"We and other members of the public were never informed about the Oak Street bike lane closures shown on pages 2, 3, and 12 of these plans. As shown on these pages they are maintaining multiple lanes for cars on Oak between 6th and 9th Streets but zero dedicated lane for bikes."
"With the removal of the painted bike lanes, which were woefully inadequate on a multi-lane street such as Oak Street to start with, Caltrans now expects cyclists to share a lane with traffic. Keep in mind that this is also a major route to I-880 and is plagued with non-stop speeding traffic and red-light running."
"This is unacceptable. Caltrans Complete Street Policy, now five years old, says Caltrans will provide comfortable, convenient, and connected complete streets facilities on all projects and in all project phases, including construction and maintenance."
Caltrans removed painted bike lanes on Oak Street in Oakland as part of the Alameda-Oakland Access Project, a freeway ramp-widening initiative. The removal eliminated critical bike connections between Jack London Square, Lake Merritt BART, and residential areas without informing the public. Cyclists must now share lanes with speeding traffic and red-light runners on a major commuter corridor. Caltrans maintains multiple car lanes while providing zero dedicated bike infrastructure. This violates Caltrans' own Complete Street Policy, which mandates comfortable, convenient, and connected facilities for all users. Transportation advocates criticize the project as acting in bad faith and misrepresenting itself as multi-modal.
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