At the December 2, 2021 Infrastructure Committee meeting, Dean Hsiao gave a presentation [PDF] on the Leading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) project in Downtown Oakland. The red dots on map are traffic signals that are going to updated with LPI, and green dots are ones that can not be updated due to older technology. Notes from the presentation and discussion are below.
“Leading pedestrian interval” (LPI) — a walk light is provided a few seconds in advance of the green light for cars
Studies show it can reduce car/pedestrian collisions up to 60%.
85 signals in the Downtown area being updated.
36 signals completed (northern half of Downtown)
49 remaining, to start in December (southern half of Downtown)
Other locations in Downtown need to have signal controller tech updates to allow for retiming, or to add pedestrian walk signal heads.
The program started in late spring-early summer. Sideshow activities increased by a lot during pandemic.
Oakland PD reached out to OakDOT for help, and OakDOT reached out to other jurisdictions to learn from their experiences.
Notes from the presentation and discussion are below.
At the December 2, 2021 Infrastructure Committee meeting, Pierre Gerard gave a presentation on the CityRacks Bicycle Parking Program. Notes from the presentation and discussion are below.
The City bike rack map is currently up to date through July 2021.
1290 racks installed Jul 2019-Dec 2021 (1060 by city, 230 other)
96 new racks were installed in East Oakland—specific focus is to increase the number of racks in commercial zones in this part of the city.
At the November 18, 2021 BPAC meeting,Colin Piethe presented on the Walk This Way Toolkit. The Walk This Way Toolkit for underpass improvements is a project that was led by the Department of Planning & Building in 2016, and is now managed by the Department of Transportation. The toolkit is aimed at helping developers, City staff, and members of the public have a 1) menu of design tools to address the dark and uninviting nature of underpasses and 2) guidance on how to navigate internal and external processes for improving underpass areas.
Study area: the toolkit studies 4 underpasses to develop design solutions and agency navigation for underpass improvements.
Oakland has over 85 pedestrian-accessible underpasses across 5 freeways.
The City’s Department of Race and Equity’s Oakland Equity Map visualizes priority neighborhoods and pedestrian high injury corridors.
The existing conditions study identifies negative sensory impacts & common characteristics of underpasses.
The existing conditions summary identifies patterns in the built environment that influence a pedestrian’s experience.
The toolkit organizes design solutions in categories guided by agency jurisdiction and permitting processes.
The full presentation and summary of discussion are below.
At the November 18, 2021 BPAC meeting, Lucas Woodward will discuss the various ways that the Safe Streets Traffic Engineering team works to further school traffic safety in Oakland, including current and future projects and challenges. Read more here about traffic safety efforts near schools at OakDOT.
Power the People: Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline Access Study, is a project that will explore the feasibility of creating a new Non-Fare zero emissions bus route along 73rd Ave and other clean mobility options that will bring East Oakland residents from 94603, 94605 and 94621 zip codes to the Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline park. In the belief that the same neighbors of East Oakland deserve better neighborhoods, this project aims to model how community can plan for improvements without displacing existing low-moderate income BIPOC residents.
At the October 21, 2021 BPAC meeting, the BPAC Recruitment Committee reported back with recommendations from its review of applications of people seeking to be appointed to the BPAC for 2022-2024 terms. The Committee is recommending Phoenix Mangrum (reappointment), Alex Frank, and Nick Whipps. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. […]
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