Improving water quality in Lake Merritt, especially by reducing trash and increasing dissolved oxygen levels
<p>The work along Lakeshore Avenue and El Embarcadero included restoration of the historic Pergola in 2007, reconstruction of the historic E.18th Street Pier in 2008, and complete park renovation, seawall repair, path improvements and street calming in 2009.</p>
E 18th Street to El Embarcadero
Extending the Lakeside Drive two-way protected cycletrack around the Lake to from Madison Street to the 1st Avenue/International Blvd intersection.
The intersection of 20th Street, Lakeside Drive, and Harrison Street adjacent to Snow Park was not friendly to pedestrians or park users. The Lake Merritt Master Plan called for this intersection to be reconfigured to calm traffic, create safer pedestrian crossings, add bike lanes, and increase park space. This work was completed in 2019.
The entrance project to Lakeside Park, Children’s Fairyland and the Garden Center will improve pedestrian safety, accessibility and pathways at Grand Avenue and Bellevue Avenue.
Several project funded by Measure DD are located within Lakeside Park.
Continuing to make MacArthur Boulevard safer for all users
Formerly the Seminary Avenue Paving Project, LAMMPS Phase 3 will expand the work of Phases 1 and 2 to connect the residents of Millsmont, Mills Garden, Frick, and Maxwell Park to the Mills/Northeastern campus and the Laurel District
The City of Oakland is undertaking a project to restore and seismically retrofit the historic Leimert Blvd Bridge
The City of Oakland welcomes our community to envision a new state-of-the-art Community Resilience and Recreation Center at 250 10th Street. This new recreation center is top priority to replace the existing outdated and aging recreation center.
The purpose of the Local Roadmaps to Community Resilience pilot project (LR2CR) is to support community as members come together to develop a strategic plan (or roadmap) that can be used to guide future actions aimed at increasing the overall resiliency of a specific neighborhood. Check this page periodically for project updates and deliverables.
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Improved safety near neighborhood schools
Paving and street improvements from Lake Merritt to Interstate 580
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).
The MacArthur Transit Village is a mixed-use, multi-phased transit-oriented development located at the MacArthur BART Station. The village offers 880 new residential units, 143 at below market rent, and a new parking garage with 478 spaces for BART patrons and guests. The project will also contain nearly 40,000 square feet of new commercial/retail space (project case file #PUD06058).
The Highway Safety Improvement Program, Cycle 9, will install pedestrian safety improvements to the Macarthur Boulevard Corridor
This webpage is meant to serve as a central resource for Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) plans and projects on MacArthur Boulevard.
Refreshed paving and crossing improvements coming to MacArthur Blvd between 73rd & 83rd Avenue.
Work is adjacent to the Highway 13 northbound lane between located between the I-580 Freeway and the Carson Street exit. Access to the easement will require heavy equipment to access the easement via Highway 13. Construction may directly affect the lane of travel closest to the shoulder (right-hand northbound lane) between the hours of 9am - 3pm, Monday through Friday, between October 21, 2019 and late December 2019.
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