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Mayor Blasts Oakland/Alameda Freeway Plan
Alameda Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft calls B.S. on a Caltrans, Alameda County plan to turn the Webster and Posey tubes into I-880 ramps
October 23, 2020
That Time I Almost Stole a Water Bike Prototype
A quick Friday review of the Schiller water bike--and some thoughts on adding small water craft to the transportation mix
May 10, 2019
Bicyclist’s Death Prompts Questions in Oakland
Deontae Bush's family requested a public meeting with the city because they were frustrated with the response they got from the police department after the crash that took his life.
August 29, 2018
Bay Bridge Bike Path Set to Open to Yerba Buena, Close Weekdays
Update: Caltrans officially announced the opening of the island end of the path will happen at noon on Sunday [PDF]. The press release includes a map of the shuttle route, which will run every 30 minutes between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays. And here's an explanatory video they made.
October 21, 2016
SPUR Talk: Connecting the Foot of Lake Merritt
Wednesday afternoon, at SPUR's Oakland office, a crowd of some fifty people came to hear a panel discussion about knitting together the various attractions at the foot of Lake Merritt in Oakland.
May 19, 2016
Oakland’s New Parking Protected Bike Lanes Are Challenging to Some
With a road diet, new parking configuration, and protected bike lanes on Telegraph Avenue, Oakland is saying to its car drivers: slow down, take it easy. And to its bike riders: you're welcome here and safe.
May 4, 2016
Proposed East Bay Bike-Share Sites Announced
Note: This story has been corrected since it was originally posted. Thank you to sharp-eyed readers.
April 25, 2016
Bay Bridge Bike Path Closed For a Month
“Caltrans is prioritizing safety,” says Friday's press release announcing that the bike path on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be closed, beginning today, for the entire month of March.
March 7, 2016
Repairing the Gash in the Heart of Oakland
On a rainy morning in Preservation Park in Oakland, I met with Andrew Faulkner and Jonathan Fearn, advocates with “Connect Oakland,” to discuss their organization's vision to remove the 980 freeway, which sits between downtown and West Oakland.
December 9, 2015
A Downtown Oakland for Everyone
Egon Terplan is SPUR’s regional planning director. This piece is reprinted with permission from the October 2015 of The Urbanist.
October 9, 2015