Update on 2022 5-Year Paving Plan
At the October 17, 2024 BPAC meeting, Sarah Fine, Paving Program Manager, will provide a status report on the adopted 2022 5-Year Paving Plan (5YP).
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October 2024 BPAC Agenda
Thursday, October 17, 2024; 6-8pm, in-person meeting at City Hall, Hearing Room 4, and viewable online.
Agenda topics include:
- Update on 2022 5-Year Paving Plan
- AC Transit International Blvd BRT Phase 2 Project – BusAID Grant Application
- BPAC New Commissioner Recommendations – January 2025 Term
Announcements:
- BPAC Agenda Sign-Up List
- Telegraph Ave KONO Protected Bikeway Ribbon-Cutting
- Calm East Oakland Streets – One-Way Traffic Pattern at Pride Elementary
- Survey on Oakland General Plan Update is open until 10/31.
- Caltrans Vision 980 Survey is open until 10/25.
- Town Hall Report-Back
More details below.
Read MoreNear-Term Improvements to Connect East Oakland to the Waterfront
At the September 19, 2024 BPAC meeting, OakDOT Bicyclist and Pedestrian Program staff Patrick Phelan & Jason Patton will share about a community-submitted Capital Improvement Project (CIP) idea to create a safe biking and walking route through the Sobrante Park and Brookfield Village neighborhoods. They will explain how elements of the project idea will be implemented through paving and wayfinding projects and expanded to reach the waterfront and the wider bikeway network.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
Read MoreACTC CIP Grant Applications
At the September 19, 2024 BPAC meeting, OakDOT staff will provide a status update on funded projects through the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) Countywide Comprehensive Investment Plan (CIP) The upcoming ACTC application round will also include a new funding category, called the Three Major Trails program, specifically for projects connecting to the Bay Trail, East Bay Greenway, or Iron Horse Trail. OakDOT staff will share upcoming project proposals for the October 31, 2024, application deadline. The project proposals were first presented at the September 5, 2024 Infrastructure Committee meeting.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
Read MoreMTC Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Safe Routes to Transit & Bay Trail (SR2TBT) Grant
At the September 19, 2024 BPAC meeting, OakDOT staff will share an overview of the new Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) RM3 SR2TBT grant program and project proposals for the October 14, 2024, application deadline. OakDOT will be submitting the 8th Street Corridor Improvements Project, 5th Ave Project, and 85th Ave Project, and MTC will be submitting the West Oakland Link Project. The projects were previously presented at the September 5, 2024 Infrastructure Committee meeting.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
Read MoreSafe Oakland Streets (SOS) 2023 Annual Update
At the September 19, 2024 BPAC meeting, OakDOT Safe Oakland Streets Coordinator (SOS) Mica Amichai will present information from the 2023 annual Safe Oakland Streets update.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation and report.
Read MoreCommissioner Applications are Open for Jan. 2025 Term
The BPAC is seeking applications for new commissioners to start 3-year terms in January 2025. Applications are due Thursday, September 12, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact OakDOT staff liaison to the BPAC Noel Pond-Danchik.
Read MoreSeptember 2024 BPAC Agenda
Thursday, September 19 2024; 6-8pm, in-person meeting at 81st Ave Library, 2nd Floor Community Room,
1021 81st Ave, Oakland, CA 94621 and viewable online.
Agenda topics include:
- 2023 Safe Oakland Streets Annual Update
- Upcoming Grant Applications: MTC RM3 Safe Routes to Transit & Bay Trail (SR2TBT) Grant, ACTC CIP Grant
- Near-Term Improvements to Connect East Oakland to the Waterfront
Announcements:
- Applications are due September 15, 2024 to be a BPAC commissioner, term starting January 2025.
- BPAC Agenda Sign-Up List
- Calm East Oakland Streets Project: Community Meeting on Saturday 9/7/24, 11:30am-2:30pm at the Tassafaronga Recreation Center.
- West Oakland 14th St Project :Community Meeting on Thursday 9/12/24, 6:30pm.
- Upper Telegraph Ave Design Decision on 4-3 lane road diet.
- Laurel Access to Mills, Maxwell Park and Seminary (LAMMPS) construction funding was awarded by an Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities (AHSC) grant.
- Rapid Response Improvements installed at Seminary and Outlook.
- 7th Street Connection Project: Updates, 35% design, and survey are available.
More details below.
Read MoreSeptember 2024 Infrastructure Committee Meeting
The BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, September 5, 2024, 3:30-5:30pm in-person at the Broadway Conference Room at 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza building.
Agenda topics include:
- Application Review for Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Safe Routes to Transit & Bay Trail (SR2TBT) grants
- Application Review for the Countywide Comprehensive Investment Plan (CIP), and Status of Ongoing CIP Projects
- Caltrans Doolittle Paving Project Review
Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grant Cycle 12 OakDOT Applications
At the August 15, 2024 BPAC meeting, OakDOT staff shared an overview of the crash data-driven HSIP grant program and the status of previously awarded completed and ongoing HSIP projects in Oakland. They also discussed and sought feedback on the current proposals to request funds to implement HSIP-eligible countermeasures that focus on intersection safety for pedestrians and bicyclists. The applications are due September 9, 2024. They requested a letter of support for the application from the BPAC.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
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