Waterway Study Gets Under Way The Oakland-Alameda Estuary Bridge Project is moving ahead with its next phase: the Waterway Study. At its November 18 meeting, Council authorized the agreement with Moffatt & Nichol to conduct this grant-funded study. According to the staff report: The Waterway Study is a technical study that will be developed over …
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City Council just approved some updates to the Master Fee Schedule, including a few important changes that affect street safety. One of these updates is a new violation to align with California’s “daylighting” law. More on that in this post from The Morning Bun. The other update focuses on blocking bike lanes, which continues to …
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The Transportation Commission recently voted on long- and near-term designs for this project. In good news, they unanimously endorsed the 2-way bikeway as the long-term design: Whether it’s raised, at-grade, or a mix of the two is still TBD. Commissioner Dara-Abrams noted that it costs more (approximately $6M) for a raised facility, and urged that …
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Lots of progress has been made on the Bike and Pedestrian Estuary Bridge project this year. Here are some highlights: Kudos to staff, consultants, regional partners, stakeholders, and others for the great progress this year! There’s much more to do, but 24x7x365 access for people biking and walking between Oakland and Alameda is within our …
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Elections are right around the corner. Do you know your City Council candidates? Five candidates are running for two open seats. Those candidates and their websites are: As in years past, we invited candidates to participate in a questionnaire that will help our membership and the broader community understand their positions on things we care …
The September 25 Transportation Commission meeting was another big one. It included a mid-year project status report, a presentation from AC Transit regarding a signal priority upgrade project on Park Street, and an overview of the Pavement Management Program. The recording is here, and the agenda with links to reports is here. Here are select …
Neighborhood Greenways and Slow Street barricades will be discussed at the next City Council meeting as Item 7-C. Unfortunately, Staff is recommending an option that removes a lot of the barricades — about half of those along Pacific, Versailles, and San Jose. This despite their acknowledging the barricades’ effectiveness, the recent community survey that shows …
Read more “The Future of Slow Streets Barricades: What’s Next?”