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Traffic deaths are preventable and we will prevent them IG: rapidrevoltteam M: @RapidResponseTeam@sfba.social Oakland, Bay Area https://oakrapidresponse.org/
Car Free HAPPY HOUR this Tuesday! Drake's Dealership Tuesday, July 21, 5:30pm 2325 Broadway, Oakland AC Transit lines: too many to list! BART: 19th St. @bikeeastbay.bsky.social @walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social @tvrr.bsky.social @walkbikeberk.bsky.social @transpoakland.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
On April 27th a driver hit Bart Drawsand as he was biking on E22nd & 23rd Ave Bart was riding his bike west and turned uphill onto 23rd when a driver headed downhill struck and killed him We extend our deepest sympathies to Bart's family and friends www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
A bike rider struck by a hit-run driver succumbed to their injuries, following the previously reported crash at E 22nd St and 23rd Ave in Oakland. The victim was a 38-year-old man named Bartholomew Fitzgerald Drawsand. www.sfchronicle.com/crime/articl...
In 2024 Oakland implemented a 4 car lane to 1 car lane road diet on 13th St in Downtown using only paint. It’s not perfect but this relatively cheap change has helped a lot w speeding. The perpendicular Webster corridor is the same width & needs a similar update ASAP.
Traffic Violence Rapid Response@tvrr.bsky.social · 6mo agoLast December a driver hit and injured a 65 year old man while he was biking in Chinatown We just learned he passed away from his injuries Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our sympathies to his family and friends www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
Last December a driver hit and injured a 65 year old man while he was biking in Chinatown We just learned he passed away from his injuries Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our sympathies to his family and friends www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
A Driver Fatally Injured A Cyclist in Chinatown last December
In the afternoon of December 27th, 2025 at 5:08pm a driver hit and severely injured a 65 year old man while he was biking in the bike lane on Webster St crossing 12th St. We just learned he passed awa...
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Have you been close-passed by an AC Transit bus while on your bike? Share your story at the AC Transit Board meeting tonight, Jan 14, 5PM. Scan the QR code for zoom link actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063
The mayor says something really important about something that's bugged me for a long time: that we force grieving families to relive their trauma over and over again as they lobby elected officials asking them to do the right thing. I am so glad to hear him say those days are over.
Streetsblog NYC@nyc.streetsblog.org · 7mo ago"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...
Thanks El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll for holding a powerful vigil yesterday for Donna Revecho, who was killed while crossing San Pablo Ave. It was inspiring to join dozens to stand up for safe streets. We need to hold Caltrans accountable to make San Pablo safer & prevent more tragedies!
The plastic posts and speed cushions installed on International Blvd successfully reduced pedestrian deaths to zero by discouraging speeding in the bus-only lanes This intervention saved many of our neighbors lives this year and will continue to save lives into the future Now make it permanent
The Oaklandside@oaklandside.org · 8mo agoA new bus-only lane was criticized for years for a design that encouraged illegal speeding. But simple interventions, including bollards, have drastically reduced fatalities.
If pedestrian deaths can be eliminated on the previously deadly International Boulevard, we should be able to eliminate them on every other street. We just need the will to do it, especially from policymakers and Caltrans. Thanks @tvrr.bsky.social for tireless advocacy to achieve this huge win!
George Spies@georgespies.bsky.social · 8mo agoFor those who haven't been on the boulevard in thew last year, the data alone tells us that there has been a positive transformation: pedestrian deaths fell from 7 in 2023 to 0 so far this year. Yep, zero. More yet to do! @tvrr.bsky.social www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/intern...
Massive congratulations are owed to the folks at @tvrr.bsky.social for their work on International Boulevard. It is *unquestionable* that their advocacy has saved multiple lives, something not many people can say. Quick 🧵on their blog post. www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/intern...
International Blvd is Now Much Safer
Last week, OakDOT and AC Transit shared the results of the International BRT Safety Project and frankly the results are an eye-popping success! Traffic calming infrastructure saves lives! Please write...
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Witnesses say Hector Jose Ortega had run a stop sign and the SUV was speeding.
63-year-old cyclist dies after colliding with SUV in East Oakland
Witnesses say Hector Jose Ortega had run a stop sign and the SUV was speeding.
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On Friday a driver killed a 63 year old cyclist who had lived in Garfield most of his life Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short while biking around his own neighborhood and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
A Driver Killed our Neighbor in Garfield on Friday
On Friday, September 26th at 6:15pm a driver hit a 63 year old man as he was biking on Miller Ave onto E 16th Street in the Garfield neighborhood of Oakland. Neighbors shared footage of a white Ford ...
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“The price paid for these chases is too often paid by community members and bystanders like Dr. Marvin Boomer. We should focus on solutions and interventions that create safer streets through street transformation, not by making our streets battlegrounds.” Justin Hu-Nguyen, @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
The Oaklandside@oaklandside.org · 10mo ago“We’re going to hear criticism that you didn’t go far enough and criticism that you’re changing too much,” said the commission chair.
Police Commission is considering updating the OPD Pursuit Policy to allow more dangerous high speed chases High speed chases all too often end in tragedy and death for our neighbors Join tonight at 6:30pm to insist OPD keep 50mph limit and supervisor approvals www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets...
