What Oakland Mayor’s Proposal for a Department of Transportation Means
This week, Streetsblog California takes a look at changes occurring in Oakland, California, related to the way the city plans and implements transportation projects.
May 19, 2015
East Bay’s Record-Breaking Bike to Work Day: Ten Mayors, 17,000 People
10 mayors, 17,000 people, and 600 pancakes: the San Francisco East Bay celebrates Bike to Work Day 2012.
May 11, 2012
Oakland Officials and Advocates Celebrate 18 New Miles of Bikeways in 2011
Oakland stripes its 18th mile of bikeways for 2011, celebrating its busiest and bike-friendliest year to date.
December 19, 2011
Dangerous Street Designs Threaten Oakland’s Communities of Color, Seniors
Oakland's pedestrian fatalities are centered in neighborhoods of color, around freeways and arterials designed to quickly move cars at the cost of safety.
May 26, 2011
Scenes from Oakland’s Bike Away From Work Party
Oakland's official Bike to Work Day after-party kicked into high gear in Old Oakland last night. Over 600 people converged to dance, eat, drink, mingle, and just take in the atmosphere from the middle of the street.
May 13, 2011
Record-breaking 10,000 People Biked to Work in Alameda County Today
Bike to Work Day is underway in Alameda County, and this year's riders already broke last year's record by 12.3 percent.
May 12, 2011
Oakland Hopes to Approve City’s First Parklet by September
As early as this September, Oakland residents won’t have to look west with parklet envy anymore.
May 10, 2011