Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Oakland

Deontae Lamar Bush was honored by his friends at the spot where he was hit and killed while riding a bike. Photo: Melanie Curry/Streetsblog

Bicyclist’s Death Prompts Questions in Oakland

By Melanie Curry | Aug 29, 2018 | 7 Comments

Deontae Bush's family requested a public meeting with the city because they were frustrated with the response they got from the police department after the crash that took his life.

Bay Bridge Bike Path Set to Open to Yerba Buena, Close Weekdays

By Melanie Curry | Oct 21, 2016 | 12 Comments

Update: Caltrans officially announced the opening of the island end of the path will happen at noon on Sunday [PDF]. The press release includes a map of the shuttle route, which will run every 30 minutes between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays. And here’s an explanatory video they made. At long […]

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SPUR Talk: Connecting the Foot of Lake Merritt

By Roger Rudick | May 19, 2016 | 3 Comments

Wednesday afternoon, at SPUR’s Oakland office, a crowd of some fifty people came to hear a panel discussion about knitting together the various attractions at the foot of Lake Merritt in Oakland. At the southern end of Lake Merritt, Oakland’s street grid funnels around several big institutions there, including the Oakland Museum of California, Laney College, […]

Oakland’s New Parking Protected Bike Lanes Are Challenging to Some

By Melanie Curry | May 4, 2016 | 14 Comments

With a road diet, new parking configuration, and protected bike lanes on Telegraph Avenue, Oakland is saying to its car drivers: slow down, take it easy. And to its bike riders: you’re welcome here and safe. Not everyone is listening. The new parking-protected bike lanes have been in place for a week. In that time, […]

Proposed East Bay Bike-Share Sites Announced

By Melanie Curry | Apr 25, 2016 | 49 Comments

Note: This story has been corrected since it was originally posted. Thank you to sharp-eyed readers. Bay Area Bike Share released a map of proposed sites for bike-share stations in the East Bay today. Proposed sites for expansion into San Francisco and San Jose have already been released, but these are the first ones for […]

Bay Bridge Bike Path Closed For a Month

By Melanie Curry | Mar 7, 2016 | 17 Comments

“Caltrans is prioritizing safety,” says Friday’s press release announcing that the bike path on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be closed, beginning today, for the entire month of March. Right when the days are getting longer and that after-work bike ride to the end of the bridge is truly tempting, the entire path will […]

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