On Thursday a driver hit and killed 90 year old woman as she was walking across Broadway at 8th 😢 Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
A Driver Killed our Neighbor in Downtown Oakland on Thursday
On Thursday morning, September 11th at 8:45am a driver hit and killed a 90 year old Asian woman as she was walking across Broadway Avenue at 8th Street near Old Oakland and Chinatown. Our hearts go o...
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A very special Transit Month Car Free Happy Hour will be at… Temescal Brewing Tuesday, September 9 starting at 5:30pm 4115 Telegraph Ave, Oakland AC Transit lines 6, 18, 57, BayWheels bike share, MacArthur BART @tvrr.bsky.social @bikeeastbay.bsky.social @walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social
There is no safe way for a cyclist to cross this high volume and high speed intersection We call on OakDOT to prioritize street safety upgrades here and across the city to ensure bicyclists and pedestrians can safely cross the street
The Oaklandside@oaklandside.org · 11mo agoHongmei Chen, a single mother, was killed by a large truck on Telegraph Avenue and 51st Street in Oakland while returning home from work.
I stood on this corner with an eyewitness to the tragedy and went step-by-step through this tragic incident and the below is correct: there is no moment in the light cycle when people on foot or on bikes can cross without conflicts with turning vehicles. So people cannot avoid taking risks.
Traffic Violence Rapid Response@tvrr.bsky.social · 12mo agoThere is currently no safe way for a cyclist to cross this high volume and high speed intersection We call on @cityofoakland.bsky.social's elected leaders, OPD, OFD, and OakDOT to treat the traffic safety crisis as a public safety crisis and accelerate efforts to make our streets safe for everyone
On Saturday a driver hit and killed women in her 50s as she was biking across 51st at Shattuck 😢 Our hearts go out to her life cut short as she was doing something as simple as riding her bike, and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/bicycl...
We know physical interventions will prevent deadly collisions because we've seen those interventions already work wonders It is so very crucial that we install those safety projects without delay, especially on high injury streets where we know fatalities will happen again
The Oaklandside@oaklandside.org · 12mo agoNearly seven years in the making, the plan from the state transit agency establishes priorities for all urban bike paths on land controlled by the state — including dozens of improvements for Oakland.
Oakland needs you! Please apply for Oakland Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission! Our DMs are open If you need help applying. oaklandside.org/2025/08/14/w...
Wanted: Your ideas on making Oakland better for walking and biking
Oakland residents have a month to apply for a seat on the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission to help shape road design and more.
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Sheila and Hydeh's persistent advocacy will ensure safe travels for families on Lakeshore in the future Thank you everyone who worked to make this protected bikeway a reality We must work faster to build safe streets before tragedy hits so no other family experiences the loss of their child
The Oaklandside@oaklandside.org · last yr.The “Maia Correia Bikeway” will save lives, community leaders said at a groundbreaking ceremony.
Groundbreaking celebration for Lakeshore Ave at noon today at Lakeshore/E 18th See you there!
Robert Prinz@prinzrob.bsky.social · last yr.Repaving is starting on Lakeshore Ave in Oakland this week, E 18th to MacArthur, followed by 2-way cycletrack construction. Official groundbreaking event noon this Friday July 25th at Lakeshore/E 18th. bikeeastbay.org/event/lakesh...
Calling all Oaklanders who live, work, or travel in Grand Lake! Please email OakDOT and your councilmember TODAY about the upcoming Grand Ave safety project Grand is on the High Injury Network, which means it is one of the 8% of streets responsible for 60% of Oakland's severe and fatal collisions
Repaving is starting on Lakeshore Ave in Oakland this week, E 18th to MacArthur, followed by 2-way cycletrack construction. Official groundbreaking event noon this Friday July 25th at Lakeshore/E 18th. bikeeastbay.org/event/lakesh...
Missed the meeting on Oakland procurement reform? @tvrr.bsky.social has a summary and a call to action - encourage your Councilmember to support contracting reform on July 8. www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/oaklan...
Oaklanders commit to advocate for contracting reform
About two dozen Oaklanders from across the city gathered this week to learn about the agonizingly slow process Oakland uses to approve safety infrastructure projects in the city, and award the contrac...
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Next Thursday’s Oakland bike/walk infrastructure committee meeting (3:30-5:30pm, in person only at the OakDOT offices) includes one big agenda item on staff’s Slow Streets network proposal. Presentation file attached to the agenda here: www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets...
Watch this space for calls to action in coming days to change city rules to unleash safer streets faster and for less. It can be done! @tvrr.bsky.social
Aaron 🏗️🚲🌲🏀@aceckhouse.bsky.social · last yr.Listening to @dereksagehorn.bsky.social present on procurement reform for public infrastructure projects in Oakland Long project timelines are a major culprit In the decade it took Oakland to implement a bike lane on 14th, there were 5 deaths & over 40 serious injuries on that corridor
East Bay Car Free Happy Hour is this Wednesday at… Prescott Market Wednesday, June 4, 5:30pm 1620 18th St., West Oakland - AC Transit lines 29, NL - BayWheels bike share station nearby - 15 min walk to West Oakland BART @tvrr.bsky.social @walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
