New concrete islands, flashing pedestrian lights, and speed bumps are meant to slow traffic down, but locals say speeding is still a problem
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Could tearing up an Oakland freeway undo decades of racial injustice?
Plans to remove I-980 have energized urbanists and environmentalists. But longtime residents fear it could be a new phase of gentrification.
Oakland’s new transportation department director says the days of widening vehicle lanes are over
Previously in charge of Atlanta’s DOT, Josh Rowan takes over a department struggling with a paving backlog but pushing ahead with several major street redesigns
Oakland estimates more than 22,000 cars will be abandoned on streets this year
Oakland’s new vehicle enforcement unit towed roughly 3,000 abandoned cars in 2023. But the city is backlogged with work because of an influx of stolen and broken cars, and you guessed it—understaffing.
‘We’re very much in danger here’: Oakland bus collision underscores fear along International Boulevard
16 people were injured when a driver smashed their speeding car into another vehicle and AC Transit bus. Community members are clamoring for a quick-build road safety project to speed up.
Rider outrage causes AC Transit to stop downtown Oakland bus detour
What the bus agency intended as a permanent detour around five blocks lasted only one night.
Buses will skip some downtown Oakland stops on weekend nights in new permanent ‘detour’
AC Transit is instructing bus drivers to bypass part of Broadway due to “safety concerns” but riders are left confused.
Oakland’s road safety chief is changing roles in surprise shuffle
After running the Department of Transportation for over a year and a half, Fred Kelley is shifting to parks.
A campaign is underway to save a pedestrian bridge linking Montclair neighborhoods
Caltrans says the pathway is unsafe and too expensive to replace. Neighbors say it’s a vital link over the Warren Freeway.
Q&A: State Sen. Scott Wiener on his new bill to mandate speed-limiting tech in cars
Speed governors would reduce dangerous driving, but they could face opposition from industry and the public.
33 people died on Oakland’s dangerous roads in 2023
Stories of grief, lost potential, and unimaginable circumstances reveal the toll of traffic violence.
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.
Another bicycle crash, another $6.5M lawsuit settlement for Oakland
A woman sued Oakland alleging that a pothole on Grizzly Peak Boulevard caused her to crash, leaving her paralyzed.
Newts cross Bay Area roads by the thousands each year. These volunteers are their crossing guards
In the rainy season, tiny salamanders migrate from burrows to ponds, but automobiles pose a big threat to their survival.
Oakland to pay $6.5M to cyclist badly injured on MacArthur Boulevard
A ‘paving screwup’ likely caused a serious crash that damaged a man’s spine.
Orphaned puma cubs at the Oakland Zoo point to the need for wildlife crossings
Alameda County hopes to build wildlife crossings across I-580, I-680, and State Route 84.
‘Parallel bikeways’ are coming to San Pablo Avenue. Here’s what that will look like
The latest road redesign shows where the “parallel bikeways” splitting off San Pablo Avenue in North Oakland will go.
‘Sky’s the limit’: Caltrans is getting serious about replacing I-980
State transportation planners want feedback about transforming the freeway that sliced downtown and West Oakland apart.
After 4-year-old’s death, Lakeshore Avenue may get a protected bike lane
Maia Correia’s family and traffic safety advocates are asking the city to act fast to prevent a similar tragedy.
Speed cameras and intersection daylighting approved by Gov. Newsom for Oakland streets
Two new state laws aim to make roads safer. Another bill that would have allowed riding bikes on sidewalks was vetoed.