Project Overview

Location
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Station 1
Show green bike lanes
on 40th

Existing Conditions

Station 2

Survey & Stakeholder

Feedback

Station 3

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Unsafe

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Pleased with community captures perfectly the

involvement, proposed shortcomings of the
changes are exciting.
current situation

Project is timely

Seems to be fairly clear

concensus
Consider looking to the
residents and
community if funding
options fall short

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Please fix paving south

of 51st
Would help to
contectualize the
project with respect to
Surprised that near-term More representation and
other plans and projects paving issues were not outreach to affested
in the city
addressed at all
communities of color

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distribution of
respondents with
clumped priorities

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Concern about buscyclist conflicts

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Highly dangerous street.
As a landlord with a
fourples on 42nd, my
tenants walk and bike
much more than they
drive.

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Speeds are too high,
intimidating for walking
and bicycling

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Fear that the survey

was skewed - only
useful if it truly
represents the
population who uses
Telegraph as opposed to
those who have time to
respond

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Like the NYC solution

Agree, 51st St is
problematic
Clars Auction (56th St)
would like to be
consulted before any
changes in that block
are done

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Agree. As a frequent
walker/cyclists it is
scary to share the road
with cars/buses, and
hard to cross
I hope the loud voices at
this public forum aren't
overvalued. I suspect
their opinion is less
supported than they
think.

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Surprised by mode split.

Are you concerned
about sample bias?
(would expect more
vehicles)

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Perhaps some
demographic info of the
people surveyed to get
a sense

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What do bus drivers say

about safety, etc of the
different options? They
have a lot of experience
ans could help.

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A comparison of bike
travel using Telegraph
vs. Webster would be
good to see

Even mode split of

respondents shows that
people who care about
Telegraph are not a
moajority of drivers - sp
why cater the street to a
fake majority?

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Would be great to
expand project scope to
Berkeley border

Traffic analysis does not

account for the 600 new
houses, 600 new cars,
and 40,000 square feet
of retail coming to the
MacArthur Transit Village

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Not inviting to
pedestrians or cyclists

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Make it more ecxplicit

the sources of the
statistics presented

Great overview
focus on slowing cars
and reducing bike
exposure to cars
particularly in crash
hotspots

Lots of survey
responses, many from
locals

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I think it's great that

people would like
Telegraoh to resemble
The higher value of
Valencia St, but I bike
bicyclists should
along Valencia all the
convinve business
time and motorists do
owners that losing some
not respect the bike
parkking is worth it to
The street really needs lane. A protected lane is
prioritize cycling
to be narrower in order necessary for cyclists to
infrastructure.
to discourage speeding. stay safe.

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I want to live in a city

(world) where there are
more bicycles, less cars,
easy and frequent
public transit, and a
pedestrian-firendly
landscape.

As a bus rider, clumping

is annoying. As a cyclist,
though, bus/bicycle
leapfrogging is really not
as bad as I would have
expected.

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Good presentation of
economic factors

Reducing all kinds of

accidents, good thing.

Would be interesting to
learn what more
neighborhood residents
have to say

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Unhappy with existing

conditions because
traffic moves too fast
and it is a detriment for
new businesses which
need to depend on foot
traffic.

Wish Telegraph more

closesly resembled
Valencia St

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Need to include Greater

Mosswood
neighborhood yahoo
group and all groups
along the corridor.

Imporove pavement
quality

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It seems all the

Need safer conditions
alternatives would be an for bikes and
improvement.
pedestrians

How are you reaching

the many individuals not
associated with larger
stakeholder groups and
use the bus daily on
Telegraph?

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Segments can be a
proble. There is a high
need for continuous,
protected bike lanes,
not fragmented
approaches

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"Balancing needs"
suggests a (false)
equivalence. Where
trade-offs have to be
made, we should
prioritize for those who
are more vulnerable
(pedestrrians and
bicyclists) and more
efficient (transit users).
Can we officially set an
order of priority, as
Chicago has?

Duplicate bus service is

itself not a problem:
modern cities have
overlapping transit lines
and express/local
services and it helps
transit users have more
options. Consolidation is
on ly an advantage if it
increases frequency and
decreases long waits.

Skeptical about
methodology, Is there
any reason to believe
this survey is
representative of
Oakland residents or
neighborhood residents?
While I generally agree
with the conclusions, I
would be careful in
saying "people want".

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Dangerous! Must be
fixed.

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Contact Jennifer Rose if

don't already have info
for Greater Mosswood
neighborhood.
jenniferrose@gmail.com

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Bike riding through

42nd-52nd can be really
scary. Trffic needs to
slow down. Pedestrians
will fell safer . Will help
Telegraph become a
destination rather than a
fast route to get
Copenhagen model
somewhere else.
looks best.

Surprised by large
number of respondents
wanting bicycle
facilities.

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Separate multiple users

or levels of riders for
fast commuters/slow,
create express lanes for
cyclists

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Zoning changes needed

in addition to
streetscape
improements. Valencia
was a success because
the land uses along that
street changed as well.
Denser development
with parking maximums
should be allowed in the
code.

Understand where
residents are located
along Telegraph to
prevent parklets right
outside living/bedrooms.
Otherwise great concept 48th & Telegraph is
to eliminate parking on confusing for auto
sections of Telegraph.
drivers
Is anyone suggesting
timed traffic lights set to
cycling speed?

Need better
enforcement/adherence
to cycling laws

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I am supportive of road
diet/traffic calming and
protection for cyslists
and pedestrians. I live
at 62nd and commute
to UCB and run errands
by bike. But neighbors
are concerned about
traffic impacts if lanes
are reduced. We really
need a presentation
that addresses
neighborhood concerns.

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While the plan is good,

bigger ideas are needed
for segment B especially

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Agree with the

economic argument.

This process is
expensive but excellent

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conditions need to be
better addressed. 48th57th needs road diet
regardless of autooriented LOS.

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Concerned about traffic

being diverted to side
streets.

Would like more info on

project timeline.
Agree that speed of cars
is a concern, especially
near Highway 24

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Need evidence that

segregating bikes from
motor vehicles will
increase safety.

Weaving is not a
problem; cycle tracks
are not necessarily a
solution.

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Support repaving. Love

seeing good survey
turnout. People really
care.

Hard data is great to

see

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The traffic chart should

show the ADT along the
Telegraph corridor by
segment and time of
Like the bike vs. auto
day to illustrate how
comparisons. Provide a much unused roadway
clear metric of analysis capacity is available.
so the visuals are easier Parking supply and
to read. There is a lack turnover should also be
of mention of benefits
mentioned. Info on the
for public transit service trip origins/destinatioons
from complete streets. along the corridor
Please add.
should be supplied.
Too confusing. Too much
information.
I often feel unsafe on
Telegraph and see a lot
of speeding.

I think there is a skew

toward home and
business owners
surveyed as "users".
There should be a
concerted effort to
sample others living in
Would be interesting to the are, with focus on
also look at transit
public transit users,
delays. Potholes are also renters (generally
a safety concern for
people of lower sociocyclists.
economic status)

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I worry tha t poor people
may not be well
represented based on
the way surveys were
promoted. I imagine
public transit may be a
higher priority.

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Glad this project is

taking place and that
the community has the
opportunity to get
involved.

Safety of pedestrians
and bicyclists extremely
important.

Decline in vehicle traffic

from 2008-2013 most
likely due to
unemployment. How will
you deal with bus stops
if you install protected
bike lane?

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It seems like commuter
auto traffic needs to be
managed to keep bike
and pedestrian
commuters safe.
Separate cylists and
buses.

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Promote cycle tracks

not just for bicyclists,
but for people with
disabilities. Electric
wheelchairs, scooters,
and trikes can go on
cycle tracks as well.

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Valencia St made room

for sidewalk caf and
seating, not so on
Piedmont Ave.

Still hoping for BRT.

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Reduce "multiple threat"

risk

Larger photos. More

space between stations.

Helpful charts and word

cloud.

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What about playscapes,

urban gardens, and
transformable space o
Telegraph.
bad and dangerous

Too much info on one

poster.

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Good layout. What

about trees and
gathering spaces?
These would be a
prominent feature in
bringing life back.

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Very scary as a biker.

Many close calls.

Nice visuals.
Like the simple
statistics.
Consider lighting
additions

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I think it would be good

to explicitly define how
much sway the
bisinesses should have
on this project. If 90%
people support one
design but half of
Telegraph businesses
oppose it, is that
enough to kill it?

National transportation
trends show young
people taking transit
40% more, but transit
does not seem to be
emphasized in complete
streets projects. 1,200
cyclists compared to
9000 transit riders.

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Accessibility to
businesses.

Were survey questions

asked in random order,
or in the order shown?
Respondents were not
asked to rank priorities.

Agree with all.

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As a cyclist, I am
pleased that there is so
much support to make
Repave between 51st & Telegraph more bike and
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Mention inevitable
future os greater
density in urban areas transportation has to
change to
accommodate density
and air quality - more
travel by mass transit walking and biking part of urban change of
infrastructure.

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great statistics - transit

mode impct on
spending habits.

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Telegraph should be
made more bike and
pedestrian friendly. The
freeway is right there
parallel to it for thru
traffic.

It is not a comfortable or
enjoyable place to bike.
I would use it more
frequently if there were
bike lanes.

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I fully support rebuilding

Telegraph Avenue
keeping in mind a goal
to develop it as a
destination instead of a
thoroughfare. I-980 and
CA 24 run parallel to
Telegraph; if cars are
just trying to zoom
through as fast as
possible, they should
use the freeway.

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I love that this part of

Telegraph will become
more pedestrian and
bicycle friendly. While I
also drive on Telegraph
the additional time it
will take to travel safely
in my car and create a
more neighborhood feel
to Telegraph Ave make
this a welcome project.

It's horrible. It's

embarrassing compared
to more modern,
balanced roads in other
cities. It's like a time
warp to 1975.

