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.
In an innovative effort to support equitable access to transportation in and around Oakland for historically excluded communities, the pilot provides $300 per person to fund trips or passes on public transit, bikeshare, and shared e-scooters
28% of local neighborhood streets are now in good or excellent condition, up from just 15% in 2016.
With this landmark investment from the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Oakland is Building Back Better and celebrating federal funding of the TOWN For All infrastructure vision to restore access for historically redlined communities to the waterfront.
Oakland Department of Transportation, Director
Ryan Russo was appointed in May 2017 as the first permanent Director of the Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT). OakDOT pursues a vision of a more equitable, safer Oakland with improved access to housing, jobs, schools and services. It is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the city’s over 800 miles of roads and 1,100 miles of sidewalks and represents Oakland with the region’s transportation partners, such as BART, AC Transit, MTC and Caltrans. OakDOT has become a national model for incorporating equity into transportation planning, policy, programs and operations. From paving plans to emerging mobility, OakDOT is working to center racial equity in every organizational aspect and long-neglected communities are now being more authentically engaged and collaborating with government.