Read the reports and/or attend the meetings.
Send your comments to Oakland Public Works - Philip Ho at (510) 238-6256, PHo@oaklandnet.com
Send your comments to Alameda Public Works - Virendra Patel at (510) 749-5852, vpatel@ci.alameda.ca.us.
Dec 1, 2005 - at 3035 Chapman Street.
Feb 8, 2006 - location TBD
The city of Oakland is currently studying the approach to the Park Street Bridge on the Oakland side. Traffic data for autos, bicycles and pedestrians was collected around 29th Avenue/Park Street and 23rd Avenue. This series of intersections is a key bicycle link between Alameda and Oakland's Bay Trail and Embarcadero Road bike lanes.
In the draft traffic study, three alternatives are already being considered. Alternatives 1 and 2 close the 23rd Avenue leg and recommend different uses for the triangle area. Alternative 3 keeps all roads open and allows two-way flow along each leg. Bicyclists have an opportunity to make this area safer and more convenient.
We've worked on this area before. In May, 2003, BikeAlameda worked with Oakland to make improvements for bicyclists in the area. Oakland was in the process of planning the repavement of this area. Remember how bumpy this roadway used to be? The details of those requests were set forth in a letter. These same issues exist today. Except for "Extension of the bike lane over the last 50 feet of the approach to the Park Street Bridge," most of these are still needed.