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New Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf: “Time to Re-Envision Our Roads”

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 2, 2015 | No Comments

New Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf showed promise as an executive with a smart vision for her city’s streets at the annual kick-off party for Young Professionals in Transportation’s SF Bay chapter last week. In an interview at the event with Sam Greenspan of the podcast 99% Invisible, Schaaf said “it’s time we re-envision how we […]

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California Has Officially Ditched Car-Centric “Level of Service”

By Damien Newton and Melanie Curry | Aug 7, 2014 | No Comments

Ding, dong… LOS is dead. At least as far as the state of California is concerned. Level of Service (LOS) has been the standard by which the state measures the transportation impacts of major developments and changes to streets. It is basically a measurement of how many cars can be pushed through an intersection in a […]

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Thousands Play in the Streets at First-Ever “Oaklavía”

By John Hamilton | Jul 7, 2010 | No Comments

On Sunday, June 27, Downtown Oakland opened two miles of its streets for traffic-free fun and activities — zumba dancing, circus arts, BMX bike competitions and performances from local musicians. Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) partnered with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, Oaklandish, Oakland YMCA, Cycles of Change, and other civic organizations to create the […]

Oakland’s Stimulus Flap: A Shot Across the Bow for Transport Equity?

By Elana Schor | Jan 27, 2010 | 9 Comments

The Obama administration’s warning that the Bay Area has jeopardized federal stimulus funding for its Oakland Airport Connector project — a story Streetsblog San Francisco has been following for months — could have national consequences for other urban transit proposals that risk harming low-income riders, civil rights and transit advocates predicted yesterday. The proposed Oakland […]

Streetfilms: Oakland’s Scraper Bikes and the Bike 4 Life Ride

By John Hamilton | Jul 31, 2009 | 3 Comments

Born in the streets of Oakland, scraper bikes first gained attention as a trend in bicycle customization that spread with viral speed, thanks to YouTube. Since the Scraper Bike video debuted two years ago, they’ve become much more: a practical means of greening urban space, a social movement, and a rallying point for young people […]

Help Oakland Name Its Own “Summer Streets”

By Lily Bernheimer | Jun 26, 2009 | No Comments

A night scene from Oakland’s Uptown Unveiled. Photo: Living in the O We were excited to welcome two long-time Oakland, CA, groups to the Livable Streets Community this week: Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) and TransForm. Inspired by the success of San Francisco’s Sunday Streets, WOBO wants to launch its own East Bay version and […]

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