New concrete islands, flashing pedestrian lights, and speed bumps are meant to slow traffic down, but locals say speeding is still a problem
Tag: infrastructure
Posted inHealth & Environment
Storms are dumping buckets of rain on Oakland. How’s the city handling the wet winter?
Rain fills up local reservoirs, but it can also overwhelm stormwater and sewerage infrastructure.
Posted inRoad Safety
After hit-and-run, emotional vigil for woman killed on San Pablo Avenue
Kim “Ladybug” Barranco, who was unhoused, was a beloved member of her West Oakland community.
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.