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Great vision! In addition

to 'inadequately-sized
Great observations /
bus stops', there are
assessments of existing
conflicts between bikes
conditions.
and buses that need to
be addressed.

Double parking should

never be allowed especially in bike lanes.

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Although I own a car, I

commute to work 5
day/week by bike on a
route roughly parallel to
DO NOT allow double
Telegraph Avenue even parking in bicycle lanes!
Convincing case
though it takes longer
This practice creates
studies--convinced that
(Shafter bike route). I do
dangerous conditions
Telegraph would benefit
this for safety reasons,
for bikers who are
if similar projects were
and would enjoy riding a
forced to enter much
implemented.
retrofitted Telegraph in
faster traffic lanes with
part because stops at
little notice.
local businesses would
be easier on my way
home.

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Do we really want out

neighborhood to grow
any more?! It's pricing
out medium income
households!

Yes, traffic congestion

can be an issue but that
is precisely why it is
problematic to consider
lessening roadway. I live
on Telegraph and feel
that it would cause
much more bumper to
bumper traffic. The
assessment did not
seem to take weekends
into account either and
those are very busy
times.

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parking in bike lanes

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I agree. I think a more

pedestrian-friendly
street increases use,
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I often ride my bike on

Telegraph between 40th
& 51st, but do not feel
safe or seen.

The project to have

more protected
bikeways will be a major
boon for community
vitality, including local
businesses and local
activities. Cars
encourage people
longer distance
movement, which
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Existing conditions
provide too much space
to cars (essentially six
lanes with the parking
on each side included.)
Bikes are in constant
danger from car doors
opening or cars
speeding next to them.
The sidewalks could be
expanded as well.

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We need safer bike
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I commute by bike from

41st St. and Telegraph
to the University of
California daily. The
marked bike route to
Berkeley along lowertraffic streets is
incredibly circuitous,
making Telegraph the
only viable option for
this trip even though
Telegraph below 57th is
really unsafe (and I
should know: I used to
teach after-school bike
safety classes to middle
schoolers in Portland,
Oregon). Also, I do not
own a car and I can
attest that I do 100% of
my shopping for my
household's daily needs
within a 2-mile radius of
my house, walking or
biking to all of the
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Bicycling conditions are

my biggest concern. In
order of importance: 1)
there is no designated
space for bikes/no
protection from vehicles
(including parked cars'
doors), 2) the rough and
pot-holed road surface,
3) leapfrogging with
transit vehicles. As a
transit user, the biggest
problem I've
experienced is "bus
bunching." As a
pedestrian, the area
between 41st and 51st
has improved a lot with
all of the new
businesses, but the area
below 41st is still really
unfriendly to foot traffic.

In order to reach out to

the young people in the
neighborhood you
should hold meetings at
some of the cafes along
Telegraph. I had been
griping about biking
conditions along
Telegraph for years, so I
was really excited when
I found out about this
project through a flyer
for the public survey
that I picked up at Arbor
Cafe. I wanted to go to
the public meetings, but
they were being held at
the end of the UCB
semester, when I was in
the midst of studying for
my qualifying
examinations.

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I agree that Telegraph's

existing configuration is
dangerous for cyclists
and pedestrians,
promotes speeding, and
is not really very friendly
for drivers either (bad
night visibility, lots of
dodging things, scarce
parking)

Doesn't motor vehicle

traffic typically decrease
during economic
recessions (2008-2013)?
Traffic may increase if
(when!) Oakland's
Will City of Oakland
economy improves
collect business sales
significantly.
statistics if Telegraph
My experience as a
Ave. gets these bicycle week-daily bicycle
improvements? I think commuter along
sales data from Oakland Telegraph confirms the
itself, if sales increase
problems with buses (1
post-project, would
and 1R) bunching and
make a strong argument leaf-frogging bicyclists.
to present to business
It is also definitely true
owners who are
that many of my fellow
concerned about losing bicyclists are scofflaws
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and/or negligent.

I very much agree that

the road needs to be
simplified for bus
operators, bikers and
walkers. I bike this
street and know that it
is perilous, yet
I'm very excited about
convenient. I want the
Oakland's pursuit of
road use to also be fair
redesigning Telegraph. and safe for buses and
The City is taking many drivers, as bikers and
opinions and factors into walkers can act
consideration, and
unpredictably, which
appreciate the ability to can be reduced by
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improved facilities.

Telegraph Avenue has

challenges that go
beyond safety. Changes
of the type proposed
here are important for
making Telegraph not
only safer, but also a
more desirable place for
people to shop, work,
commute, etc.
Telegraph currently
suffers as a very wide
and very paved stretch
of road that is not
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Existing conditions on
Telegraph, particularly in
the 20th to 30th stretch,
also include extremely
poor pavement quality.
These conditions
contribute to cyclists
behavior in avoiding
buckling pavement and
potholes. Dedicated
cycling lanes are less
likely to experience the
type of deterioration
that poses such great
risks to cyclists' safety.

I appreciate the ability

to support the data I see
presented, because I
haven't been able to
make any open houses.
I walk, bike, drive and
have taken transit
through the corridor and
I appreciate that most
respondents want what
is best for businesses,
locals, and the most
vulernable and
sustainable transit
users.

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I can't recall if the

survey had a question
that asked if cyclists
would consider
including Telegraph in
their routes depending
on which cycle
infrastructure gets built.
It would be interesting
to compare the
projected increased use
with the actual
increased use by
cyclists when the
infrastructure gets
upgraded.

This is such a central

artery to Oakland, it
really needs to be safer
for everyone (and
Much to be improved. So Thanks for such a
slower cars would be
many long open
thorough feedback
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unfriendly stretches.
process.

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The current situation

gives drivers a priority
they shouldn't have and
100% agreed that
makes biking feel very
people are biking &
unsafe. Even crossing
walking more and
the street feels unsafe,
driving less. Please let's because some cars stop
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for you but others don't.

Thank you for

conducting such an
extensive survey and
for publishing the
results.

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First, drop buzzwords

like "Complete Streets,"
which inhibit rather than
promote creative and
productive thinking. This
station presents a false
sense of crisis about
biking and walking on
Telegraph. The real
hazard is motorists on
side streets who run
stop signs/red lights to
get onto Telegraph. And
they're a hazard for
everyone -- including
Telegraph motorists.
Addressing that hazard
will build a larger
coalition to support any
changes. Also, separate
signals for cyclists
would be a novelty in
North America -- and
Oakland (most of whose
residents don't routinely
visit Amsterdam or
Copenhagen) doesn't
seem the ideal place to
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This station also

presents a false sense of
crisis. Once again: The
worst hazard I
experience as a cyclist
on Telegraph is
aggressive side-street
motorists that run
through stop signs and
red lights. Addressing
this should be the first
priority, but I don't see it
addressed at all. Alleged
hazards like "buses
leapfrogging over
cyclists" exist on every
urban street -- we deal.
The hostility to "through
traffic" is narrow-minded
and arrogant: Everyone
pays taxes to lay out,
pave, signalize, and
maintain our streets.
Converting "through
traffic" to "local business
patrons" will readily
happen if merchants
and planners are
creative enough to make
their blocks desirable
destinations.

No sign of outreach to
transit riders or
motorists -- all of whom
are legitimate
stakeholders. Is this a
publicly-funded effort to
exclude major
constituencies and skew
(and devalue) the
results? To legitimize
this process, and avoid
a complete shutdown at
Council, please close
this gap now. The word
scatter on page 2 is
terrifying: Valencia St.
(SF) has become
creepily gentrified.
College St. is horribly
tight and congested,
and a nightmare for
cyclists. Piedmont Ave.
is a pleasant place. As
for Copenhagen: Their
2-level sidewalks (with a
dedicated level for
cyclists) are brilliant.
Why aren't we talking
about that? Rather than
shrink a functional road,
make sidewalks
functional for everyone.
That would be a worthy
import and innovation
here.

I am really happy about

the prospect of
legitimate bike
infrastructure coming to
Telegraph Avenue.
Please consider
maximum bike safety
throughout the entire
length of corridor. As a
bike commuter, there is
nothing more frustrating
that enjoying a safe bike
lane/cycletrack only to
have it abruptly end and
be forced to enter
dangerous traffic.
Having a gap in safety
on Telegraph Ave is
tantamount to making
the entire journey
unsafe. I think having
sharrows instead of bike
lanes between 52nd
and 48th would really
turn a lot of people off
even though it's "only"
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I don't currently bike on

Telegraph Avenue,
except for a few short
blocks between 45th40th when coming off of
Shattuck Ave from
Berkeley to get to
Temescal. I love all of
the great shops and
restaurants in the
Temescal area and
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more inclined to explore
the area businesses if
Telegraph was more
bike-friendly. Most
segments of Telegraph
Ave are really unsafe for
bicyclists or pedestrians.

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working with roads and
neighborhoods that
were conceived, zoned
and built in the
streetcar era, so all
major commercial is on
the main thoroughfares.
This means that in our
current era, streets like
Telegraph are both the
main car routes and the
ideal place for
pedestrian and bike
routes. Yet there is not
space for both. If you
could turn Shafter or
another parallel street
into the main vehicular
route by removing
parking and making that
your main car route (off
the commercial path),
I'd be all for it, but the
neighborhoods would
never accept that kind
of vehicular increase to
their street. Thus, it
seems to be that the
best solution is to
provide an off
Telegraph, high speed,
relatively safe bike
route.

Zoe

I am a very experienced
bicyclist and commute
by bike about 80% of
the time. I have almost
been hit by cars on
Telegraph too many
times to count.
Telegraph is in serious
I do the vast majority of need of a redesign that
my shopping by bicycle makes it safer for
and I preferentially
bicyclists and bicycling
choose to shop in places infrastructure that is
that are easily bikeeasier for car drivers to
accessible.
understand.

