Oakland won a $14 million State grant to provide a once-in-a-generation investment in safety and community-driven aesthetic improvements on 14th Street From Brush Street to Lakeside Drive/Oak Street.

Our Work

Update Summer 2023:
On July 18 2023, Oakland City Council unanimously approved the 14th Street protected bikeway contract.  The project will now move forward to construction starting this fall. This is an exciting forward step for this vital safety project, and is the culmination of more than 7 years of community engagement, design and project development.  WOBO is proud of everyone who helped make this happen!

For more info see here.

Update Summer 2021:
This grant is focused on improving safety on 14th Street for all roadway users – people visiting Downtown Oakland by car, on foot, by bike, or by bus. In the 5 years since the City applied for this safety grant in 2016, 2 people walking were killed by drivers on 14th Street – both Asian American seniors. In that same 5 years, vehicle collisions injured 189 people, 38 of them severely. This stretch of 14th Street represents one of the densest concentrations of traffic injuries and deaths in the City of Oakland.

The City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) has launched the 14th Street Safety Project to Invest in safety improvements for all people who use 14th Street and Improve the connection to Downtown for people walking, biking, and taking transit. In summer 2021 OakDOT  is coming back to the 14th Street community to provide a status update on our progress in meeting the community’s requests. OakDOT will be walking the corridor and hosting public events for the 14th Street project in Summer/Fall 2021.

For more information see the City Of Oakland’s project page for 14th St.

14th Street is a great local street and a key bike route connection to Downtown. It connects both East Lake and West Oakland to popular destinations Downtown such as City Hall, BART, and a growing number of restaurants, night clubs and clothing shops. The problem–no bike lanes. Because 14th Street is not a major arterial nor a major bus corridor, it is ripe for a redesign for better walking and bicycling. Thanks to our persistence in pushing for safety improvements, Oakland received a $10.5 million State Active Transportation grant in December 2016 to completely redesign the street with protected bike lanes, more rational traffic behavior and safe pedestrian crossings.

WOBO members have remained committed to this campaign over the past few years. We were out on the street talking with commuters and local businesses, organized morning energizer stations on Bike to Work Day, and helped develop the concept for 14th Street (shown above). Things finally started to happen in 2015, when Plan Downtown Oakland launched, which redesigned 14th Street with world-class bikeways. With the new OakDOT, new grant, and passage of the voter-approved $600 million from Measure KK in 2016, 14th Street has a bright future for local businesses, residents and commuters alike.

Working closely with Bike East Bay, WOBO has developed several potential design options for 14th Street. We want to hear your thoughts on what design would best suit your biking or walking style: 14th Street Design Options to Consider.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2883″ img_size=”800 x 200″][vc_column_text]Our Goal: build a bicycle and pedestrian moveable bridge connecting Alameda and Oakland.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Our Work”][vc_column_text]There is a critical gap for bicyclists and pedestrians traveling between west Alameda and downtown Oakland. Travel is currently limited to the Posey Tube walkway which is too narrow to accommodate wheelchairs — let alone a steady flow of bikers and pedestrians. Anyone who has traveled the tube has not come out unscathed, due to the unavoidable walls caked with soot from car traffic (imagine what that exhaust is doing to your lungs!).

WOBO is working alongside multiple organizations (including Bike East Bay and Bike Walk Alameda) to advocate for a new bridge. This bridge would provide 24x7x365, convenient, and enjoyable access for everyone. Benefits would include congestion relief for commuters, increased economic activity on both sides, increased equity for the nearby underserved community, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and, last but not least, a perfect opportunity to enjoy a leisurely bike ride or stroll over the estuary.

Bike Walk Alameda has been tackling this project since 2006 but the “Bridge the Gap” campaign was officially launched in May of 2016. Progress has been made including a positive feasible study, but we need your help to make this a reality.  [/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”Get Involved”][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=”Sign Up” tab_id=”1470713233881-cc7ca8f2-f7c2″][vc_column_text]Stay up to date on this project by joining our mailing list![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Sign Up Now” color=”orange” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwobo.org%2Fget-involved%2Fjoin%2F|||”][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Join” tab_id=”1470777906899-0b050d3c-73ef”][vc_column_text]Become a Walk Oakland Bike Oakland member and support this campaign![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Join Now” color=”orange” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwobo.org%2Fget-involved%2Fjoin%2F|||”][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Contacts” tab_id=”1470713233882-960ebfee-b6b4″][vc_column_text]

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