Complete Streets Paving Program

OakDOT’s Complete Streets Infrastructure Division (CSID) coordinates roadway and accessibility improvements funded by Measure U, the City’s 2022 Paving and Infrastructure Bond. The CSID Division’s Complete Streets Paving Program incorporates safety improvements into planned and funded paving projects.

By coordinating improvements with Paving, OakDOT can implement safety elements on a much faster timeline than that of a typical major capital project (1-3 years for paving, while major capital projects involving signal and utility work can take 5-10+ years).

Examples of safety improvements installed by the Complete Streets Paving Program include:

Pedestrian safety islands to increase crosswalk safety and visibility
Protected intersections to slow turning cars
Speed humps, traffic circles and other neighborhood traffic-calming elements
Road diet (reducing the number of car lanes to slow down traffic speeds)
Bike lane improvements
Bus bulbs
& more!

It is not feasible for Complete Streets Paving projects to add new traffic signals, widen sidewalks or extend intersection corners.

The Complete Streets Paving Team reviews streets planned for paving and identifies those on Oakland’s High Injury Network, prioritizing safety improvements on the streets with the most injuries. The team also considers whether streets planned for paving were identified for improvements in Oakland’s Bike Plan, Pedestrian Plan or other planning efforts, along with community priorities. For major projects involving changes to street layout or access, the Complete Streets Paving Program conducts public outreach to residents and stakeholders to take feedback on designs and craft a project that meets the specific need of each community.

This program is made possible by Measure U, which Oakland voters passed in Fall 2022.

Ongoing Projects

105th Avenue Paving Project

Improving safety on 105th Avenue with a planned repaving project

14th Avenue Connections

The 14th Ave Connections project plans improvements on 14th Ave from 27th St to MacArthur Blvd, along with neighboring streets Beaumont Ave, MacArthur Blvd and E 33rd St.

18th Street Complete Streets Paving Project

Repaving 18th Street between Mandela Parkway and Market while making changes to reduce vehicle speeding and improve safety and connectivity for people walking and biking.

38th Avenue Traffic Calming Project

When OakDOT repaves 38th Avenue between E 12th Street and MacArthur Boulevard, the City will install significant safety improvements for people walking and biking.

Bellevue Avenue Paving Project

When OakDOT repaves Bellevue Avenue between Grand Avenue and Perkins Street, the City will install significant safety improvements for people walking and biking.

Calm Fruitvale Streets

Developing traffic calming designs for a Slow Streets route as part of planned repaving occurring on several streets on the route.

E 21st Street Safety Project

The E 21st Street Safety Project will make improvements to prevent vehicle speeding and other dangerous driving behaviors on E 21st Street between 14th Avenue and 23rd Avenue.

Foothill Boulevard Traffic Safety Project (23rd Ave to Fruitvale Ave)

Making Foothill Boulevard from 23rd Ave to Fruitvale Avenue safer for everyone as part of planned repaving

Franklin Complete Streets Paving Project

This project will make improvements on Franklin Street from 6th Street to Broadway in coordination with planned repaving. This project will remove one lane of traffic from Franklin Street, a northbound one-way street. The project will install angled parking on Franklin Street from 6th to 11th Streets, and a separated bike lane on Franklin Street from 11th Street to Broadway.

Helpful Links

2022 5-Year Paving Plan

Contact details

Charlie Ream

cream@oaklandca.gov