I have commuted to UC
Berkeley via Telegraph
almost every day for
several years, even
though I feel like I am
taking my life in my
hands many of those
days (because of the
poor existing bicycle
infrastructure, such as
bike lanes that suddenly
end and are replaced by
sharrows with no
warning/no merge sign).

Overall, I agree with

Stmt. 1's viewpoint.
Telegraph has many
problems & is VERY auto
centric. I bike along this
corridor often, mostly
for Dr. visits, & it's not a
lot of fun. There are
many changes in edge
treatments with cars,
buses, bike lanes, no
bike lanes. I like the
"Complete Street"
concept but don't feel
it's appropriate on every
street; but, on
Telegraph, yes - it
works. And, I agree that
biking & walking is
better for businesses
than autos. I've seen it
Steven Kelle & lived it.

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I'm very encouraged in

the stakeholder
response, and I'd say
I'm part of the majority.
Telegraph needs much
Once again, I totally
improvement and has
agree w/ Stmt. 2's view the space to allow for a
The current conditions
"great" street. I like
favor autos and ALL
something along the
other mode adjust to
lines of Valencia in SF &
join the flow of cars. We Copenhagen. Auto
need to create better
speeds are too high &
transit stops and make many cross st. are very
conditions better for
hard to cross due to
bikes and peds.
speed & lack of controls.

94612

The addition of bike

parking stations along
the various segments
would be very helpful
for bike traffic and
security. One
comment would be to
work with BART to
create another Bike
Station (similar to the
one in DT Berkeley) in
Temescal or DT
Oakland.
Alternatively, it would
be great to have more
secure bike parking
options such as the
samll self-service
stations that are
operated using a bIke
Link card.

94611

Great examples of
increases in economic
activity due to more
bike and ped traffic.
Four pictures on
upper right of 2nd
page don't offer
much. I see bikes not
in a bike lane,
pedestrians barely in
the crosswalk, and
hints of SF. Could be
an opportunity to
remove that quadrant
and free up more real
estate for more
infographics.

Suggest adding an
infographic showing
the difference in bikeauto traffic accidents
in areas with
dedicated bike lanes
vs areas without
them.

Hard to tell on the

computer how big
these exhibits are
going to be. Even for
a conference poster
there's a lot of text -consider less is more

94611
94609

Bike lanes are not

consistent along
telegraph. Making it
dangerous to bicycle
on.

94618

94612

Love that respondentlocation map! The last

cluster of four graphs
isn't easy to read at a
glance. I'm
disappointed about
The color of the local
the responses about
traffic arrows is a bit
transitare you sure
confusing. I
there isn't an issue
appreciate the
The information about
about which
visualization overall,
retail revenue per car
constituency is
though. Goof point
vs. bike parking space
turning out? (i.e. more
about regional traffic
is great. There could
affluent individuals
not likely to benefit
be a little more
who use the bus less
businesses. Again,
emphasis on bus
and bike more?) It
transit-related
improvements.
would be great if you
information could be
started collecting
better. How many
demographic
people ride the bus on
information, at least
the corridor?
for internal reasons,
to gauge equity. This
seems particularly
relevant in a place
like oakland that is
gentrifying so quickly.

94609

Roadway Design Optio

Station 4A

Station 4A comments

Station 4B

2
Does not work if driving N on
Telegraph and need to make left turn
to go west on 55th St

Other

Other

Concerned about parking scarcity

1 with Option 2 in all segments

Other

I like this option because cyclists are

2 protected from traffic

How ro solve the left turn problem for

2 bikes? Dedicated signals?
Other
2

2 People feel safer with cycle tracks

Protected lanes make me feel 100%

safer, especially at night riding from
2 downtown Oakland. Lets do it right.

2 Re-tiime signal at 51st

Don't remove parking under Hwy 24 Clars Auctio employees park there.
Need parking on on both sides to
1 accommodate clients and trucks/

Keeping bikes out of door zone

should be a huge priority. Unsure
2 why removing parking under SR 24.
Road lanes still too wide, seems that
it would be better to have a distance
between the car door openings from
2 parking and bicyclist.

Lets get ideal conditions for bikes

2 and peds if we have the space

Other

A solution for parking in Option 2

needs to be included, so the overflow
2 doesn't overwhel, side streets
Parking needs to be available for
1 Children's

2 Make walking and biking a priority

Prioritize pedestrian and cyclist

2 safety

Biggest concern is ensuring cars

see/notice bikers in cycle track when
2 turning

1
Shared bike lanes are less safe and
do not encourage bike use. A
2 proctected cycle track would.

Pretected cycle lane is a great idea,

would want to know more aobut how
this works at trickier intersections
2 (ex. Clarement)
Other

Other

Other

Put parking between the traffic lane

2 and bike lane for a better buffer

Other

Other

Makes sense to have bike lane here

rather than separate cycle track
since there's connectivity to Upper
Telegraph bike lane and the limited
1 space of Segment B

Any concern about bike congestion

2 on cycle tracks?

2
Other

Cars on both sides, but bikes going

both directions on one side

Other

Other

2
1

How do cyclists make left turn from

cycle track? Is there a way to protect
cyclists from doors without cycle
2 track?

Other

Under 24 freeway, add a proteted

2 left turn signal onto on-ramp.

Other

2 Left turn lane for cyclists

Other

Lack of turn lanes from Telegraph to

Claremont could cause significant
rush hour congestion. Need to ensure
cars can turn easily to the right.
Sharp turns could cause
2 damage/accidents.

Other

2
Configure parking on both sides
maybe by having parkin g on one
side for one block, then switch?

Parking can be rather light here. Not

2 many businesses.

The safer cyclists feel, the more

likely it is that they will bike. And the
more removed they are from car
2 traffic, the safer they will feel

Other

Are 2 travel lanes really necessary on

this part of Telegraph? I feel like this
is the least trafficed part of the
corridor. Why not do one in each
direction and a left turn in the
2 middle?

Consider a walking/biking median

2 similar to Barcelona's.

2 Protected bike lane vastly preferable

Better option in providing safety to

2 cyclists and pedestrians.

Generally it is very hard to choose an

option without knowing more about
land uses and other factors. This
area has less retail and scary
underpass area. Needs protected
2 cycle track.

Option 1 preserves continuity with

the existing lanes in Oakland and
1 Berkeley

Other

Protected cycle track shouls be wide

2 enough for bikes to pass each other

Keep Segment C Option 1 the whole

way.

Other

Other

On-sterrt parking should not be a

2 priority in this segment

2
2

1 I've never felt safe on cycle tracks.

Other

Given the high ADT along this

segment of Telegraph, it is important
to provide the highest level of bike
2 lane protection in this segment.

2
2

2
2

Cycle tracks should have physical

barrier between bikes and everything
else. Blocking a cycle track is much
worse than blocking a bike lane
because the cyclist can't get out if
there are parked cars or oncoming
2 traffic.
Other

Bike boxes at intersections to ensure

2 visibility.

2
2

Buses and delivery trucks really a

2 problem for bike lanes/.

2
2

Other
2

Other

Bike lane is better than nothing.

2 Cycle track is better.
2

1
2

Would like to see details on making

intersection at on-ramp safer for
2 bikes.

Prefer Option 2,but would absolutely

go with Optin 1 if that would help
make bike lane markings become a
2 reality.

While I really like the idea of

proteewcted cycle tracks in Option 2,
I worry about conflicts with turning
vehicles and pedestrians enroaching
1 on the bike space dangerously.

2
1

2
2

Why does protected cycletrack take

2 more room than striped bike lanes?

2 Illustrations helpful

Other
If you do add cycle tracks, make sure
making left turns is easy. If not, I
2 prefer striped bike lanes.

Protected bike facilities are major

2 preference.

Also consider adding more greenery

2 and parklets.

Could there be an option to only do

cycle track on one side to remove
2 less parking?

1
2
2
2

2
2
2
2

This optin seems safer and better for

2 bikes and cars

1
2

2
1

Until there is some sort of critical

mass of non-vehicle oriented
businesses on this section, I suspect
potential business owners will view
the relative lack of on-street parking
as an impediment to investing and
locating here. One day, after that
critical mass has been achieved, we
1 can do better.

Option 2 likely expensive, but I think

it will increase safety for all modes
while generally maintaining flow for
2 other modes.
I want to ride with my child and want
2 to feel safe.

2
2

Not sure. We are comfortable with

2 bussinesses in this stretch to decide.

Other

Option 1 but add more handicap

parking. Based on aging populatin,
handicap parking important.

I don't believe the City Public Works

are ready for a cycle track just yet.
Plus, if I remember correctly, this
1 segment needs the parking.
2

Other

2
2

Add more bike parking, improve

2 transit stops.

greatest benefit to bit peds and

2 cyclists.

Visibility if poor in this area,

especially under the freeway. Many
drivers coming off SR 24 are still in
"freeway mode". Bicyclists need the
maximum safety features in this
area. A few parking spots is an
2 acceptable trade-off for safety.

1
2

Prefer Design option 2. Would

recommend widening the sidewalks
and removing additional travel lanes
- in sections if not feasible for the
entire corridor

1
2

1
2

Remove parking spaces where

needed to provide a safe street for
2 cyclists
2

2
2

I prefer Design Option 2 over Design

Option 1, but I don't understand how
this addresses how buses will
operate. Buses should be given
priority over cars.
Other

As a former DC resident, I saw cycle

tracks substantially improved biking
conditions in a car congested
downtown while attracting new
riders.

2
2
2

Other
2
2

only where absolutely neccessary

I drive often, but would much prefer

pedestrian & bicycle improvements,
to the neighborhood. When I'm
walking or biking, I'm LIVING in my
neighborhood -- when I'm driving, I'm
2 passing through it.

It is crucial to have better bike lanes

2 for local travel.

I strongly prefer properly protected

2 bike lanes to simple stripes.

