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Regional pavement condition report shows Oakland’s roads are improving dramatically.

The City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) is working to make it easier to find parking in Chinatown. OakDOT staff have studied parking demand in Chinatown and have developed two zones …

Experienced, solutions-oriented leader brings momentum and commitment to equity in transportation management.

Speed limit reductions can be expected at 20 schools by the end of the year, implementing the City’s Safe Oakland Streets Initiative

With large crowds anticipated at Lake Merritt for upcoming holidays – on June 19th for Juneteenth, and on July 3rd and 4th for the Fourth of July holiday weekend -- the City of Oakland will implement …

On March 15, the Oakland City Council passed a series of Ordinances to make the Flex Street Initiative a permanent option for businesses to use outdoor public rights-of-way. The existing permit programs will remain mostly unchanged and free through July 2023.

Streamlined services open to the public February 28

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.