At the October 15, 2020 BPAC meeting, Kerby Olsen, OakDOT Shared Mobility Coordinator, and Anh Nguyen, ADA Programs Manager, presented the findings and recommendations from the “Shared Mobility Accessibility Study”.
View the presentation below or download the full report here [46MB PDF].
At the October 15, 2020 BPAC meeting, the 2021 Recruitment Committee reported back with recommendations from its review of applications of people seeking to be appointed to the BPAC. The committee is recommending Michael Lok, David Ralston, and Jeremiah Maller (alternate) be appointed for the 2021-2023 term. Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council.
View the list of applicants and the statements from the recommended candidates below.
EBMUD is replacing a 1940s pipeline in the Oakland-Alameda estuary and on surrounding streets in Oakland and Alameda. The pipeline is currently seismically unsound.
Construction cost is $28M.
Oakland streets affected: Madison (8th to 4th Streets), Jackson (5th to 4th), 4th St (Jackson to Fallon), Fallon St (4th to end)
Notes from the presentation, discussion, and the presentation are below.
The plans propose installing high-visibility crosswalks, pedestrian refuge islands, advance yield markings, and rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFB) at multiple intersections on Foothill Blvd and on MacArthur Blvd.
Notes from the meeting and preliminary conceptual plans are below.
At the September 17, 2020 BPAC meeting, OakDOT Staff Teresa Peterson and Charlie Ream presented the one systemic project and two corridor specific projects selected for HSIP Cycle 10 grant applications and solicit feedback on the project design. They requested letters of support from BPAC for each of the projects.
The three proposed projects that OakDOT will submit to HSIP are:
14th Street (Mandela Parkway to Adeline Street)
98th Avenue (Edes Avenue to MacArthur Boulevard)
Systemic application – 2-lane unsignalized intersections with pedestrian collisions