1
2

2
2

Striped bike lanes would certainly be

an improvement, but protected cycle
tracks would be a real change for
encouraging increased bicycling, in
my opinion. Also, improves
pedestrian safety.
I really don't feel I have a good grasp
on the effect on car parking; how
badly will it affect parking in adjacent
residential areas as people who
would have parked on Telegraph are
2 displaced?

Other

I drive to Temescal about half the

time I go there, and it wouldn't kill
me to walk a little further to find
2 parking.

Sharrows are the most appropriate

for this segment of road.
Cycle tracks dramatically increase
the real danger to cyclists, who now
have less visibility from turning
vehicles.
Other

Striped bike lanes force cyclists to

ride in the door zone.

As an avid bike commuter, I would

prefer striped bike lanes to protected
cycle tracks. I am very concerned
that the latter would create too many
conflicts between bikes and people
getting from/to their cars.
Furthermore, bicyclists would have
almost no room to pass other
bicyclists. Also, there would be
conflicts with right-turning cars who
are not expecting to see a cyclist on
the other side of the parked cars at
1 the intersection.

Can the key intersections have a

signalized left turn, to make it safer.
Can intersections be daylighted with
bike parking? Would making the
Cycle Track 2 way, free up road
2 space for other uses?

Other

Please do not remove center turn

lane, and do not remove parking -that will harm the local merchants for
whom you claim to be advocating.
Do not innovate protected cycle
tracks here. If you say you want an
innovation, try Copenhagenizing the
sidewalks, with a separate bike level.
Otherwise, stay with existing
conditions, and try to address the
real hazard of aggressive (illegal)
turns from side streets.

2
2
2

2
2
2

Other

Put the money toward creating a Bike

Boulevard on Shafter, including bike
overpasses over major cross sections
like 51st St and MacArthur Blvd.
Other

I love the idea of protected cycle

tracks here. (With "protected" being
2 the key word!)

Perhaps Oakland could join the 21st

century & look at the new ways
being adopted to measure the
efficient movement of all transit &
replace the old "Level of Service"
2 (LOS) method.

Other

2
2

2
2

Love the 3D models; I think that's

2
a super effective visual.

Roadway Design Options

Station 4B comments

Station 4C

Station 4C comments
1

4: Kasper's
Korner
x

Synchronize signals at 52nd, 51st,

and 50th
1 lane each way, center turn lane,
protected cycle lane, do whatever
with parking

Too much interference with cars and

buses

Claremont split not addressed for

cyclists. Sharrows

Medical transport vehicles need

2 loading areas in Pill Hill

Remove parking on both sides,

continue protected bike lanes
through segment
Implement continuous, independent
bike lane along all of the project area

Cycletrack with parklet integration

Why not continue the raised bike

lanes from segment A to C? Also
need to address Telegraph &
Claremont intersection

Can parking be eliminated where

right turns are potential backups so
there is a dedicated lane for turning
1 right?

Striped bike lanes are more obvious,

sharrows are not always helpful

Protected cycled tracks could also

leat to more ecxiting businesses and
development through a somewhat
1 desolate area
x

Make long distance travel on a bike

2 normal.

Any possibility of making this secti

more like NYC?

Definitely add pedestrian bulb-outs

and median islands

Keep in mind 42nd St crossing under

1 freeway
x
More calming at 42nd St
1 intersection, similar to 45th
x
Cycle track would be nice between
57th-48th but for such a short
section, it's not worth it. Bike lanes
would likely be sufficient south of
48th and bicycle treatment should
be ocnsistent for the entire length of
the study area.

Very in favor of clossing off Shattuck

2 at 46th
x

They both seem the same for the

biker, still close to parked cars

Road feels too huge when riding on

Telegraph. Reducing lanes would
improve the feeling of the street. I
think the "choke point" issue is
1 mute.

Neighborhood parking is already

congested. Add 2 hour limits on
parking and add residential permits

Remove both sides of parking and

make a continuous cycletrack or
lane

This section needs work. Its the key

for what happens N and S of it and
the generator of the congestion.

2 How does it effect Segment B?

1
Buffers don't really help bikes much

Give local residents within 2 blocks

street parking permits. Limit feeder
street parking to 2 hours

Consider alternating the side of the

street where parking is removed.

1
1

Restrict/prohobit peak hour

2 commercial loading

1
2

Would like to see feasibility of

continious protected lane between
Segment A and B, with parking
remaining but moved outside of
protected lan (ex. Not adjacent to
sidewalk)

Same comment as Segment B about

1 continuoius cycle track
x

Why not protected bike lane all the

way?

Other
1

Speed lmit is 25mph but no one

goes that slow. It's not enforced.This
configuration would solve the safety
problemas well as facilitating the
potential for small businesses and
1 development of this area.
x

Protected cycle tracks as elsewhere

in other design options

Separating biker from everyone else,

including pedestrians, safest option

I prefer option 2 unless option 1

cycle tracks are wide enough to
accommodate passing, in both
directions. I have concerns about
slow/inexperiened cyclists slowing
down people who want to commute
fast, and people will both ways on 1
2 side of the street.

Prefer cycle tracks for protection an

1 d"designation of who goes where.
1

Protected cycle tracks are the future!

1 Please bring them to Oakland.
x
Add more parking by making 48th
and 49th one way streets with
diagonal parking.

2
Other

One lane in each direction with

center divider turning lanes

52nd and 40th is the scariest section

for bicyclists

At leastfrom 38th-20th there are far

less cars. Therefore, Telegraph could
1 have 1 travel lane n each direction
x
1

I live in this neighborhood.

Dangerous for cyclists and
pedestrians. Repaving this section
and adding dedicated cycling/ped
infrastructure is the onlu way to
encouage folks to not drive through
this area. Charrows don't work.

remove one travel lane in each

direction, add protected cycle tracks.
Through traffic to/from 24 can find
different route or take a transbay
bus

Bike lanes are needed here.

Consider removal of some left turn
opportunities to reduce parking loss.
Could even eliminate northbound left
onto 51st and thereby re-route
freeway-bound traffic to Shattuck.
Alternatively could eliminate one
travel lane in one direction.

Sharrows are not effective. Can the

City/County add a public parking
garage in the neighborhood?

Parking on one side or shared lot.

Add protected cycle track.

Remove parking on both sides. Cycle

track (on one or both sides) and bus
bulb-out

1 Need to work on intersecti crossings x

Added left lanes for cyclists on
1 certain intersections

If possible, the physical separatino of

cars and bike lanes should be
retained throughout for the safety
and protection of both classes of
vehicles.

Sharrows still cause unsafe driving

and frustration for both drivers and
ccylists.

Comfortable for cyclists of all levels,

encourage confidence for new
cyclists improves public health and
1 reduces traffic congestion.
x

Road dite, protected bikeway,

remove parking on west side and
add on side streets.

I'd feel safer riding with Option 2.

Businesses will be upset to lose
parking on one side.

1 I'd feel safer riding here.

Sharrows are worthless. If you go

with this configuration, use green
paint instead.

No parking on east side of Telegraph,

especially between 48th and 51st.

In my experience, sharrows don't

help much.

Striped bike lanes afford better

safety.

If traffic can keep flow but be

calmed, sharrows would work, in the
interest of keeping parking supply to
support retail.

This is a long segment that seems

1 best suited to a road diet.

Transit/Bicycle only right land with

res paint and sharrows. LOS should
not limit this portion of the project.

Cycle tracks are dangerous at curb

2 cuts. Prefer buffered bike lane.

Segment C Option 1. There's a false

choice between safer bike lanes sharrows are dangerous here - and
parking on both sides of the street.
The LOS requirements go against the
purpose statement. Priority should
be given to people visiting
businesses on corridor, not cars
entering highway 24.

Designated turn lane helps to ease

traffic congestion. Prefer protected
bike lane.

Option 1 is much safer for bicyclists

and the mimpact on cars is the
1 same.

I like B, especially if parking on side

streets and local parking lots
(FREEZE) is made more visible and
safer (i.e. more lights)

Protected cycle tracks. Would be

great if the cycle track could be the
whole way, but I get the restrictions

Sharrows don't work - car traffic

1 ignores.

For option 1, provide bike signals

with ped signals at signalized
intersections, Consider giving
bike/ped priority advance green
1 before autos.

1
1

Fix potholes. This area is most

congested.

Keep existing through lanes, remove

center trn lane, remove parking on
one side. Add protected cycle track

Cycle track make left turns more

2 difficult for cyclists.
The pedestrian experience in this
2 segment is particularly intimidating.

1
2

Shared lanes feel safer than striped

bike lanes - buffered bike lanes
good.

Cycle track throughout to provide

safe, connected network.

x
x

Make cycle tracks wide enough for 2

cyclists to ride side by side. Bicycling
is fun and conversational cyclung is
1 even more fun.
x
1
1

Cycle tracks throughout

Although a cycle track is best, a
sharrow is fine if it keeps parking on
both sides.

Would bike with child instead of

1 drive if there was a cycle track.
1

x
x

I'd love to get rid of a lane here (in

one direction) or parking to have
more protected bike facilities.
Sharrows aren't that great when you
have asshole drivers.

Intersection at 46th is dangerous,

not well lit. Ensure good lighting.
1 Also consider signal timing.

2 Add occasional street trees.

Bike space should be continuous

throughout the length of the project
area. 40th street's mix of
sharrow/bike lane/sharrow is an
example of how not to build bike
infrastructure. It's confusing.
What is the cost difference between
A & B?

When bike lanes are not continuous,

switching from lanes to sharrows are
often the site of the worst
vehicle/bike colissions.
Temescal stands out as a premier
destination in the corridor. It's a
shame not to have cycle tracks
there.Couldn't Shattuck and it's
intersections be redesigned so
Shattuck can handle the car traffic
demands imposed by the freeway?

Like presence of buffer to protect

2 cyclist from door zone.

x
x

As the major connection between 2

BART stations, the safest bike
2 options are needed.

