At the October 16, 2025 BPAC meeting, Jane Mei and Manuel Corona, Transportation Planners in the Major Project Division at OakDOT, will present on Caltrans Sustainable Planning Grant applications in development for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The presentation will include two planning projects that OakDOT will be applying for: 1) the Hegenberger Complete Streets Plan and 2) the San Antonio Neighborhood Connections Plan; staff will be requesting letters of support from BPAC.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
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 October 17, 2024 BPAC meeting, AC Transit staff will share an update on the Quick Build: International Blvd Delineation Project. They will also share an overview of their application for this project for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Bus Accelerated Infrastructure Delivery (BusAID) Grant and will request review of the MTC Complete Streets Checklist and a Statement of Exception from the BPAC.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
At the September 19, 2024 BPAC meeting, OakDOT staff will provide a status update on funded projects through the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) Countywide Comprehensive Investment Plan (CIP) The upcoming ACTC application round will also include a new funding category, called the Three Major Trails program, specifically for projects connecting to the Bay Trail, East Bay Greenway, or Iron Horse Trail. OakDOT staff will share upcoming project proposals for the October 31, 2024, application deadline. The project proposals were first presented at the September 5, 2024 Infrastructure Committee meeting.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
At the September 19, 2024 BPAC meeting, OakDOT staff will share an overview of the new Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) RM3 SR2TBT grant program and project proposals for the October 14, 2024, application deadline. OakDOT will be submitting the 8th Street Corridor Improvements Project, 5th Ave Project, and 85th Ave Project, and MTC will be submitting the West Oakland Link Project. The projects were previously presented at the September 5, 2024 Infrastructure Committee meeting.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
At the August 15, 2024 BPAC meeting, OakDOT staff shared an overview of the crash data-driven HSIP grant program and the status of previously awarded completed and ongoing HSIP projects in Oakland. They also discussed and sought feedback on the current proposals to request funds to implement HSIP-eligible countermeasures that focus on intersection safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. The applications are due September 9, 2024. They requested a letter of support for the application from the BPAC.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
At the April 18, 2024 BPAC meeting, Colin Piethe from OakDOT’s Planning and Project Development Team provide an update on the Franklin Street Complete Streets Project, which will repurpose one lane of vehicle traffic to install a two-way separated bike lane on Franklin Street between 11th Street and 22nd Street/Broadway, extended down 22nd Street to connect to Telegraph Avenue.
At the April 18, 2024 BPAC meeting, Manuel Corona and Jane Mei from OakDOT’s Planning and Project Development Team will present on the design alternatives proposed for the 73rd Avenue Active Routes to Transit project. In addition, they will provide an overview of the outreach and engagement conducted to date and finalizing the design to move forward in developing this year’s ATP grant application.
At the March 21, 2024 BPAC meeting, Craig Raphael from OakDOT’s Capital Finance and Planning team and Charlie Ream from OakDOT’s Project Development team will present on the Department’s plans for Spring/Summer 2024 Grant Applications including the Transportation Development Act Article 3 (TDA), Active Transportation Program (ATP), and Safe Streets 4 All (SS4A) grant applications.
At the March 16, 2023 BPAC Meeting, Julieth Ortiz, Transportation Planner III in OakDOT’s Capital Finance Section, provided an overview of the Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Program, followed by an update of existing TDA-funded projects and a draft project list for fiscal year 2023-24. This year’s recommendation is to fund the design of two stairs and paths projects, including the Comstock stairs (#103) and stairs #206 (Trestle Glen). This item needs BPAC review for this TDA cycle. OakDOT is still ensuring that there is staff and contracting capacity to implement the proposed projects before committing to requesting funds this cycle.
An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation.
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