Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program
News
The August 19, 2010 meeting of Oakland's Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee has been cancelled. The Committee will next meet on September 16, 2010.
On behalf of the Oakland community, the City of Oakland has applied for Bicycle Friendly Community status from the League of American Bicyclists (LAB). The Oakland Bicycle Master Plan (2007) specifies the objective to "publicly strive to become a Bicycle Friendly Community by 2012." LAB review of Oakland's achievements and challenges will provide an objective review of the City's progress. Read the application.
The City of Oakland’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Program is pleased to announce the new "I [BIKE] Oakland" 2010 Bikeways Map. Learn more.
Read about the last six month's progress (January-June 2010) implementing the City's Bicycle Master Plan in the Summer 2010 edition of the "I [BIKE] Oakland" newsletter.
Learn more about the proposal to improve bicycle access to the MacArthur BART Station.
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About the Program
The Bicycle & Pedestrian Facilities Program plans, secures funds for, and implements bicycle projects throughout Oakland. The program also provides technical assistance on the planning and construction of bicycle and pedestrian projects implemented by other City departments.
View map of completed projects (last updated December 2009). For a comprehensive list of projects under development and key milestones, view project status list, .pdf, pages 2-5 of April 2010 BPAC agenda (list last updated 4/14/10). Below are descriptions of key projects currently under development.
Funding for program staff comes from Alameda County's Measure B sales tax revenues for transportation. The ½-cent sales tax earmarks 5% of revenues for bicycle and pedestrian projects. Of this, Oakland receives approximately $1 million per year. In October 2008, the City Council adopted a priority list of projects for the Fiscal Years 2009-10 through 2012-13 which allocates 65% of these funds to pedestrian safety projects and 35% to bicycle projects. (Read report and resolution). Projects are also funded by various local, state, and federal transportation grants.
The program has two full-time staff, two half-time interns, and, occasionally, volunteers for special projects (including Bike to Work Day).
Program Staff
Bicycle/Pedestrian Program Manager
Jason Patton (510) 238-7049
Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities Coordinator
Jennifer Stanley (510) 238-3983