1
1

Why would anyone chosose buffered

lane over protected? Does it cost
1 more?
x

This area is extremely dangerous for

bikers.
Take out lane of traffic, thru bike
lane striped. Most drivers/bikers are
not aware of rules of sharrows - still
puts pressure on bikes.
Sharrows are not enough to get your
average citizen to bike and feel
comfortable.

1 could take out center lane if needed. x

Separate bike lane s very important.

Also recommend green paint so that
it is an obvious lane for bikers. Bike
turn lanes good.

Unless we have bike lanes crossing

51st St either on Shattuck or
telegraph, I don't think most people
will feel safe enough to try out riding
their bike through the area.

Street has lots of potholes which are

1 dangerous for bikes.
Have loading in center turn lane
2 during slow traffic hours.

2
2 Option 2 looks faster.
1
1

Not all streets need to have slow

traffic. Please don't take away travel
lanes. If you go to one lane, where
1 will delivery parking take place?

Option 1 not good enough

I like the interim condition. Not sure

about sidewalk environ with raised
1 cycle track
2

x
x

I still hold out hope for BRT, so would

like parking to be removed for that.
If BRT is utterly impossible, the
Option 2 would be my choice.

If BRY is impossible, then this is the

1 next best thing.

Option 2 is best for peds and bikes,

but need more dedicated free
parking lots nearby to safely leave
cars and walk around.

Do the temporary interim format

shown on board to get it done
1 quickly and inexpensively.

What about removing parking lanes

during peak bicyle traffic hours?

Protected cycle tracks make it easier

for drivers to see crossing
pedestrians, though it is likely the
more expensive option, the
reduction in damage/injury is
arguably worth it. But would the
option make it difficult to implement
1 BRT in near future?
1

Loading zones for businesses

existing design, but add dedicated

bike lane and more handicap
parking.
Bike lanes are needed here.
Consider removal of some left turn
opportunities to reduce parking loss.
Could even eliminate northbound left
onto 51st and thereby re-route
freeway-bound traffic to Shattuck.
Alternatively could eliminate one
travel lane in on

Other

Add buffered lane but keep two

travel lanes, no center turn.

I feel that a pilot (striped) test is

needed somewhere to test the
feasibility of a cycle track before
implementing on a large permanent
2 scale.
1

Add more bike parking, improve

transit stops.

Add more bike parking regardless of

1 maintaining car parking.

Critical to keep continuous bike

facilities, expecially here where
ther's so much traffic heading to the
freeway. The non-continuous
facilities are the reason that I don't
currently ride on Telegraph.

Parking is hard now and won't get

better. Removing some on-street
parking won't make parking
noticably harder, but will get me to
the restauarant alive.

Paint-ono=ly is fine in short-term.

Any bike lane would be better than
1 nothing. The sooner the better.

As a bicyclist buffered bike lanes

have some cons as well... as you are
not moving with the flow of traffic
pedestrians get caught unaware and
cars turning do not have "bicycles"
in their awareness.

Keep existing travel lanes and center

turn lane. Keep parking on both
sides. add a shared lane for bikes.
Do not remove any metered spaces

Other
1

2
2

Neither option appears to

adequately address bus needs. The
design should work for all modes,
but should be prioritized as follows:
1) Bus/transit 2) Bikes 3) Cars
Other

Has the new transit village at

MacArthur Bart been taken into
consideration? If the plans are based
on 2008 figures this will clearly not
account for the traffic that will be
generated by the new housing and
retail spaces.

1
1
1

What is described in Segment B

design option 1. If I HAD to pick one
of the others then it would be
Segment C Design option 2

Other

Striped bike lanes lend legitimacy to

bikes as well as safety to less
experienced riders. Sharrows are
better than nothing, but don't
benefit the people who don't yet
ride.

The cycle tracks would be better for

cyclists who are looking to patronize
local businesses. The divide also
takes bikes away from drivers and
1 prevents the issue of double-parking. x

It's a shame that protected bike

lanes are not possible through the
entire segment, but this seems like
the next best option.

I don't particularly like parking

lots/parking structures, but I have
been thinking about how the empty
lot on the corner of 51st and
Telegraph and the hulking unused
building next to it could be turned
into parking space to make up for
any on-street parking lost in the
redesign.

1
1

As a bicyclist, I find this section of

Telegraph rather scary to ride - tons
of distracted drivers (because of the
cool stores to look at), lots of buses,
and cars coming in and out of
shopping center. (Poor road surfaces
don't help either). I think this area
should be made into as friendly a
pedestrian and bicyclist area as
possible because it's where many of
the shops/restaurants etc. are.
Obviously, the freeway traffic is an
impediment to easy solutions.

x
x

I walk and ride around this area of

Telegraph moderately frequently,
especially to get to McArthur BART;
also to Beauty's Bagels. I would love
to see better bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure around the Telegraph
and 40th area. If visual interest is
added to street with stormwater
planters, parklets, and more diverse
transport users (pedestrians and
bicyclists), perhaps car drivers
wouldn't be so frustrated by the
slower travel times (like putting a
mirror next to an elevator reduces
the frustration of waiting for the
elevator to arrive because everyone
is admiring him/herself in the
mirror). I only occasionally bicycle
on Telegraph south of 37th or so my doctor is at 3100 Telegraph, and
I would ride Telegraph rather than
side streets to get there, if there was
more congenial bicycle
1 infrastructure.
x

As a driver and biker, I know that

parking and safety are both
important. As a very confident biker,
I recognize that when I bike this
portion of Telegraph, I become tense
because I know that many drivers
are too distracted to see me. We
need a safe bike route, though
removing parking is controversial.
We need to accept that many people
who drive don't HAVE to, and the
more they have to pay for parking,
the more they will seek other
options.

I often bike this section, and believe

that the many new businesses along
this street owe part of their success
to bikers who pass by. The street is
very wide and the sight of people of
all ages crossing the 5 lane street is
horrible. We need to prevent people
from running into car doors- we need
2 a buffer.
x

I think bike sharrows are not very

helpful because cars drive in a way
that push cyclists to the edge
anyway.

Sharrows are useless. 10 years from

now San Francisco will have
abandoned them, and Temescal will
look silly and stuck in the past.

When in doubt, chose the option that

1 better protects lives.
x

Sharrows are the most appropriate

for this segment of road.
Cycle tracks dramatically increase
the real danger to cyclists, who now
have less visibility from turning
vehicles.

Sharrows are the most appropriate

for this segment of road.
Striped bike lanes force cyclists to
ride in the door zone.

Other

Buffered bike lanes force cyclists to

ride in the door zone.

It's very important to keep the biking

lanes continuous! It would be hard to
adapt to different bike conditions for
different segments, for drivers and
1 for bikers
x

Sharrows seem like an adequate

balance between providing parking
for retail and accommodating bikes
for this relatively short segment.
Sharrow lanes should be as wide as
possible.

See comment for Segment A. I

strongly prefer buffered bike lanes to
2 cycle tracks.
x

Instead of striped lanes, can they be

painted green, like the sharrows, but
not actually shared to encourage
people to be more careful. Can
other traffic calming features be
added to this segment to slow the
cars down and encourage them to
stop at all of the crosswalks here.
Can a raised crosswalk be added in
this cooridor? Perhaps at the
midblock crossing on 51st?

Can corners be daylight with better

medians for pedestrians and more
bike parking? Can the crosswalks be
treated with zebra strips or
something more visible? Can the
lanes be narrowed a bit to
encourage slower travel. More
raised crosswalks? Can you propose
specific improvements on the
intersections at 40th and Macarthur
1 to make them more bike friendly?
x

Please do not remove parking -- that

will harm the local merchants for
whom you claim to be advocating.
Add sharrows. Try to address the real
hazard of aggressive, illegal turns
from side streets.
Other

Please do not even think of removing

travel lanes here. Telegraph is one of
Oakland's few functional arterial
streets, and it is arrogant to think
that cyclists' volume (whether
current or projected) justifies
creating artificial congestion for
transit riders and motorists by
removing a needed passing lane.
Consider just adding sharrows, or
Copenhagenizing the SIDEWALKS, or
diverting cyclists to parallel
north/south streets that are
completely viable for us. Address the
real hazard of aggressive, illegal
turns from side streets.

1
1
1

Put the money toward creating a

Bike Boulevard on Shafter, including
bike overpasses over major cross
sections like 51st St and MacArthur
Blvd.
Other

Please DO NOT choose Segment BDesign Option 1. In my experience,

sharrows are not effective in
protecting cyclists on Telegraph,
especially when they appear and
disappear in different segments.
Drivers do not understand them and
frequently pass bicyclists at close
range or honk. I very much prefer
Option 2. If Option 2 is not chosen,
then a green lane (as on MacArthur)
would be much better than
sharrows.

Put the money toward creating a

Bike Boulevard on Shafter, including
bike overpasses over major cross
sections like 51st St and MacArthur
Blvd.

Protected cycle tracks are much

preferable to buffered bike lanes.
Buffered bike lanes on Telegraph are
almost certain to be used incorrectly
(illegally) by cars that are trying to
look for parking or are temporarily
parked. This will created a big
1 hazard for bicyclists.
x

Wherever possible KEEP bike path

the same. Changing from buffered,
to std. bike lane, to sharrows is
confusing to bikers & even worse for
drivers. I can't begin to tell you what
a bad idea changing types along the
same roadway is. The changes are
not noticed ahead of time & if a car
is just feet behind a bike when the
road transitions, a collision is
1 unavoidable.
x

If LOS is going to continued to be

use, the level of service measured
should include ALL modes of transit.

1
1

This is one of the more

dangerous-feeling of telegraph
on a bicycle. I think more could
be done than this. (Though I
guess traffic speeds are lower.)

