May 2024 Infrastructure Committee Meeting

The BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024, 3:30-5:30pm in-person at the Broadway Conference Room at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza building.

Agenda topics include:

  • LINK21 Update
  • Embarcadero West Rail Safety and Access Improvements
  • AC Transit Transit-Supportive Design Guidelines
  • AC Transit Board Policy 501 Update
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Laurel Access to Mills, Maxwell Park & Seminary (LAMMPS) Project Update

At the March 7, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) staff in the Great Streets Division, Planning and Project Development Section will provide an update regarding the status of the LAMMPS and Seminary Avenue Projects. The upper segment of the Seminary Avenue Paving Project will become LAMMPS Phase 3, a Class I path from Camden Street to Sunnymere Avenue, and the lower segment from Foothill Boulevard to Camden Street will continue as a paving project with pedestrian and traffic calming improvements.

The draft concept plans are below.

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Lakeshore Ave Separated Bike Lanes Project

At the March 7, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, OakDOT staff in the Safe Streets Division, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program will provide an introduction to the Lakeshore Ave Separated Bike Lanes Project. After a brief background, the presentation and discussion will focus on the concept plans for the proposed two-way cycle track on Lakeshore Avenue from East 18th Street to El Embarcadero.

Expected construction year: Expedited from 2027 to 2025

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March 2024 Infrastructure Committee Meeting

The BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, March 7, 2024, 3:30-5:30pm in-person at the Broadway Conference Room at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza building.

Agenda topics include:

  • Laurel Access to Mills, Maxwell Park & Seminary (LAMMPS) Project Update
  • Lakeshore Ave Separated Bike Lanes Project
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Oakland Bike Plan Implementation Review & Discussion

At the January 11, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, the City of Oakland’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program staff provided an overview and analysis on the implementation of the 2019 Citywide Bicycle Plan to date, including an evaluation of Bike Plan proposals that were implemented and not implemented as part of projects constructed since 2019.

An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation and notes from the presentation and discussion.

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7th Street Connection Project

At the January 11, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, the City of Oakland’s DOT (OakDOT) Major Projects Division will provide an update and accept input on the 7th Street Connection Project from Mandela Parkway to MLK Jr Way in West Oakland. The project aims to reconnect West Oakland and Downtown, create safer and more comfortable ways to travel for those walking, rolling, and taking the bus, improve air quality, and reflect the rich history of 7th Street.

An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation, presentation notes, and discussion notes (forthcoming).

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7th Street East Port of Oakland Project

At the January 11, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, Port of Oakland Senior Maritime Projects Administrator Pia Franzese will provide a presentation on how the construction of the 7th Street Grade Separation East project (7SGSE) (Bay Street to Maritime Street) will affect access to the Bay Trail during construction, and an update on other improvements proposed along 7th Street.

An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation, presentation notes, and discussion notes (forthcoming).

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January 2024 Infrastructure Committee Meeting

The BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2024, 3:30-5:30pm in-person at the Broadway Conference Room at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza building.

Agenda topics include:

  • Oakland Bike Plan Implementation Review & Discussion
  • 7th Street Grade Separation East (7SGSE) Port of Oakland Project — Bike/Walk Access Construction Mitigation
  • 7th Street Connection Project
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San Pablo Avenue Parallel Bike Improvements Project

The Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) is working in collaboration with the City of Oakland on the development of a program of San Pablo Avenue corridor projects. At the November 2, 2023 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, Matt Bomberg, Senior Transportation Engineer and Colin Dentel-Post, Principal Transportation Planner presented the San Pablo Avenue Parallel Bike Improvements Project which includes neighborhood bikeway treatments along local streets parallel to San Pablo Avenue in North Oakland, Berkeley, and Albany.

An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation [2.7MB PDF], presentation notes, and discussion notes.

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East Bay Greenway Multimodal Project

ACTC is working in collaboration with the City of Oakland on the development of the East Bay Greenway Multimodal Project, which is a proposed active transportation facility along the BART corridor between Lake Merritt and South Hayward. At the November 2, 2023 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, Matt Bomberg, Senior Transportation Engineer provided an update on the project in Oakland, including key design issues.

An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation, presentation notes, and discussion notes.

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