Recent Streetsblog SF posts about City of Oakland

Oakland City Council to Consider Scaling Back Parking Meter Hours Tonight

By Michael Rhodes | Sep 22, 2009 | 4 Comments

The Grand Lake Theater. Flickr photo: Fragmentary Evidence Facing mounting pressure from merchants and residents, the Oakland City Council will vote tonight (agenda PDF) on whether to partially roll back parking changes that have spurred an effort to recall the entire council. In late June, the council voted to raise the parking meter rates by […]

Heavy Traffic Expected As Riders Scramble for BART Alternatives

By Matthew Roth | Aug 14, 2009 | 5 Comments

Flickr photo: schlick33 With BART’s operators’ union declaring an imminent strike that will shut down the entire system starting this Monday, Bay Area commuters are scrambling to find other options for getting to work, particularly from the East Bay, where BART and the Bay Bridge are the two primary transportation links across the water. Despite […]

Eyes on the Street: Oakland’s Newest Bike Lanes

By Matthew Roth | Aug 7, 2009 | 1 Comment

Photos: WOBO Cyclists in Oakland’s Lakeshore district are celebrating a hard-fought new bike lane that runs along Harrison and Oakland Avenues south of I-580. Jen Jackson, Vice Chair and co-founder of Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO), helped spearhead the initiative, and was thrilled: WOBO is very excited about this important new addition to Oakland’s bike […]

Oakland Merchants Claim Higher Parking Rates Are Hurting Business

By Michael Rhodes | Jul 31, 2009 | 21 Comments

Are parking meters to blame for Oakland’s struggling economy? Flickr photo: mlinksva As Oakland businesses struggle to weather the downturn, parking policy has become a rallying point as well as a scapegoat for the long-term suburban exodus. Allen Michaan, owner of the Grand Lake Theater in Oakland, wants to recall every member of the Oakland […]

What’s in a Neighborhood

By Matthew Roth | Apr 6, 2009 | 10 Comments

A Sunday Stroll on International Boulevard, Flickr photo by madpai How would you define the boundaries of your neighborhood? Is it the streets that describe it? Is it the people who live in it, a cultural or demographic group that you belong to, or that excludes you? Do you think your neighbors would describe your […]