The City of Oakland has launched an effort to renovate and beautify nine (9) mini parks throughout the City's historically underserved communities. The project aims to remove unsafe play equipment and install new code compliant play equipment. New site furniture (benches, tables, BBQ pits, drinking fountains), landscaping and irrigation will be installed to enrich the sites for the community to enjoy for years to come.
Investing in the safety of the Chinatown community for residents and visitors alike.
This is the location for OPRYD RFP's and Solicitations.
Enhancing connectivity between Chinatown, Old Oakland, Jack London District, and the waterfront.
The project installs pedestrian crossing safety improvements to three intersections on Foothill Blvd in Oakland.
Assembly Bill 43, Friedman: Traffic Safety (AB 43) was signed into law in late 2021 by California’s Governor. Under AB 43, local governments may, by ordinance, set a prima facie speed limit of 20 mph or 25 mph on streets contiguous to a “business activity district” (a new designation authorized by AB 43).
UPDATE: Parking meter enforcement began on Monday, March 13th, 2023. Pay-by-plate using the Parkmobile app or one of the new kiosks. Meters will be enforced Monday through Saturday, 8AM to 8PM and Sundays Noon to 8PM. Parking Enforcement has completed testing of systems and is ramping up patrols. A three month warning period ended June 30, so all vehicles found non-compliant are now subject to citation.
I'm excited to announce that my office has additional mural funding to distribute! I've been able to partially fund murals in various D1 locations including on Piedmont Ave., San Pablo Ave, Market St., Lowell St., and Claremont Ave., and I'm looking forward to funding more.
A complete streets project improving pedestrian environment and encourage TEMPO ridership
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A new campus for Samuel Merritt University (SMU), an Oakland-based nursing college that was first established in 1909.
The proposed project includes the demolition of the existing site improvements and the construction of a four-story condominium/apartment building with 275 units to be built around interior courtyards and a five-story (six-level) parking garage.
This project was formerly known as 222 19th Street Development Project. The project proposed the demolition of the existing garden associated with the historic August Schilling estate and construction of a 42-story residential high-rise (457’-9” to the top of the pyramidal roof form) containing 370 for-sale units, a 933 sq. ft. of ground floor café, and 357 parking spaces in five levels of underground parking.