Bring the Bay Area up to a

competitive level with bicycle
lanes, as are everywhere in
Europe and even New York now
It is embarassing to be in the
x
East Bay and have so many
dangerous cycling streets. Large
streets should be bike friendly,
not just speed bump filled side
streets.

I realize this may be a very

expensive option; buffered bike
lanes would be cool, too.

4:
Stormwater
Planters
4: Parklets

4: Other

5: Yes,
removing
more than
6 metered
spaces per
block is ok

5: Yes, but
don't
remove
more than
6 metered
spaces per
block

5: Yes, but
only if the
removed
metered
parking can
be replaced
nearby
5: No

Trees

Lot behind
Barlata

Trees

Empty lot
under 24
overpass,
lot behind
Barlata

40th-51st
St

48th-49th

Upxoning
for the
corridor

x
x

Empty lots,
48th St,
Clark St.
49th St,
Shattuck

x
x

Feeder
streets

Bike
corrals,
better
treatment
of
intersection
s, left turn
boxes
x

BRT

Near
businesses
with
parking lots

x
x
x

x
Anywhere
on
Telegraph

x
x

x
x

45th-51st

45th-51st

x
x

x
Anywhere
necessary

Segment B

Throughout

One-way
48th and
49th. More
bike
The whole
parking
length

Telegraph
between
$2ndMacArthur

x
x

Bike
parking and
security
x
x

Bulb-outs

Smoking
areas away
from
buildings
and
sidewalks.

Copenhage
n left @
Kasper's
Korner?

BRT signal
priority
"green
wave" a la
SFMTA

Entire
corridor

Everywhere

x
x

x
Seating

x
longer
crossing
time for
peds

x
x

x
x
x

Local mural
projects,
community
gardens,
changing
art
installation
s, water
fountains

Local mural
projects,
community
gardens,
changing
art
installation
s, water
fountains

Bike corrals
at futue
Between
developme 48th &
nt sites.
40th

x
x

x
x

Everywhere

A
configuratio
n
compatible
with full
BRT
x

More trees
and
greenspace x
Not in
Temescal

x
x

Rain shelter
for
cyclists/ped
estrians
x
x

Everywhere
x

Eco-friendly
rain shelter
for
cyclists/ped
estrians
x

x
x

Bike corral

x
x

x
x

Anywhere
x

Anywhere

Trees,
gravel
pathways
for runners
in some
locations.
a

Bike
parking

48th-51st

Bike
parking

48th-51st

x
x

Bike corrals x

x
x

Anywhere
x

45th-51st

x
x
x
x

x
x

Streetcar

Trees

Side streets

Temescal
side
streets,
underpasse
s 56th/57th

Trees

55th-45th

Trees,
neighborho
od cultural
markers/de
sign
elements

x
x

Community
garden

x
x

x
Bike
parking,
permeable
pavement
under
parking
spaces.

Everywhere

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x
x

x
x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

Parking and Loading

5: Parking comments

5: Work
with
5: Allow
merchants
parking in to
5: Allow
the center implement
double
5: Allow
turn lane
loading
parking in double
with access zones and
the outside parking in to
hours for
travel lane bicycle lane crosswalks deliveries
x

x
City buy parking lot behind vacant
building on SW side of 48th and put
up garage

Add bike corrals

Possible to use existing, vacant

parking lots for public use?

Especially in Temescal section

OK to make parking difficult and

discourage cars. Disabled parking is
important for people who can't walk,
bike, or park farther away. Local
residents need parking pemits so
they don't get squeezed out. Parking
decisions need to be evaluated at a
micro scale.
x

If residential parking permits can be

initiated

Mode shift seems real and people

will findalternative means to get to
theur destinations (walk/bike/transit)

x
Turn random lots into public parking.
Worried as a resident on 49th &
Clark with no drivewar, ut love safe
streets so it would be worth it.

People will complain but it will

improve the street and community

x
How will the MacArthur transit plan
and BART upgrades impact these
plans?
Remove all parking and encourage
transit

x
x

Parking shouls be removed

wherever it (1) benefits transit (2)
supports a continuous, protected
bicycle facility

x
There is never a lack of parking, but
I am often disinclined to visit
businfesses on Telegraph due to lack
of bike lanes.

x
Discouraging car use is important
for the environments, neighborhood,
etc. Make sure to have
"handicapped" parking for those
that need it
There is sufficient parking

x
x

Parking is too scarce already

x
x

x
x

Below 45th seems generally ok but

some busingesses are magnets for
cars, so this should be considered
block by block

Plan for future mode shoft, not

current drivers' needs.

x
x

x
x

Obviously, we need to keep parking,

but it should not drive the plan. We
should encourage and facilitate
other transit options to get people
out of their cars.

I go out of my way to find

unmetered parking because
metered parking is so expensive.
Prefer meters where you pay at the
space.
Time to end private car storage at
the expense of other users.

No opinion. Whatever works for

retail and keeps the district
commercially happy.

Parking occupancy is low and we

need to encourage more sustainable
travel modes

Need spaces for businesses. No

meters in front of my house - 38th
between Telegraph and Clark.

If there is a shortage of metered

parking, just raise the price. It
worked in SF

A Customer survey to identify what

% of customers arrive by car could
help illustrate importance of other
modes

How about a public parking garage

in Temescal

According to the report, there;s a

surplus of parking. Improved bike
lanes might reduce a need for car
parking. Several local business
areas aleady have parking lots
which helps offset need for street
parking.

x
x

Motorcycle parking away from

residential areas. Concentrate in
non-mixed use section of block.

x
x

Depends on the location. Some

areas have greater parking needs
for commercial activity than others.

The more parking removed, the

better.

Would also like more bike corrals

x
x

But I'd rather have parking than

extra parking lanes.

x
Will residents on the side streets be
ok with increased traffic flow on
their streets due to people loking for
parking?

Take what you need for a cycle track

Well lit parking lots is a must

x
x

x
x

x
x
x

x
x

x
x

Rebuild parking structure at 21st &

Telegraph to a six story garage.
Implement dynamic pricing to
control parking demand.

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
Only remove parking where
necessary for biking and pedestrian
improvements.
x

x
x

Residential spillover alert! There's

lots of free parking around. This may
be "not politically feasible" - but
let's push for it.
x

x
As a cyclist, removing parking
doesn't bother me. However,
complete streets means
accomodating all users of public
space. Metered parking is ok. It
should be preserved whenever
possible. Shouldn't be too hard on a
70' wide street.
x

In favor of congestion pricing

It seems like we have the capacity
to remove spots, and promoting
pedestrians and bicyclists seems to
be better for the ocmmunity
anyways.

x
x

x
x

x
x

Do not remove on 40th-52nd.

Metered parking seems under
utilized south of 40th.

All along is good as is.

I support making driving less

convenient (and I am a driver)

a
Parking studies seem outdates seems like it takes longer to find
spaces on weekends.
Seems like parking data might be
out of date given increase in
businesses.

x
x

Finding parking on Telegraph is

already very difficult - most of the
supply is along the side streets
anyway, so it's a good tradeoff.

x
x

x
x

x
x
x

x
There's nothing wrong with limiting
driving to the downtown core, in
general.

One way with diagonal parking? 40'

curb could work?

However, parking should be

accessible close to any commercial
stretch - so create lots that are
integrated into the walkable, bikable
street (ex. Grand Ave, Piedmont)

x
x

It is important that handicap parking

is available for cans and cars to be
able to allow disabled neighbors
access to what Telegraph offers.

Depends on parking demand, but I

feel that people in these locations
will find alternative means of travel
and/or parking locations.

x
x

x
x

Provide space for bike parking,

improve transit stops, reduce ped
crossing distance, increase ped
safety.

Oakland has too much parking

I don't drive to Telegraph

x
x

x
x

Give me a way to get to this area on

transit or safely by bike and I won't
drive my car.
x
I don't have a sense of how this
would affect things on Telegraph.
Parking can already be difficult, but
if walking/biking is made easier and
safer, perhaps that would
discourage driving?

Please note that many of the

residential areas around MacArthur
Bart are now permit parking areas
and therefore visitors can no longer
park for more than 2 hours. This is
due to the imminent traffic
congestion expected from the
Macarthur transit village.

Make remaining metered parking

expensive particularly during high
demand times to discourage long
term parking and encourage turn
over. Add more metered spaces on
side streets close to Telegraph

Making Telegraph friendlier to bikes

and people will more than make up
for the lack of parking for the
businesses there.

See my note above about putting in

a parking lot on the NE corner of
51st and Telegraph.

Making cycling safer would make

me more likely to bike or walk to
stores rather than trying to drive
(parking is already difficult in the
main shopping areas -- removing
these spaces won't make it that
much worse)

x
x

I very rarely park a car on Telegraph

so don't have good insight into the
question. If the 2011 parking
survey remains broadly true today,
removing some parking spaces
seems reasonable.
x

x
x

Climate change is real.

I think removing parking is

acceptable because most visitors to
Telegraph Ave can access Telegraph
via alternative transportation (public
transit, bicycling, and walking).
Perhaps reducing parking can
increase alternative transportation
use. There should still be some
parking in place, however, because
there are some users who must
drive.

There's still plenty of parking

around. Who knows, if I have to walk
another block, maybe I'll see
something else to stop in and buy.

I would love to see bikers and

walkers given more access than
drivers. We don't need to
accommodate cars - that just
encourages driving and discourages
biking which is the opposite of what
we should be doing.
x

Judging from the example graphic

on the board, it looks like the
buffered bike lane concept does the
best job of balancing parking with
bike facilities.

Better signage for parking lots

available with shared parking.
Shared use of the loading zones
after hours.
Can the empty parking lot from
Global Enterainment be used, that
building has been empty for a very
long time.
Create a Telegraph district parking
map to display where bike
parking/car parking is available.

