Starting in 2025, the city will also expand sidewalks on MLK Jr. Way to make it easier to cross the street.
Category: Oaklandside
Posted inRoad Safety
Automatic speed cameras for Oakland, other traffic safety measures, on Gov. Newsom’s desk
Oakland could get permission to create greater visibility at intersections, helping pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers see each other and avoid collisions.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Most BART train lines will run more often starting this week
The transit system will run on a new schedule starting Sept. 11 with the goal of decreasing wait times for riders but fares will soon increase.
Posted inNature
E-bikes now allowed on 850 miles of East Bay park trails
E-bikes could provide greater access and are already in use in many places. But some are worried about their impact on other trail users.
Posted inEducation Equity
Legal sideshows? These young East Bay developers made a video game that reimagines Oakland car culture
“Highsidin’” grew out of the nonprofit Gamehead’s work to bring racial and economic diversity to game development
Posted inOaklandside
Oakland’s Boba Binge opens in Uptown, and new offerings at Sesame A Tiny Bakery
A running list of new restaurants opening in Berkeley, Oakland and beyond.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Some LGBTQ+ students felt they belonged at St. Joe’s. Then came talk of new ‘guidance’
With rumors of a new potentially restrictive policy on addressing queer and trans students at school, students are feeling concern and stress ahead of the upcoming school year.
Posted inOaklandside
This week in Oakland: Beast Crawl Literary Fest, and more book events
Other events include the ‘Text Me: Exploring Typography’ exhibit and a fundraiser in Fruitvale for a local street vendor.
Posted inRoad Safety
Fruitvale Avenue is getting its first protected bike lane. Residents hope it’ll slow cars down
The Fruitvale Alive! project features raised bikeways, a first for Oakland.
Posted inRoad Safety
Watch a sideshow, spend 6 months in jail? Alameda County supervisors weigh new law
A Civil liberties group says outlawing spectators is unconstitutional, but the sheriff and other officials say it’s necessary to clamp down on reckless driving.
Posted inOaklandside
Photos: Oakland A’s fans show up in force for a ‘reverse boycott’ at the Coliseum
Nearly 30,000 fans attended the A’s game on Tuesday night to express their anger over the club’s planned move to Las Vegas, filling the stadium with chants of “Sell the team!”
Posted inOaklandside
Local Media Association names Cityside’s Colleen Leary Innovator of the Year
Cityside’s vice president of client partnerships was honored for devising and implementing several notable and creative new revenue-generating initiatives.
Posted inRoad Safety
Oakmore’s Leimert Bridge could collapse in the next big earthquake. It’s finally being fixed
Concerns have lingered since the Loma Prieta quake in 1989. Now, a long-awaited $7.4 million retrofit will shore up the historic Oakland hills span.
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Posted inNosh
Cityside is hiring a Nosh Editor
We’re looking for an experienced, creative editor to run Nosh, our highly regarded, hugely popular East Bay food platform.
Posted inArts & Community
Oakland Catholic Diocese files for bankruptcy due to sex abuse claims
The Diocese, which oversees Catholic churches and institutions in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, faces hundreds of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by clergy.
Posted inRoad Safety
Thao’s budget would give road safety a small boost
OakDOT’s budget takes a slight cut, but investments in traffic safety programs grow.
Posted inHow We Work
The Oaklandside’s Road Safety reporting gets another boost: funding to focus on science
For the next two years, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative will help us bring a science-driven approach to our reporting on one of Oakland’s serious public health issues.
Posted inRoad Safety
Traffic safety advocates deliver Oakland budget petition to City Council
Bike and pedestrian activists want the council to increase spending on road infrastructure by $20 million, taking this funding out of the police budget.
Posted inRoad Safety
Oakland paved over 120 miles of roads in 3 years
The city roughly accomplished its 3-year street repair goals. But there is still so much left to fix.
