“14th Street is the heart of Downtown Oakland, connecting neighborhoods and civic institutions. How can we use this $14M grant to welcome more people to Downtown, make them feel safe and connect them to the cultural and commercial resources of our Town?”
Download the presentation [PDF]. Notes from the presentation and discussion are below.
On June 16, 2021, OakDOT staff Emily Ehlers emailed the BPAC Infrastructure Committee, sharing the 95% plan set for a repaving and road diet project on Martin Luther King Jr. Way from 7th Street to 20th Street, just west of Downtown. Robert Prinz, Brendan Pittman, and Dianne Yee reviewed the plans and submitted comments, mainly concerning upgrading curb ramps and potentially adding painted bulb-outs.
$75k Grant with $75k Local Match ($150,000 total) for quick-build transportation improvement projects that support improvements to the Rapid Response locations, Essential Places Locations, and a curbside buffered bike lane upgrade. Deadline for completion is June 30, 2021.
Hardened centerlines are a new design treatment in the toolkit. Where will this treatment be most beneficial? How should the many possible locations be prioritized?
What are lessons learned from the vertical separation installed along the bike lanes on Embarcadero?
Plastic is not a great building material. Under what circumstances should it be used?
“Quick-Build” and “Community Engagement” may be incompatible goals. Under what circumstances does one take priority over the other?
In early May, OakDOT staff Jason Cook shared the 2021 Citywide Striping Project draft plans with the BPAC Infrastructure Committee. These plans were shared through email and not presented at an Infrastructure Committee meeting.
“The 2021 Citywide Striping Project consists of a series of enhancements and green markings to existing bike lanes throughout Oakland. We had funding become available that needs to be encumbered before the end of the fiscal year and saw this as an opportunity to put together a striping project.” –Jason Cook
“These are relatively small projects, mostly filling in bikeway gaps or adding on to and upgrading existing bike lanes. These projects do not include paving, curb ramps, posts, or other non-striping elements.” –Robert Prinz (Infrastructure Committee co-chair)
The project areas are:
35th Ave from International Blvd to Foothill Blvd
MacArthur Blvd from Boston Ave to Coolidge Ave
Washington St from 2nd St to 9th St
Market St at 7th St
E 12th St at 16th Ave
E 12th St at 22nd Ave
E 12th St at 29th Ave
W MacArthur Blvd from San Pablo Ave to 500ft west of Market St
The draft striping plan and comments by Robert Prinz and Dianne Yee are below.
14th Avenue is a major east-west corridor that connects International Boulevard with Highland Hospital and points north of I-580. 14th Avenue is currently a relatively high-speed, 4-lane divided roadway that is a barrier for people walking between residential neighborhoods to the north and south. 14th Ave is also an important, (relatively flat) connection for people biking and is a critical gap in the network between the Foothill Blvd and MacArthur Blvd bike lanes.
The City recently completed Phase 1 of this Project, which upgraded sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, and landscaping between International Blvd. and E 19th Street.
The next phase of The 14th Avenue Streetscape project will deliver an important bicycle connection on 14th Avenue from Foothill to 27th Street/Highland Hospital. This project will form the foundation for a complete network connection north to MacArthur Blvd. This project will also make pedestrian crossing improvements and striping upgrades between E8th Street and International Blvd.
Project Schedule
Fall 2020 – Public noticing, outreach, and online survey
Summer 2021 – Complete design of roadway
Fall 2021 – Advertise project for construction
Mid-2021 – Begin construction (18 month duration)
The presentation [PDF] and notes from the presentation and discussion are below.
At the April 1st, 2021 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, Cathy Chea (MTC) gave a presentation on the West Grand Avenue HOV/Bus lane extension Phase II project. The project is part of Bay Bridge Forward.
Phase 1 project opened January 2019 added 1300’ of bus/HOV-only lane
Phase 2 project proposes the following:
Bus/HOV lane westbound by converting existing shoulder from Frontage Road to Maritime Street
Multi-use 2-way path on south side of West Grand between Mandela and Maritime by extending existing sidewalk. It would be 8’ wide with a 2’ barrier.
Construction expected in 2nd half of 2021.
Notes from the presentation and discussion are below.
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