WOBO’S ‘WORD ON THE STREET’ NEWSLETTER IS OUR MAIN TOOL TO SPREAD THE OAKLAND BIKING AND WALKING LOVE.
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Check out past issues of ‘Word on the Street’:
2024
- 07/12/2024 – Word On The Streets: Activate To Celebrate Great Streets and Celebrate Around The Town
- 06/7/2024 – Word On The Street: East Oakland Futures Fest
- 05/15/2024 – Word On The Street: Bike To Work Day 2024
2023
- 08/11/2023 – Word on The Street: Grand Avenue, BPAC Commissioners Needed
- 05/18/2023 – Word on The Street: Bike To Work Day Is Right Around the Corner
- 02/21/2023 – Word On The Street: Bike To Work Day 2023 and East Oakland Futures Festival
2022
- 11/08/2022 – Word On The Street: Vote!; East Bay Greenway improvements
- 06/07/2022 – Word On The Street: East Oakland Futures Fest
- 05/11/2022 – Word on The Street: BTWD 2022
- 03/21/2022 – Word On The Street: 14th Street vote
2021
- 09/14/2021 – Word On The Street: 14th St, Resilience Ride
- 08/13/2021 – Word On The Street: Taking stock
- 06/25/2021 – Word On The Street: Save KONO protected bike lanes!
2020
- 11/30/2020 – Word On The Street: Support WOBO’s work! Also: Lakeside Cycle Track extension, improvements to Telegraph Ave in KONO, and more.
- 10/15/2020 – Word On The Street: Support WOBO Today. BTWD 2020 Wrap-up, Preparing for the November election, new outdoor events and more
- 09/02/2020 – Word On The Street: Bike To W(herever) Day, Columbia Sportswear store discounts and more
- 06/12/2020 – Word On The Street: Pivoting
- 04/18/2020 – Word On The Street: Get the Word Out – and Get Out!
- 03/04/2020 – Word On The Street: 13th St Plaza to open, East Oakland Futures Festival and more
- 02/05/2020 – Word On The Street: Driving slower saves lives; Black History Walk with OUP
- 01/08/2020 – Word On The Street: Walk and ride with us this month, and have some drinks too
2019
- 12/04/2019 – Word On The Street: WOBO Weekend for Slow Oakland, improvements at 22nd and Foothill and more
- 11/07/2019 – Word On The Street: Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike lane to open
- 10/17/2019- Announcing the Slow Oakland campaign
- 10/3/2019- 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃 WOBO brews, cruise, and walking with ghouls
- 9/5/2019- 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃 WOBO Weekend includes Pride Parade, more on Slow Oakland, Women’s Bike Month approaching
- 8/7/2019- 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃 New WOBO campaign “Slow Oakland”, next OUP walk, Paint The Town with Original Scraper Bike Team
- 7/10/2019- 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃 Word On The Street: Pedalfest, next OUP walk, Bike To Work Day/bike camping recaps
- 5/7/2019- 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃 Bike To Work Day, Bike Month 2019 Edition
2018
- 12/10/2018 – 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃 Act Now for Safe, Great Telegraph Ave
- 11/8/2018 – 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃 Many thanks to give, mural ride and get involved
- 10/25/2018 – 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃 October celebrations, outreach with Scraper Bikes, become a WOBO member
- 7/3/2018 – 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃Paint The Town Projects, RLAG campout recap
- 5/9/2018 – 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃Bike To Work Day, Chris Hwang wins Anthony Prize
- 4/12/2018 – 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃Bike Month coming, Bike East Bay news, new BPAC members
- 2/15/2018 – 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃Advocacy action on Park Blvd, we’re hiring, RLAG
