Deskripsyon
Several neighbors have fallen on their bikes on this street, as it still contains embedded tracks parallel to the direction of traffic, and questionably in the middle of the road. There are zero traffic markings, so it becomes double dangerous, as cyclists (or motorists!) must guess the intention of oncoming traffic, as to where they believe the left- and right-hand lanes should be. This road needs decades-since-active rails removed, a resurfacing, and better traffic markings. As this neighborhood grows, Wood Street has great potential to be bike boulevard, connecting Oakland residences to Emeryville (and Oakland) businesses.
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Kinilala City of Oakland (Beripikadong Opisiyal)
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Jeremy (Rehistradong User)
Eileen (Rehistradong User)
Perhaps some of this money could be used to improve Wood:
August 22, 2013
Oakland Transportation Grants Win Big $20 Million in Federal Funds Will Improve City Streets
Oakland, CA – The City of Oakland was recently awarded over $20 million in federal transportation funds to improve streets throughout the City. These grant awards represent 37 percent of the $54 million in One Bay Area Grant program funds awarded in Alameda County.
“Oakland is on the rise, with our economy and our population both projecting steady growth over the next few years. That means more people walking our beautiful city, more people biking to work and more cars on the road. These grants will help us improve our transportation infrastructure to accommodate those new residents and businesses,” Mayor Jean Quan said.
Under the One Bay Area Grant program, regional funding authorities are aligning transportation funds to projects that support projected infill development in areas formally designated for priority development. Oakland received funds for projects located in three priority development areas: Downtown, West Oakland and the Lake Merritt BART Station area. These areas are expected to support additional housing and job growth in the coming years, and will require infrastructure upgrades and transportation project development in order to accommodate that growth. The projects will improve bicycle and pedestrian access to transit, encourage infill development, and maintain roadway and transit-supportive infrastructure, such as pavement. The overall goals of the grant program are to maintain existing infrastructure while investing in projects that decrease air pollution in the region.
Oakland is receiving funding for five projects:
Lakeside Green Street Project ($7 M): Continuing Oakland’s successful efforts to improve Lake Merritt, Oakland will reconstruct 20th Street, Harrison Street and Lakeside Drive at Snow Park to calm traffic, improve bicycle and pedestrian access to and around the lake and increase usable park space.
Peralta Street/Martin Luther King Jr. Streetscape Project ($5.45 M): These two West Oakland neighborhood streets will receive new bike lanes, sidewalks, enhanced crosswalks, pedestrian bulb-outs and improved transit stops. On MLK, the number of traffic lanes will be reduced. This “road diet” is intended to calm traffic and make the street more hospitable for pedestrians and cyclists without impacting motor vehicle traffic flow. These streets are near both the West Oakland and MacArthur BART stations.
cmessinger (Panauhin)
Robert Prinz (Rehistradong User)
Eileen, please note that the One Bay Area grant funding is directed toward specific projects only, as you noted, so Wood Street would not be eligible for this funding source. However, the Alameda Countywide Measure B 1/2 cent sales tax increase will likely be back on the ballot within the next few years which, if passed, would make it somewhat more likely for streets like Wood to be fixed.
I wouldn't hold my breath on this one, though, as train track removal and repaving of streets this bad is hugely expensive, and since Wood is not in the city's bike master plan it won't be prioritized for safety improvements aimed toward cyclists. It will more likely be improved piecemeal as new buildings go in and the developers cover the cost of fixing the street around their properties.
Marc (Panauhin)
Absolutely correct on all points, and let's face it: this was me writing a few sentences on the Internet, not taking time out of my day every other week to voice my opinion at city council. I'm not under any delusion that this action will directly cause road surface renewal on Wood, but at the same time, if the City of Oakland is going to use this as an official channel for really-easy-to-use engagement (and it is! This is a great tool), I want it on record that the city is triaging it and deferring action to...never.
This is still easily the segment of municipal road in the worst/most dangerous road surface in the city I've seen (Broadway by 51st wins, if you're taking into account actual usage), and as mentioned, with an increase in population, it's almost a certainty that someone will eventually get seriously hurt on account of the road surface, and sue the city (regardless of outcome).
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