This would kill the local merchants

for whom you claim to be
advocating. A truly "complete"
street -- the real thing, not the silly
buzzword -- includes parking. This is
essential for Joe and Joanne Sixpack,
and their 2.2 kids, to access local
businesses the way they choose to:
with their car. While we may not
share the Sixpack Family's
preferences, If we arrogantly dismiss
them -- and dismiss the needs of
merchants who depend on them -we will just accelerate the central
city's decline, by sending the
Sixpacks to suburban malls with
ample parking.

x
x
x
x

Ideally, if you could remove the

parking lane altogether and utilize
that space for a protected bike lane,
that could be a solution, but it would
require replacing the parking with
options elsewhere. Are there any
other local streets that currently do
not allow parking which could (even
perhaps at the expense of a driving
lane?) Is it possible to turn some
local streets one way and take over
the opposing direction with an
additional parking lane? I don't know
of anywhere which this could be an
option, but it is worth looking at as
an alternative.

I'm okay w/ removing on-street

parking, the number could vary as
design needs require. It may not
always be six. Sometimes more,
sometimes less. To pick a specific
number is pretty arbitrary.

Perhaps a Bike Station (selfservice or otherwise) at Kasper's

Koner as an alternative to the
current design concept

x
x

x
x

Can one single story parking

garage be built in the Temescal
area?

You really did your homework

with the parking study! Love it!

Transit Improvements

5: Loading comments

6:
6: Bus pull- 6: Bus
Consolidate out lanes
bulb-outs
x

6: Transit
islands
x

delivery loading/parking at 31st,

mid-block crossing at 31st needed

Double parking in bicycle lane

should not be allowed. Very
dangerous

x
x

Blocking the bike lane is ok as long

as it's clear what's happening

x
Can side streets be used for this?

x
Traffic is too fast for bikes to have to
detour around double-parked cars
safely
x

Consolidate loading zones for

different segments. Use side streets
for longer-term loading staging
areas for limited time periods.
Restrict loading to only non-peak
times of day

x
x

Bike lanes you can easily drive or

park in will be driven in or parked in.

Parking in bike lanes is dangerous

x
x

Only allow dounle parking in outside

lane if there is a cycle track.

x
x

Double parking in the bike lane is

really dangerous, makes bikes and
cars rush into 1 lane erratically.

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
As a cycist and a motorist, trying to
get arounf double-parked vehicles is
terrfying because theu are usually
huge trucks and you can't see
anything.

If the bike lane is full of commercial

vehicles it may be more hazardous
than no bike lane.
x

Double parking in bike lane defeats

the purpose of channeling bike
traffic in a predictable way.

x
x

Don't block traffic, especially bike

traffic. Provide pullout areas or allow
use of bus stops at noncommute/non-peak hours.

x
I like cycle tracks but feel the small
crowded intersections may be
confusing for auto drivers. They may
not filter out all the "environmental
noise" and not see the bicycle.

x
Don't allow parking in bike lanes.

How is this currently done on

College or Piedmont?

x
Double parking should not be
allowed in bike lanes. Defeats the
purpose of safe bike lanes.

If you don't accommodate loading

zones or other options you'll get
double parked delivery trucks. Also,
enforcement is key. Early AM
delivery if possible.

Works well in low-speed urban

environments.

x
x

Just have them unload in Temescal

alley

x
x
x

x
x

x
Double parking in bike lane: hard for
bkes to safely merge with traffic
when cars are moving quickly; this
is a bad idea.
x

x
x

Provide protected refuge.

Remove parking for a specific

loading zone.

Don't block bike lanes. Punish

vehicles that do.

Take up parking spaces for loading

zones.

x
Timing deliveries important to
avaoid major conflict.

Designate truck zones on side

streets and parallel streets.

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

Vehicles are going to double park

anyway

Deliveries are important. If traffic on

Telegraph is appropriately calmed,
I;m ok with trucks blocking the bike
lane for short periods of time.

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
Allowing vehicles to double park in
the bike lanes potentially sends the
message that they aren't to be
respected.

No conflicts with bikes.

Perhaps loading zone in front of
businesses.

Allow for greater density without

bringing traffic to a stand still.

We shouldn't criminalize loading.

Trucks need spaces to make
deliveries, but keep them out of bike
lanes.
x

No double parking

x
x

x
x

I've experienced the transit island

with bike lane behind as a biker and
transit user in Portland. This
solution works well.
x

Do not allow loading in bike lanes -there are delivery trucks unloading
between 48th and 51st all morning
and afternoon. They would
essentially render the bike lanes
null, forcing cyclists back out into
traffic.

As a bicyclist, I hate double parked

vehicles that force me into traffic. If
merchants were able to manage
deliveries to reduce double parking,
that would be great.
x

This can be improved- many already

use center turn lane.
x

I think parking in the center turn

lane would be dangerous and also
an inconvenience, which would
increase the length of time
loading/delivery trucks need to stop.
Also, I'm not sure if it's safer for
vehicles to park in the outside travel
lane to allow for cyclists to pass
through and one lane of cars to still
pass through or to have cyclists go
around the vehicle.
x

I've seen center-loading work very

successfully in Athens, Georgia.

Do not allow double parking

anywhere, at any time. If anything,
enforcement should crack down on
rampant violaters like UPS trucks,
whose drivers routinely double-park
when curb space is available.
Double-parking is not just an
inconvenience, but a huge safety
hazard. By encouraging motorists to
divert into oncoming lanes -- and
motorists no longer use turn signals
-- it creates needless risks of headon collisions. It also selectively
endangers cyclists and pedestrians,
who are physically vulnerable to
unexpected vehicle movements.

x
x
x

Center lane commercial "double"

parking is the least optimal solution.
Outside travel lane or bike lane
double parking would have to be
limited to certain non-peak hours.

In my opinion, it is never a good

idea to block bike or auto lanes.
Sudden lane shifts are dangerous for
any vehicle, & deadly for bikers.
x

x
x

Double parking in the bike lane

makes the bike line unusable. I
strongly recommend against
that.

Double parking in the outside

travel lane would really hurt bus x
operations, I think.

Improvements

Station 6 comments

Pedestrian Crossings

7: Shorter
pedestrian
crossings

7: Median
refuge
islands

7: High
visibility

7:
Pedestrian7: Flashing scaled
signals
lighting

Ensure that less mobile transit riders

continue to have easy (i.e. minimal
distance to travel) access to stops
along the route
x

Top priority is to keep bikes and

buses out of conflict

Concerned about bus-bike conflicts

Wouluse bus if never have to look at

a schedule and can just wander out
and wait
x

Please do not remove bus stop in

from of Clars Auction

All seem like good ideas, but which

are most cost effective?

x
x

x
x

Abandon Line 1, retain 1R

Coordinate with BRT project. Do not

slow transit. Provide real time and
wayfinding info at stops.

x
x

x
x

x
x

I like hoving the option of a local (1)

and a rapid (1R), both of which I use
depending on my destination,
amount I'm caryring, and ability to
walk. Losing 1 stop would
disadvantage people unable to walk
far. Losinf the rapid would make me
use the bus less.

x
x

x
x

Buses need to have more capacity

to hold more bike racks

How about smaller, more often

buses, like shuttles

I would be encouraged to take

transit more if there were more
pleasant on-street accomodations
(benches, shelters, etc.)

x
x

Need to improve speed and

especially reliability of bus line.
Implement signal priority and queue
by-pass lanes. The project should
not negatively impact the bus. It
should also be compatible with
future BRT.
x

Consolidation would be welcome, if

it improves frequency.

Less conflict with cyclists.

x
x

I love the transit island idea playing leapfrog with buses is

frustrating and scary.

x
x

x
x

More lighting at bus shelters

No more bus bunching, the 1 and 1R

are redundant
x

x
Consolidate only if you can
eliminate some "slow" Line 1 bus
stops, to keep the bus moving
(more) rapidly.

x
x

Beware of unmet needs for transit

services if you consolidate lines

Buses and bikes should not share a

lane.

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

100% Clipper with all-door boarding

and off-bus cash fare machines.

Make sure cycle tracks are at street

level, not sidewalk/raised/ In Europe
there are a lot of ped-bike conflicts
where raised cycle tracks are. Also
bad if bus riders disembark and
don't have visual cue.
x

x
x

Re: consolidation - the 1 is slow, 1R

is marginally faster. I don't trust that
a single line would be more efficient.
Travel time savings from 1R comes
from skipping stops.
x

Use bike share to get people

between farther-spaced transit
stops.

x
x

x
x

x
x

I want to minimize bu-bike conflict.

It's difficult when on bike and
inefficient for bus. Also want transit
to be more rapid and efficient.

Buses need a separate space so

bikes can pass without blocking
traffic. Out of car traffic preferable.

Consolidating seems like a bad idea

but Line 1 could have less stops.
x

Don't consolidate, but Line 1 could

have fewer stops.

x
x
x

x
x

x
x
x

x
x
x

x
x
x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

Shorter buses so they can fit into

their pull-outs and not block traffic.

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

x
x

Make 1 & 1R as close to BRT as

possible.

Transit islands like Market St in SF

great idea.

More bus service on weekdays and

weekends not less. Do not
consolodate into one bus.

x
x

AC Transit needs to manage their

drivers better and to do active line
management.

x
x

x
x

x
x

Expanded sidewalk seating for

restaurants and cafes

I also think AC Transit should provide

better bus driver training regarding
sharing the road with bicyclists (5
years ago or so, a senior AC Transit
executive told me AC Transit drivers
get no such training at all).
x

Reducing bus bicycle conflict is a

very important goal to me.

I hoped that BRT would pass.

Waiting for the 1 and/or 1R has been
very frustrating in the past- they are
extremely bunched up.
Any amendment that makes it
easier for buses to navigate I am
supportive of, as well of measures
for users to understand real-time
arrivals WITHOUT
phone/smartphone access.
x

I strongly object to putting bike

lanes between the bus-stop zone
and the sidewalk. This would cause
too many conflicts between people
on- and off-boarding the buses and
cyclists. Bikes need to be able to
pass buses on the left at bus stops. x

Real time arrival info and better

way-finding maps with destination
and transfer info.
Reduce and minimize conflicts of
bikes/buses/pedestrians.