- 1/5/2018 – 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃Happy New Year, Yield 4 Life Reflection
2017
- 11/21/2017 – 🚴 Word on the Street 🏃Giving Thanks, CalTrans Bike Plan Update, Lake Merritt Walk
- 10/12/2017 – Word on the Street: Stay Safe in the Smoke, Sunday Streets Cancelled, WOBO Weekend, Bike Share for All, Harrison & 23rd Street Improvements & More
- 9/14/2017 – Word on the Street: PARK(ing) Day, Sunday Streets, WOBO Weekend, Bike Camping & More
- 8/25/2017 – Word on the Street: Ride Like a Girl Bike Camping, PARK(ing) Day, BPAC & More
- 7/14/2017 – Word on the Street: Volunteer Opportunities, Summertime Fun, Pilot Plaza Projects
- 6/07/2017 – Word on the Street: Bike Month Recap, New Neighborhood Projects, Summer Plans and annual Volunteer Appreciation BBQ and meetup
- 5/04/2017 – Donate Today to Turbo Boost your Donation
- 5/02/2017 – We Need your Help this Thursday
- 4/12/2017 – Word on the Street: Bike Month Call for Volunteers, Winery Ride, OMCA Party w/ Bike Decorating 🚲🎐🎉🚴
- 3/08/2017 – Word on the Street: Whiskey for WOBO; Bike Month Volunteers🐈🐾⚓
- 02/10/2017 – Word on the Street: New RiDE LiKE A GiRL Workshops 💪 🚲🙋
- 01/12/2017 – Word on the Street: Events, Rankings, Studies and More 🐝🚦🚸
2016
- December 2016 – Word on the Street: Revving Up for 2017 ⛄🎉🎁🚵
- November 2016 – WOBO November Newsletter🍂🚴🚌🚈🍂
- October 2016 – Celebrate 10 Yrs with WOBO and Walk & Roll to Oakland’s trails, paths and parties
- Special November Ballot Issue
- September 2016 – September is no time to slouch, Jump In
- August 2016 – Summer time is peak walking and biking season, plus election season kicks off.
- July 2016 – Dive into Summer Feet First! Pedalfest, Volunteer BBQ and Women Bike Happy Hour
- 06/1/2016 – Summer is here! Get out there and have fun with your feet!
- 05/13/2016 – More great news from the street! Ribbon cuttings, Bike To Work Day Re-cap and more fun to come!
- April 2016: Ride Like A Girl, volunteer for BTWD, Telegraph Ave, Finally, and Love Our Neighborhood Day
- March 2016: Transportation experts tell all, Ride Like a Girl workshops and more
- February 2016: Walks + Wheels + Walls + Open Streets – Join in on the fun
- January 2016: The Very First WOBO Newsletter of 2016! “A must read, dripping with juicy new news!”
2015
- December 2015: 2015 Round Up
- November 2015: We’re closing out 2015 with a Bang!
- October 2015: October is here! Here’s to less scary streets and more spooky costumes!
- September 2015: Park(ing) Day, Love Our Lake Day and all kinds of great days coming up this month
- August 2015: News galore! Check out what we’ve been up to this summer!
- July 2015: Oakland DOT, Grand Avenue, Events around town and so much more
- June 2015: Wrap up Bike Month in style and stay involved throughout the summer!
- May 2015: Hooray! Bike Month is Here
- April 2015: Spring has spring and have the events…
- March 2015: Give a little with GlobalGiving, BTWD, Ride Like a Girl, and more
- February 2015: Your Turn to Steer WOBO’s 2015 Priorities
2014
- December 2014: What a Year! WOBO Wishes You Happy Holidays
- November 2014: Give Thanks for Better Streets!
- October 2014: Measure BB
- September 2014: Love Our Lake Day Volunteers, Lake Merritt Dental, Happy Hour Totals, & Park(ing) Day
- August 2014: BPAC
- July 2014: Love Our Neighborhood Day and Happy Hour
- June 2014: Love Our Neighborhood Day!
- May 2014: Overwhelming Support for Telegraph Protected Bikeway Demo
- April 2014: Oaklavia is Back!
- March 2014: Walk to Work Day is Coming!
- February 2014: Volunteer Open House and Announcing 2014 Officers
- January 2014: City Council Nixes Traffic Calming, Abandons Latham Square
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