Walk Oakland Bike Oakland

09/30/2024

From Streetsblog Cal: "Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener's Complete Streets bill, S.B. 960. This is a huge victory for proponents of safe and equitable streets, and the result of many years of advocacy. It's the third such bill introduced by Senator Wiener, after pushback from Caltrans and Newsom's veto of a previous version a few years ago despite overwhelming legislative support. S.B. 960 requires Caltrans to prioritize road improvements for pedestrians, bike riders, and public transit users whenever it performs maintenance or does road work. That can include sidewalks, bike lanes, bus-only lanes, comfortable and accessible public transportation stops, frequent and safe crosswalks, median islands, accessible pedestrian signals, curb extensions, narrower travel lanes, and more. The bill also requires a faster and more transparent decision process for interactions with local jurisdictions who want to make safety changes on state highways that run through their communities."
https://cal.streetsblog.org/2024/09/27/governor-newsom-signs-complete-streets-bill

09/27/2024

Bike East Bay's Biketopia 2024 is coming up next Monday! Join your best bike friends for Biketopia 2024, Bike East Bay’s annual member party and fundraiser. Funds raised at Biketopia power BEB's advocacy, education, community organizing, and engagement work throughout the year.
https://bikeeastbay.org/event/biketopia-2024/

09/23/2024

09/18/2024

Looking for a light bike? Here are some possibilities: https://momentummag.com/lightest-ebikes-on-the-market/

09/10/2024

From Streetsblog SF: "West Oaklanders Celebrate Concrete Results on 8th. West 8th was a speedway on which drivers regularly crashed into one another, into trees, and even into houses. But things are safer now and looking better than ever. ... 'The successful implementation of the traffic circles on 8th Street demonstrates how partnership between city staff and residents can work towards sustainable solutions,' wrote District 3 Councilperson Carroll Fife, in an email to Streetsblog. 'Thanks to 8th Street resident organizers and OakDOT for working together to keep West Oakland safe.'"
https://sf.streetsblog.org/2024/09/05/west-oaklanders-celebrate-concrete-results-on-8th

09/09/2024

Now this is a group ride!

09/05/2024

The next East Bay Car Free Happy Hour will be at…

Drake’s Dealership
Monday, September 9, 5:30pm
2325 Broadway, Oakland
AC Transit lines: too many to list!
BART: 19th St.

It’s Transit Month!

09/04/2024

The Oakland Bicyclist & Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) is seeking applications for three-year commissioner terms starting January 2025. The purpose of the BPAC is to advise City Council and City of Oakland staff on bicyclist and pedestrian-specific policies, projects, and programs, and to advocate for safe, effective and equitable bicycle and pedestrian projects and programs throughout Oakland.

The applicant must live in Oakland and have a demonstrated history of professional and/or community involvement with bicyclist and/or pedestrian issues. In selecting commissioners, the Mayor will strive for equity and geographic representation of Oakland’s neighborhoods.

Applications are due September 12, 2024. For more info and the application, go to: www.oaklandca.gov/services/become-a-bpac-commissioner

09/04/2024

From the City Of Oakland, August 2024: "The Oakland Department of Transportation has secured $8.7 million in construction funding for LAMMPS Phase 2 and Phase 3 from the State's Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program, as part of the $45 million award to the Residences at Liberation Park, an affordable housing project in East Oakland. By building safe and accessible connections on MacArthur Boulevard and Seminary Avenue, the LAMMPS Projects will connect the areas to the east -- including the Residences at Liberation Park, the adjacent Eastmont Town Center, and surrounding neighborhoods in East Oakland -- to essential services, major employment centers, and other destinations, including Northeastern University, the Laurel Commercial District, and Downtown Oakland. The City is currently pursuing additional funding to cover the full construction costs of the LAMMPS Phase 2 and 3 Projects."
https://www.oaklandca.gov/projects/lammps2
https://www.oaklandca.gov/projects/lammps3

09/03/2024

The next East Bay Kidical Mass is this Saturday. RSVP: ebkm.org/sep7

08/29/2024

From : "Biketopia tickets are officially on sale!🎟️ http://BikeEastBay.org/Biketopia
We’ve got a great VIP event with early access, special drinks, and a private program— then at 5:30 our big silent auction will be available for all general guests."

08/26/2024

From Oaklandside.org: "At the intersection of Broadway and 27th Street, more than 40 people gathered Thursday to call for immediate infrastructure changes at the spot where Steve Bloom, an Oakland resident described by his friends as gentle but politically active, was killed by a driver in late July. The group marched around the wide and busy intersection of Broadway and 27th, with nearly everyone at first quietly waving large banners asking for slower driving and then increasingly shouting the slogan “Safety Can’t Wait,” some angrily, some tearily. Most everyone said they feel unsafe walking and biking around Oakland streets. During the vigil, a driver in a low Black Mustang with tinted windows roared his engine as he sped through Broadway, scaring a few in the crowd, proving their point." https://oaklandside.org/2024/08/26/this-is-a-political-issue-more-than-40-people-gather-at-vigil-for-oakland-cyclist-killed-by-car/

08/21/2024

One neighborhood's response to sideshows and speeding. From Oaklandside.org: "The conflict between the neighbors and the city has raised questions about how to make roads safer when the city’s transportation department is understaffed and already knee-deep in dozens of other important projects to slow down cars. Responding to urgent situations at particular intersections or along specific streets can take months or years of planning before the city installs an island, or speed bumps, or some other solution. As a result, a problem created by car-favoring infrastructure–specifically, the wide streets in this part of the city grid, which encourage reckless driving–turns into a dispute between pedestrians and drivers, with life-or-death stakes."
https://oaklandside.org/2024/08/20/sideshows-speeding-and-red-tape-push-one-oakland-neighborhood-over-the-edge/

08/20/2024

From OakDOT: The West Oakland 14th Street Project aims to reduce speeding and improve traffic safety on 14th Street between Mandela Parkway and Brush Street. Learn more and register for outreach events on our website: https://hubs.la/Q02LZpTH0

08/19/2024

From : "We will be joining the Traffic Violence Rapid Response team this Thursday, August 22 at 27th & Broadway in Oakland for a commemorative protest for Steve Bloom.Steve was cycling home from his weekly Go game when he was struck by a driver and killed. We will join together to tell Oakland that ."