6/21/22 City Council Vote on 14th Street Safety Project
After many years of community engagement and design and a unanimous vote of approval at the March 22, 2022 Public Works Committee Meeting, OakDOT will bring the 14th Street Safety Project to City Council for a VOTE OF APPROVAL on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 10:30am.
Join the meeting on Zoom on June 16, 2022 at 10:30am, raise your hand when you enter the meeting to be added to the public comment queue, where you will have 2 minutes to provide a comment.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, please use this e-comment link to provide a written comment on the project.
The 14th Street Safety Project was previously presented at the February 17, 2022 BPAC meeting, and the 65% design plans were previously reviewed and discussed at the Jan. 27, 2022 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting.
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6/20/22 SOS Update at MCPD
At the Monday, June 20, 2022 Mayor’s Commission on Persons with Disabilities (MCPD) meeting at 6pm, Megan Weir, Maya Amichai, Ofurhe Igbinedion, and Nicole Ferrara from OakDOT with the first annual update of SOS. The Safe Oakland Streets (SOS) Initiative was launched in 2021 with the primary goal of preventing severe and fatal crashes and related disparities impacting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, persons with disabilities, seniors, children, and low-income populations. This presentation will provide an overview of the initiative, progress made in 2021, and focal points for work in 2022 and beyond.
View the full meeting agenda [PDF].
Join the meeting on Zoom (5:30pm-7:30pm).
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Thursday, June 16, 2022; 6:00-8:00 pm, online and by phone.
Agenda topics include:
- Recent Bicyclist and Pedestrian Related Crashes
- Remarks from departing OakDOT Director Ryan Russo
- Bike to Wherever Day Report-Back
- One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) Grant Application Projects:
The 66th Avenue Coliseum BART to Bay Trail project
The Laurel Access to Mills, Maxwell Park & Seminary (LAMMPS) – Phase 2 project - Safe Oakland Streets (SOS) Initiative Update including AB 43 Implementation
Announcements:
- BPAC Agenda Sign-Up List
- Park Blvd Rapid Response implementation begins June 8, 2022
- League of American Bicyclists education videos feature Oakland bikeways
- Closure of El Embarcadero during Lake Merritt Events
- California Assembly Bill 43 (speed limit setting)
- East Oakland Futures Festival
- Paint the Town Murals: 3 upcoming mural events
More details below.
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Martin Luther King Jr Way Paving Project
At the May 19, 2022 BPAC meeting, OakDOT Transportation Planner Colin Piethe presented on the Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr Way Paving Project. An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation.
“There were 65 collisions on MLK Jr Way from 47th Street to 61st Street from 2015-2020 including one fatality in 2015 at 60th Street.
Relevant Repaving Dates:
- MLK Jr Way – 2024
- 55th Street – 2026
- 52nd Street – 2026
- Dover Street – 2026
- Genoa Street – 2026″
Grand Avenue Complete Streets Paving Project
At the May 19, 2022 BPAC meeting, OakDOT Transportation Planners Charlie Ream and Josie Ahrens presented on the Grand Avenue Complete Streets Paving Project, OakDOT’s next step towards realizing the vision laid out in the Grand Avenue Mobility Plan.
Grand Avenue from Broadway to Elwood Avenue is on the City’s 5-year Paving Plan. Along with this planned repaving, OakDOT is conducting community outreach and design related to safety improvements and mobility enhancements for people walking, biking, and taking the bus on this important connection. This presentation is an opportunity for BPAC commissioners and members of the public to provide input on safety issues they see on Grand, or provide guidance to OakDOT as staff begin to develop project alternatives.
An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation.
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