feedback on prioritization of 3 of 5 potential railroad crossing intersection improvements on San Leandro Street for this grant application. OakDOT staff will be requesting BPAC to consider writing letters of support. Applications are due in mid-November, and the awards are expected to be announced in June 2027. |
| 7:30 | 7 | BPAC Commissioner Recommendations (15 minutes) The Recruitment Committee will report back with recommendations from its review of the applications of people seeking to be appointed to the BPAC for the January 2027 to December 2029 term. The commission strives for equity and geographic representation of Oakland’s neighborhoods. The Committee is recommending reappointing: Jimmy Jessup and Razzu Engen and appointing: Cathasach O’Neill-Dinning. The Committee is additionally recommending Violet Lingenfelter to fill the current vacancy with a term ending December 2027. They are recommending alternates (in the following order): Peter Merry, Margaret McCarthy, and Lecia Finney. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. |
| 7:45 | 8 | Agenda look-ahead (below) and suggestions for meeting topics (15 minutes) |
Agenda look-ahead
- Open Forum Liaisons Annual Report
- BPAC Chair’s report to the Public Works Committee
- Bay Wheels/Lyft Bike Share
- E-Bike Lending Program
- Sidewalks, Curb Ramps, and the Curran Settlement
- Speed Safety Camera Program
- DOT Organizational Update
Announcements
- Fruitvale Projects:
OakDOT is doing outreach for two projects in the Fruitvale: the Foothill Boulevard Traffic Safety Project (23rd Ave to Fruitvale Ave) and Calm Fruitvale Streets. View more info on the projects, sign up for email updates, and to take the survey. You can hear more about the projects at these outreach events:- 10/11/26 – Tabling at Mi Carnal Produce (2755 Foothill) 4:30 – 6:30pm
- 10/15/26 – Presentation at 20X Fruitvale Neighborhood Council Meeting (Virtual), 6:30pm-8pm
- 10/24/26 – Bike and Roll tour led by WOBO (Walk Oakland Bike Oakland) (Carmen Flores Rec Center), 1pm-3pm
- 10/28/26 – Presentation at Melrose Neighborhood Council Meeting (Virtual), 7:00pm-8:30pm
- 11/1/26 – Tabling at Dia de los Muertos Celebration (Fruitvale Village), 10am-5pm
- Upcoming OakDOT Engagement Events:
October 16 (East Oakland) and October 30 (Old Oakland): OakDOT staff will be at CM Brown’s Community Engagement Tour. - Upcoming Construction:
Several projects are anticipated to start construction between now and Spring 2027. Stay tuned for groundbreaking dates.- 27th Street & Bay Place Complete Streets Project
- Broadway Streetscape Improvements
- E 12th Bikeway Project
- East Bay Greenway (North – Lake Merritt to Fruitvale)
- Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Phase 1
- Lakeside Dr / Lake Merritt Blvd Complete Streets Paving Project
- MLK Jr. Way Streetscape Improvements
- Regional Transit Measure:
Seamless Bay Area, who presented on the Bay Area Regional Transit Measure (RTM) at the February 2026 BPAC meeting, invites commissioners and members of the public to join RTM outreach events. - September Infrastructure Committee Minutes:
Minutes from the September 3rd Infrastructure Committee meeting are now available here [PDF]. Previous meeting notes are here. - Letters of Support:
The BPAC authored letters of support for OakDOT’s applications for: 1) four projects applying for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) Regional Measure 3 Cycle 2 – Safe Routes to Transit & Bay Trail Program, and 2) the 98th Avenue Connections Plan applying for the Caltrans Sustainable Communities grant. Copies of the letters are included in the agenda packet. - HSIP 13 Grant Report-back:
At the August BPAC meeting, OakDOT staff Sofia Pollmann and Andre Soucy presented to the BPAC on the upcoming applications for Cycle 13 of the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant, due on November 2, 2026. The BPAC approved a motion to provide a letter of support for the project. Staff incorporated feedback from the meeting and coordinated internally with other ongoing projects to produce a final list of applications and locations with a suite of countermeasures from the Local Roadway Safety Manual. The final three (3) applications to be submitted are listed below. Specific information on locations and countermeasures are included as an attachment in the agenda packet.- Safe Oakland Streets Visible Crossings
- Safe Oakland Streets Safe Signalized Crossings
- Safe Oakland Streets Mini-Roundabouts
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