Find out about the proposed Oakland bike network improvements
This meeting is being organized by the Oakland Transportation Management Association.
The City is proposing improvements to the bike network in Oakland. This is long overdue given the neighborhood has been in desperate need for bike safety improvements considering the large student population, role as an employment center, its crippling congestion, and now, soon to be serving as a hub for the upcoming Bike Share program. The proposals will help make some space for bikes with the addition of bike lanes, most significantly along the popular cycling route of Bayard and Bigelow. The proposal will also make clear some of the preferred routes using sharrows. The goal is to help connect cyclists around Oakland, as well as into the existing bike infrastructure that goes into Bloomfield and Shadyside. Further, due to safety concerns, there are a large number of people using bikes on Oakland’s sidewalks, and studies have shown that bike infrastructure helps mitigate this problem.
Come see what the City is proposing, and help make sure that Oakland gets one step closer towards bike-friendliness.
From OTMA:
As one of America’s shining examples of a 21st century city, Pittsburgh is moving to become bike friendly. The City of Pittsburgh has proposed various methods our Oakland streets can capture this growing trend to make room for more bikes on the roadways – and in some cases this may call for eliminating parking and impacting traffic lanes. Please come out to learn more about this important project.
Monday June 1st
8:00 am and 5:30 pm (Two meetings times are offered to accommodate schedules)
University of Pittsburgh Campus
William Pitt Union
Dining Room A
3959 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
For more info, see the Oakland Transportation Management Association website
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3 Comments
Looking good! I likely will not be able to attend, so here’s a few comments on the proposal:
1) I believe that Bouquet from Forbes to Sennott is not currently lane’d downhill (though Sennott onwards is). The latter should actually be sharrowed not lane’d: a lot of bike traffic turns left onto Clemente and the lane makes it awkward (many of us ignore it, which confuses motorists).
2) Boundary (continuing down from Neville) absolutely needs to be sharrowed. This is a very busy bikeway; the car traffic is fast and not too courteous.
3) This is off the map (so to speak) but the transition on Forbes between the B’ham Br and Craft needs to be fixed. There’s an unused lane that can be for bikes which is good. But necessary is some way to get bikes across the parkway exit ramp and give them a (sharrowed) lane up the hill. (Personally I would like a way to get up Ophelia and on to the Craft/Allies intersection.)
In my opinion, there is plenty of space on both Bigelow Boulevard as well as Bayard Street to have a protected bike lane in both directions. Both of those streets are wide enough and do not have that much traffic at the moment that the bike lanes would interfere. But overall, great plan!
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