"We are saddened and outraged that yet another life has been taken due to traffic violence. 23 people were needlessly killed on the streets of Oakland in 2025, with untold numbers of others whose lives have been irreparably harmed because of serious injuries due to traffic violence. These injuries and deaths from traffic violence are preventable. Webster Street is a wide, multi-lane road that drivers use to speed to the highway."
"Drivers take turns at high speeds, cutting dangerously close to pedestrians and cyclists. A painted bike lane is not sufficient protection from cars traveling this fast. Intersections this wide allow drivers to turn faster than they can safely stop for people crossing the street, and intersections without state-mandated daylighting prevent drivers from seeing people in the crosswalk. Half of Chinatown's streets are on the High Injury Network, including Webster Street."
"The Chinatown Complete Streets Plan includes calming traffic, widening sidewalks, reducing crosswalk lengths, reducing the number of travel lanes, and upgrading bicycle lanes north of 11th St. Protected intersections like on 14th Street, diagonal parking like on 13th, and corner bulb-outs like on 12th would very likely have saved a life by slowing the turning driver to a safe speed."
A 65-year-old man biking in the bike lane on Webster Street at 12th was struck by a driver on December 27 at 5:08 p.m. He was severely injured and died from those injuries on January 11, 2026. Witnesses rushed into a nearby restaurant to borrow towels and assist until emergency responders arrived. Oakland recorded 23 traffic-related deaths in 2025 and many more serious injuries. Webster Street’s wide, multi-lane design and painted bike lanes do not adequately protect people. The Chinatown Complete Streets Plan proposes traffic calming, wider sidewalks, shorter crossings, fewer travel lanes, and upgraded bicycle infrastructure.
Read at Streetsblog
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]