At the September 7, 2023 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, OakDOT’s Jason Patton, Jason Cook, and David Pené led a review and discussion of draft plans and candidate locations for spot bicyclist and pedestrian improvements anticipated for delivery through the City’s on-call construction contracts later this year.
An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation, draft plans, presentation & discussion notes.
At the September 7, 2023 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, OakDOT Transportation Engineer Beaver Boonsook and Transportation Planner Ruth Meza from the Major Projects Division provided an update on the Broadway Streetscape Improvements and the MLK Jr. Way Streetscape Improvements. The presentation included a summary of engagement, what was heard, and the current designs of the projects.
The presentation is below, followed by presentation & discussion notes.
At the September 7, 2023 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, OakDOT Engineer, Ben Granberry, presented upcoming paving project plans, including those for E 8th St and Franklin St, and accepted comments and input from the committee on bicyclist and pedestrian design elements.
An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation, presentation notes, and discussion notes.
The BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2023, 3:30-5:30pm in-person at the Lake Merritt Conference Room at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza building.
Agenda topics include:
OakDOT Paving Projects Review
Citywide Bicyclist & Pedestrian Spot Improvements Project (see more below)
At the August 17, 2023 BPAC meeting, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program staff, Patrick Phelan and Pierre Gerard, will summarize progress implementing the projects and programs in “Let’s Bike Oakland,” the citywide bike plan adopted in July 2019.
An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation.
At the August 17, 2023 BPAC meeting, Heath Maddox, Manager of Bicycle and Micromobility Access Programs at BART, gave an overview and update on relevant BAR T customer access efforts in Oakland.
An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation.
At the August 17, 2023 BPAC meeting, OakDOT Transportation Planner Michael Randolph provided an update on the Oakland Electric Bike Lending Pilot Program. This project will provide communities with access to affordable medium- and long-term rentals with approximately 136 e-bikes, cargo bikes, and adaptive bikes at launch, while supporting community-run bike shops to perform maintenance and educate users. This five-year project is funded by a $1,000,000 grant from the Clean Mobility Options Voucher (CMO) program. Staff has also applied for an additional $500,000 from the CMO Voucher program, to help support operations of the program.
An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation.
The August 2023 BPAC Policy & Legislative Committee is on Monday, August 14, 2023, 5:30-7pm in-person at the Lake Merritt Conference Room at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza building.
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