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Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee

This committee oversees the city's physical infrastructure - roads, sidewalks, sewers, and transit networks - as well as the planning and funding of capital projects. What passed, what changed, and what this means for you.
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Jun

Oakland bike share could keep running through 2032, after a 3-1 vote

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: Members split 3-1 to extend Lyft's bike share to 2032 and backed about $26.5M for an MLK Jr. Way redesign. Council votes June 16.
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26
May

Chinatown's rec center rebuild heads to a final Oakland vote

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: A $28.437M Lincoln rec center contract heads to council, and the committee split 3-1 on funding a vandalized arts center.
5 min read
12
May

Oakland's $1.1M plan to fight illegal dumping heads to council

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: A $1.1M illegal dumping plan and a $304,900 crosswalk beacon contract cleared committee, headed to the May 19 council.
4 min read
21
Apr

12 of Oakland's 13 flusher trucks are down. Contracts head to council.

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: $16,815,000 in equipment contracts cleared on a 3-1 vote amid a fleet crisis. New FEMA flood rules also advanced to council May 5.
4 min read
24
Mar

Oakland could double dumping fines and add drone detection

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: Backed doubling dumping fines (up to $5,000) and a no-plate offense, plus a $150,000 drone pilot to map dumping. All head to council April 14.
4 min read
10
Mar

Oakland may move parking out of its transportation department

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: A plan to move parking out of OakDOT went to the full council after a packed hearing. Plus state funds for two housing projects.
4 min read
24
Feb

Oakland pauses a Caltrans freeway deal, wants an encampment plan first

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: A Caltrans freeway deal was held until March 10 over encampments. A West Oakland bridge retrofit and a $975,659 Home Depot deal head to council.
3 min read
10
Feb

Oakland's plan to split up the parking division goes to the council

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: A plan to move parking enforcement to Finance and police heads to council March 3. Plus $843,875 to protect a Sausal Creek canyon.
3 min read
27
Jan

Oakland honors parking chief as staff push to keep his division

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: The committee backed $2.7M more for Fire Station 4's design, lifting the contract to $4.2M, and honored OakDOT's parking chief.
2 min read
13
Jan

Oakland weighs cleaning 29 Caltrans freeway ramps; Gallo says no

Oakland Public Works and Transportation Committee: Caltrans litter deal for 29 freeway ramps cleared committee 3-1, Gallo opposed. Plus a 5-year, $1.476M Montclair parking contract.
2 min read