The Oakland Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) Policy and Legislative Committee is composed of commissioners and other volunteer members of the public. This group examines Oakland streets through the lens of safety and movement challenges faced by pedestrians and bicycles, and makes policy suggestions that city agencies can implement to these issues.

These meetings are held in public once per quarter, at which topics for subcommittees, which meet ad
hoc for specified periods of time to develop policy recommendations to be presented at the full committee, are decided upon. The quarterly meeting will follow all the requirements for a commissioner meeting, including proper noticing and minutes, and will be held in person.

During the quarterly meeting, the committee will discuss which topics to pursue, continue or close. Ad-hoc working groups will have the freedom to choose how and when they meet in the interim.

Agenda materials, presentations and schematics are distributed in advance of meetings when possible, to
assist committee members with formulating questions and ideas. All presentation items used will be linked from the individual meeting notes documents, for public information purposes and as a historical record of the committee meetings, along with the written notes provided.

Topics are prioritized and selected for review by the committee using a number of factors. These include but are not limited to:

• Urgency: The risk a situation presents
• Policy relevance: Whether the issue can be solved with a change to city agency policy
• Public interest: As expressed at BPAC meetings or via requests from the public to commissioners, staff, or elected officials
• Safety: Whether there is a history of injuries from the policy failure, or significant risk presented

Current committee members:

• Alex Frank (BPAC representative)
• David Ralston (BPAC representative)
• Nick Whipps (BPAC representative)
• Members of the public (TBD)
• Public Secretary (member of the public)

Meetings

Date	Time	Topics	Location
2024.08.12	5:30-7pm	Ped & Bike Injury Reporting, Service Requests, Oakland General Plan LUTE	City Hall, Hearing Room 2
2024.02.12	5:30-7pm	Fire Code Amendments, General Plan 2045	City Hall, Hearing Room 2
2023.08.14	5:30-7pm	Inaugural Meeting	City Hall, Hearing Room 4