Oakland

Megan Wier, OakDOT Assistant Director, will step in to run the agency starting March 11

Correction, 3/27 - the headline of an earlier version of this story indicated that "Oakland" ripped out the bike lane. Streetsblog spoke directly with the man pictured in the lead image who identified himself and his crew as independent contractors working for "the city." Streetsblog has since learned that the crew was actually working for the Port of Oakland, which apparently has jurisdiction over this section of street. While Port operations are separate from the city bureaucracy, the Port's Commissioners are appointed by the mayor and the Oakland City Councilmembers (for four-year terms).

Moving forward, these projects have to happen faster — lives literally depend on it

Long anticipated, long delayed, in a few years at least one east/west street in downtown Oakland will have a touch of Dutch to it

And the Bay Trail connection is now open. The connections to BART and Alameda island are still wanting, but these projects show that things can get done

There's a connection between reckless motoring, the lack of enforcement of traffic laws, and crime more generally. Maybe the importance of making our streets safe extends further than people realize

Some good features in the plans, some great, but not much room for real input. You can, however, comment on the color of the benches.

Mayor Thao Tweets "It's time to reach a critical juncture where tragedies don’t catalyze improvements." But when and how will we know if the city has really reached that point and is serious about safety for all road users?

City has committed to building protected bike lanes on the east side of Lake Merritt