At the March 6, 2025 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, Jasmine Stitt, Caltrans District 4 Complete Streets Performance Coordinator, will provide a presentation on the draft Caltrans Bay Area Bike Plan Update, with a focus on recommendations and priorities related to Oakland. This updated bike plan analyzed conditions for biking along and across the State Transportation Network in the ninecounty Bay Area, and identified priority improvements to provide a more connected, lower-stress bicycle transportation network in our region. The draft plan details are available online, with public comments requested by the end of March 2025.
An excerpt is below, followed by the presentation, and notes (forthcoming) from the presentation and discussion.
The BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, 3:30-5:30pm in-person at the Broadway Conference Room at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza building.
Agenda topics include:
Caltrans Bay Area Bike Plan Update 2025
Lakeshore Avenue Separated Bike Lanes Project Review
The BPAC Policy and Legislative Committee meeting will be held on Monday, February 10, 2025, 5:30-7pm in-person at Hearing Room 4 at Oakland City Hall.
Agenda topics include:
Recommendation to OFD for street trauma prevention
Improved reporting of traffic injuries and fatalities
At the January 16, 2025 BPAC meeting, OakDOT staff from the Major Projects Division shared an overview of the Caltrans Sustainable Communities grant program and their project proposal for the January 22, 2025, application deadline. This includes a presentation from OakDOT on the Hegenberger to Estuary Bike and Pedestrian Improvements project that aims to address long-standing safety and accessibility challenges to key destinations in East Oakland and a request for a Letter of Support.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
At the November 7, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, Jason Patton, Oakland DOT provided an update to a previous discussion at the June 2019 Infrastructure Committee meeting, identifying opportunity locations for upgrading existing curbside buffered (Class II) bike lanes to physically separated (Class IV) bikeways. Staff provided an update on progress to date, upcoming projects, and future opportunities.
An excerpt is below, followed by the presentation, and notes (forthcoming) from the presentation and discussion.
The BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2025, 3:30-5:30pm in-person at the Broadway Conference Room at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza building.
Agenda topics include:
Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements Project
Bicycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure Design Details and Supplemental Guidance
Oakland BPAC Blog 