The Department of Transportation will envision, plan, build, operate and maintain a transportation system for the City of Oakland and assure safe, equitable, and sustainable access and mobility for residents, businesses and visitors.
After collaboration with family members of Deontae Bush, an Oaklander killed in a 2018 crash on 35th Avenue, OakDOT installs innovative ‘speed cushions’ designed to slow traffic without impeding emergency response and transit vehicles on high-injury East Oakland street
All Oakland parking regulations will be enforced going forward; each vehicle will be eligible for one no-fine warning citation for RPP violations through the month of February.
39 miles paved since July of 2019 including 14 miles in East Oakland; with focus on smaller, long-neglected neighborhood streets
Oakland Department of Transportation, Director
Russo comes to his new role in Oakland from New York City, where he served as deputy commissioner for transportation planning and management with the New York City Department of Transportation. Russo held senior positions under New York City Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Bill de Blasio, overseeing some of the nation’s most innovative and transformative safety, pedestrian, cycling and transit projects over the last decade. He led a division staff of about 500 employees in planning and operational offices with an annual budget exceeding $100 million.