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Oakland Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee
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From EBBC: Two exciting projects on are the agenda of the Oakland BPAC and boy we can’t wait to see them: 14th Street Bikeway Downtown Oakland Intersection of 52nd St and Shattuck Ave in north Oakland Come find out more about these two super-important and popular bikeways that are long over due and ready to […]
New Oakland DOT Tackles Pedestrian Safety Fix
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Robert Bennett of Resource Development Associates, a consultant for public and nonprofit social justice advocates, was walking his dog in the crossing at Harrison Street and 23rd on Friday, June 2, when he was fatally struck by a motorist. And now, too late, construction is underway to improve this crossing. The crosswalk was a known […]
Eyes on the Street: Oakland’s Newest Bike Lanes
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Photos: WOBO Cyclists in Oakland’s Lakeshore district are celebrating a hard-fought new bike lane that runs along Harrison and Oakland Avenues south of I-580. Jen Jackson, Vice Chair and co-founder of Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO), helped spearhead the initiative, and was thrilled: WOBO is very excited about this important new addition to Oakland’s bike […]
Bike lanes of the Lake Merritt Station Area Plan go to the Planning Commission
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From EBBC: Join the EBBC team at the Oakland Planning Commission to voice our support for the Lake Merritt BART Station Area Plan and the bike lanes it includes on Oak, Madison, Webster, Franklin, 8th and 9th (east of Harrison), 10th St and 7th St. Support our call for better bike access through the core […]
Oakland Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
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From EBBC: Agenda Introductions, appointment of note taker (5 minutes) Approval of meeting minutes (consent item) (5 minutes) Vote on motion to adopt the December meeting minutes. City of Oakland Crosswalk Policy (25 minutes)—Joe Wang, Supervising Transportation Engineer, will present the City’s crosswalk policy, revised since last presented to the committee (October 2010, see minutes). […]
This Week in Livable Streets Events
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This week, join the SF Transit Riders Union’s general meeting, show your support at a workshop on the Fell and Oak bikeways, and celebrate winter parties in SF and the East Bay. Here are the highlights from the Streetsblog calendar: Monday: SF Transit Riders Union Member Meeting. Join the SFTRU at its general meeting where members will […]