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Tag: Traffic safety
Why an Oaklandside reporter is suing Alameda County over its sideshow law
Last month, traffic safety reporter Jose Fermoso joined a lawsuit against a law that infringes on First Amendment rights.
Gov. Newsom wants Oakland to allow for more police chases
The city’s existing policy was put in place a decade ago to minimize deadly collisions resulting from high-speed pursuits.
GIG will shut down its car-sharing service by year’s end
The Berkeley-based company cited “decreased demand” and “rising operational costs.”
With A’s plan scrapped, will Howard Terminal area prioritize trucks or people?
The Port of Oakland wants to keep using roads for trucking. Bike and pedestrian advocates want to preserve the Green Loop.
Oakland police drop technology that promised to eliminate dangerous chases
After five years, OPD will not renew its contract with StarChase, a company that provides GPS vehicle trackers.
BART skips over this Oakland neighborhood. Residents are campaigning for a station
The San Antonio Station Alliance is a recently organized group made up of transport, construction, and community organizing professionals.
Free Oakland-Alameda water shuttle launches this Wednesday
The service will run from Wednesday to Sunday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Oakland will test letting residents add signs and traffic barriers to dangerous roads
City Council approved a new pilot program for community members and OakDOT to collaborate on two safety designs in East and West Oakland.
Oakland to rename street after 73-year-old grandmother who was killed by speeding driver
Santu Maya, a Burmese immigrant, was one of 33 people who died last year from road collisions in the city.
Where are Oakland’s 20 most dangerous intersections?
From Bancroft and Seminary to Perkins and Grand, these crossroads see the highest nmbers of deadly car crashes and injuries.
Bus drivers worry changes to AC Transit schedules won’t leave time for bathroom breaks
Operators say they “need time to be able to be human.” AC Transit says it is taking drivers’ needs into account.
Allowing for more Oakland police chases is ‘signing death warrants,’ expert says
Oakland is considering adopting a riskier police chase policy. A professor who helped OPD rethink pursuits says that’s a very bad idea.
Oakland will increase parking meter prices to help with city’s financial problems
A plan to increase meter fares by $1 would mean parking will soon cost $3 an hour. Here’s when it’ll go into effect.
These are Oakland’s most dangerous roads
A new section of MacArthur Boulevard was added to the city’s list of its most dangerous streets. Part of Martin Luther King Jr. Way was removed.
Kids bike ride at Lake Merritt will be 100% fun
Organizers expect this Saturday’s “Kidical Mass” bicycling event to be the biggest yet. And there will be snacks!
Lyft e-bikes finally appear on Oakland’s streets
More than 200 Bay Wheels e-bikes are now available to rent in Oakland, most in major transit corridors.
Ride to Raimondi: The Oakland Ballers want you to walk and bike to games
The new local baseball team’s founders—who have a history running bike businesses—want to help fans get safely and sustainably to games.
OakDOT’s proposal to allow temporary street safety upgrades doesn’t go far enough, say safety advocates
City engineers say they’re worried the program will steer more road safety resources to wealthier neighborhoods, which experience less traffic violence.
Oakland’s dangerous High Street has been repaved and redesigned. Is it safer?
New concrete islands, flashing pedestrian lights, and speed bumps are meant to slow traffic down, but locals say speeding is still a problem