A vision for pedestrian and bike access to Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline
The Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline in East Oakland, home to wildlife including snowy egrets, great blue herons,…
Cameras caught half a million speeders in 6 months. Many aren’t from Oakland
Oakland’s pilot speed-ticket cameras are already making a difference by dramatically lowering speeds on most of the roads…
Crappy roads and sidewalks have cost Oakland $55 million
The city has been paying for generations of neglect. That’s the conclusion The Oaklandside has reached after reviewing…
In 2 years, Oakland’s new innovative traffic safety program has completed only 3 projects
Two years ago, the city of Oakland created an innovative program to speed up street safety improvements: The…
A stretch of East Bay Greenway is finally complete in East Oakland
A stretch of the East Bay Greenway in East Oakland was officially completed this month, along San Leandro…
Oakland speed cameras: 82,000 fines in 40 days
The data is in. Oakland’s new speeding camera program began ticketing on March 15, and the cameras have…
Sunday parking is no longer free in Oakland. Tickets starting at $64 begin this weekend
After nearly 100 days of leaflets and mailed warnings about the city’s new policy of charging for parking…
New Oakland speed cameras send 70K warnings in first month
The speed cameras are working. That’s according to an Oakland Department of Transportation staffer who briefed the Bicycle…
OakDOT goes after tens of millions of dollars in road safety grants
For the last eight years, the city’s transportation department has found a way to dramatically increase its budget…
18th St. is one of Oakland’s most dangerous. Here’s how the city is fixing it
The city will soon improve one of West Oakland’s most dangerous streets for driving, biking, and walking. According…
A turf war over parking enforcement bursts into public view
An attempt by Oakland’s finance department’s to take over parking functions from the city’s transportation department faced stiff…
A battle over who runs parking in Oakland
The City of Oakland is seeking to quickly move most of its parking division staff from the Department…