Telegraph Ave/First Friday Parking Accommodations:
City Council unanimously approved a contract between OakDOT and Ray’s Electric to build a protected bike lane on Telegraph Avenue from 20th Street to 29th Street. In partnership with KONO, OakDOT will continue to accommodate first Fridays by installing permanent no parking on the first Friday of each month.
AB43 Update:
The Mayor and City Council endorsed Assembly Bill 43 (AB43), a bill that would allow some reductions in speed limits. AB43 is headed to Senate Appropriations on August 16th.
Thursday, July 15, 2021; 6:00-8:00 pm, online and by phone.
Agenda topics include:
Electric Bike Library and Zero Emissions Vehicle Plan
Bike Plan Update
BPAC Commissioner Outreach
Committee Report-Back
Announcements:
Telegraph Protected Bike Lanes
The Oakland City Council voted Tuesday, 02 July 2021 to install concrete barriers to protect bicyclists on a 10-block stretch of Telegraph Avenue in the Koreatown Northgate neighborhood near the city’s downtown.
OakDOT Received Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) 2022 CIP Grant Funding: OakDOT received grant funding from ACTC for three projects: West Oakland Transit Improvements, 14th Street Safe Routes in the City, and the East Bay Greenway.
Paint the Town Mural painted at Mystic St and Rockwell St
New Traffic Safety 311/Seeclickfix Service Request Prioritization Model Completed
City Council Accepts Transportation Grants (ATP and HSIP)
Thursday, June 17, 2021; 6:00-8:00 pm, online and by phone.
Agenda topics include:
Bike to Wherever Day Report-Back
Annual Report from Strategic Planning
Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets Project, 20th Street to 29th Street
Oakland RAISE – I-880 Freeway Green Infrastructure Retrofit and Active Transit Corridor Planning
Committee Report-Back
Announcements:
Neighborhood Bike Route Implementation Guide:
A guide outlining how OakDOT will implement bike plan recommendations for “neighborhood bike routes” (also known as “bicycle boulevards”) has been published online here [PDF]. The guide was completed by the Bicycle & Pedestrian Program with input from the Bicyclist & Pedestrian Advisory Commission’s Infrastructure Committee and other OakDOT sections including Traffic Engineering, Paving and Sidewalks, and Planning and Project Development. The Guide describes implementation in the following five subject areas: Scoping & Monitoring, Route Establishment, Traffic Calming, Traffic Control, and Public Notification & Comment.
Thursday, May 20, 2021; 6:00-8:00 pm, online and by phone.
Agenda topics include:
Recent Bicyclist- and Pedestrian-Related Crashes
On Sunday, 4/25/21 at 11:40 am, a 95-year old Asian male pedestrian was severely injured by a driver at Jackson St and 10th St while crossing the street in the crosswalk.
On Sunday 5/9/2021 at 5:14 pm, a 41-year-old Black male pedestrian was fatally struck by a driver at Park Blvd and Greenwood Ave while on the sidewalk.
CA Assembly Bills 43 and 550
Moving Forward with the BPAC Police Relations Committee
E-Scooter Update
Committee Report Back
Announcements:
Bay Bridge Shared Use Path petition
Zero Emission Vehicle Action Plan survey
Bike to Wherever Day 2021 is on May 21st
Annual Traffic Counts Program Update with data from 2020
Oakland BPAC Blog 