None of these obstructions. Any

"bulb-out" is a major inconvenience
and hazard to cyclists. What
Oakland and adjacent cities really
need is a simple ordinance granting
buses right-of-way to merge into
traffic from the curb. Then print that
law (with an arrow symbol) on the
left rear corner of every bus. Other
cities have done this for decades.
x

x
x
x

Consolidating 1 and 1R into a single

line would be great, as long as the
buses run at least as frequently as
now. Bus/bicycle conflicts are
common on Telegraph, though
through no fault of the bus drivers
or bicycles, just the result of bad
design. This really needs to be
changed by installing bus pullout
lanes and bus bulb-outs, as well as
(most importantly) protected cycle
tracks.

I like all the NEW suggestions at Stn.

#6. In the std config, you can see
the dangers of sharrows when you
see them at the bus stop (photo in
lower left corner). If a bus was there,
a bike would have to move into the
only other travel lane.
x

x
x

x
x

The shelters look like they would

barely fit on the boarding island.
Will you be able to buy shelters
without sides, maybe (like the
x
Seattle photo)? Also, that's an
insane number of ped-bike
conflicts. Seems expensive.

x
x

x
x

x
x

ossings

Next Steps

Station 7 comments
Lighting especially needed north of
Aileen

Station 8

Provide improvements to
complementary bicycle routes like
Webster and Genoa

Pave 48th-52nd

Make sure to involve lower-income

residents who will be impacted in
the comment/design process
Love 5-3 lane road diet, cycletracks
with bulb-outs

Ignore the people who will reject all

changes. They are loud, but they are
few. Protect the weakest users
(pedestrians, disabled people,
bicycles). Protrect the rights of
residents to park at home
(permits?). Set the tone, and the
future will take care of itself.
Entire corridor in need of economic
revitalization

We don't cross at non-light

intersections because it is so
dangerous. Slowing the street is
crucial

Do a road diet and let traffic find

other options (Broadway, SR 24,
Shattuck, MLK)

51st intersection: consider diverting

through traffic or add block painting
within intersection (like SF).
Consider parking structure in the
neighborhood

Look at paving and allowing parking

under Hwy 24. Call Redge Martin
with questions. 510-428-0100

Pedestrian safety between 47th and

52nd are most important to me

Addressing the "other" modes is an

important way to improve
Flashing signals seems like overkill. communities as cities evolve. As
There are generally enough
residents of 46th, we fully support
signalized crossings if you need one. any plan to block Shattuck at 46th.
Integrate street planting into the
new streetscape designs. Don't
need all of the extra infrastructure if
you can just get cars to slow down.

Re-pave the streets

Does the city have the resources to

maintain planters and trees?

Discussion of how the MacArthur

BART Station and new businesses on
40th St will add to traffic on
Telegraph. Bicycle plans that include
potential ridership. How does an
improved Wenster plan affect
Telegraph bycycle traffic?
Bulb-outs seem like it would make
car turning really hard

Experimenting/trial options may

help people with anxiety/fear about
changes and be open to seeing if
something works

Flashing signals are not useful:

traffic doesn't care

Use shorter crossing distances to

shorten cycle length

Prioritize transit and bikes. Use

parking management to
compensate for parking loss.
Programs to encourage transit riders
to stop in the district. Do not use
queue jump lanes unless they
provide an overwhelming large
benefit. Long-term transit visio
should be accomodated inshort-term
improvements. To increase cycling,
facilities need to accomodate the
most risk averse, children and
women. Make bikes visible at
driveways.

Cycle track would be a great way to

garner interest in biking from
non-"traditionals"

"Protected intersections" like

Netherlends

Make crossing safer

Traffic signal on 39th

I bike along Telegraph all the time

and I know how dancerous it is and
hoe desperately it needs
improvement. Oakland should show
foresight and leadership in adopting
a bicycle and pedestrian prioritized
plan for its most vibrant street so
that the city can grow into a
modern, beauticyl destination.

Median refuges are ok but ionly if

the travel lanes remain as is. With
only 3 travel lanes they will be
obselete.

As a pedestrian, I fell comfortable

crossing. As a driver, it's hard to see
when people are crossing on a wide
street esp. with heavy traffic or poor
lighting.

Please remove travel lanes and

parking to create a more equitable,
complete street.

All of Telegraph should be repaved.

Temescal portion of corridor should
have a cycletrack. Don't use parked
cars as a "buffer" for cyclists. Cycle
tracks will work if neighborhood
community commuting cyclists set
the culture (safety and speed) for
other cyclists.

It's important to allow cars to go

northbound on Shattuck from 46th
and 47th to access the drop off on
the north side of the East Bay
Center for Creative Reuse. Keep the
King Fish. It's Oakland. Contact at
mykla@yahoo.com to connect with
I like flashing lights on the crosswalk group which represents 36th-40th &
itself.
Broadway to Telegraph.

Want to emphasize that cyclist

safety and incentives to cycle more
should remain top prioirities for the
City of Oakland. Hope to see cycle
tracks added throughout Telegraph.

Please repave street

Would like tosee additional traffic

calming around intersection of
Telegraph/51st/Claremont,
especially aroung the library and
shopping center (Temescal triangle).
Can the short stretch of 52nd St be
closed? Maybe make it a one-way
with diagonal parking?

Change Telegraph from a dangerour

car-oriented street to make it safer
and better for other modes. I'm fine
with removing parking and causing
a bit of congestion, but bike
improvements need to be done
together with bus improvements to
be successful.

Work with businesses to meet those

needs that are compatible with
complete streets. Make this a winwin situationproject where
businesses benefit from the vibrant
street life. Temescal is almost there!
Don't damage its reputation by
rejecting sustainable solutions to
transportation issues.
Flashing signals activated when
button is pushed on pole.

Cycle tracks would help mem a nonbiker, feel confident enough to make
more of my trips by bike, expect
that it would help convince a lot of
drivers to consider such a change.
Would like to see dedicated bus
lanes.

Improve the aesthetics of sidewalk

areas - litter and graffiti removal,
prevelance of homeless users current sidewalks are dirty and
unpleasent. Need more garden
space and less empty storefronts.

Pilot a protected intersection on

27thth & Telegraph od Grand &
Telegraph

Bring back Latham Square.

Bike Parking and security.

Bathrooms. If remove parking
spaces for vehicles, replace with
bike parking. Bike share program
along Telegraph. Distance signs.

Particularly south of MacArthur,

narrowing the ped crossing and
adding more ped-friendly space
would be great.

The quicker you can resurface

between 51st and 48th the better.
Addition of rain gardens to beautify
the area and manage stormwater
pollution.

Remove right turn pockets at

MacArthur Blvd. Coordinate with
bike lanes 16th St-20th St
downtown.
We need more cycle tracks or Class
1 paths that physically separate bike
path from car path

I have heard concerns about full

complete street design on the
northern section of Telegraph on the
grounds it wuld slow freeway
trafficI think that slowing traffic
and otherwise reminding impatient
freeway bound motorists that
people live here and they are not
yet on the freeway is a great idea.

Phasing/paint and planter style is a

great ides. Planning
Commission/Council need to see an
option for 2 parking landes, 2 travel
lanes, center lane, and 2 cycle
tracks for 48th-5th. It makes the
purpose statement better.
Don't do a "paint and planter:
project as a "test case" and then
ignore all the results of the testing
in favor of a car-friendly design prechosen by staff. (ex. Latham Square)

As a motorist, pedestrians are

always walking out in front of cars.
This is vedry dangerous. Number of
lanes need to be reduces to
discourage speeding.

The more cycle tracks the better. It

is nerve wracking stretch to ride.

Repave

Excellent ideas! I look forward to

Flashing signals: I have never seen more bike lanes/safer biking
this work (ex. SF and the number of conditin. Love that there was plenty
ped/car accidents)
of data to support the concepts.

Speed enforcement is a must. Driver

and rider education is very needed.

Bike infrasrtucture as separate as

possible.

Shorter pedestrian crossings high

priority

More parklets

Raised/textured pavemets in
crosswalks?

Plant more trees. Rental housing on

Telegraph maintained/increase - all
kinds of people should be part of
Telegraph - keep it vital, not a mall.

Enforce speed limit.

I like food carts at the Kasper

corridor. A dog park would also be
ok.

The merchants will likely oppose

parking removal in Temescal. Why
not remove left turn lane and then
keep parking. Compromise?

Bright green paint serves as such a

nice visual marker for all users. Time
signals for bikes. Pay attention to
certain intersections (27th, 46th).
Bike boxes? Let's get the business
community on board.

Would like more bike racks near

businesses.

Connectivity is huge.Having
corridor-length lanes rather than
spotty, section by section bike lanes
compromise safety. If compromises
my=ust be made for the sake of the
project to move forward, make clear
shared-lane markings, ex. Greenbacked sharrows, lines to guide
bikes across the intersection, etc.
COnsider more than paint changes.
"Complete streets" concepts can
really be sold when the facilities are
high-quality, have benefits to all
users, and aesthetics make the
street welcoming for public use.

I like the 34' crossing with bulb-outs

and cycle tracks.

Strongly in favor of BRT. Would have

liked more info on next steps,
process, decision makers.

Hard to see pedestrians when

driving below 48th & 27th.
Can't wait to bike on Telegraph!
Have been biking for 20 years and
won't bike on Telegraph.

Bike lanes a priority. Trees to

counteract global warming, parklets.
How do pedestrians cross cycle
tracks safely?

Prefer greater emphasis on striping

and curb extensions over signage
and signals.

52 ft. crossing version looks the

best.

If parking removal is in play, BRT

should be considered as an
alternative. Center loading zones
will not work on such a high volume
street.

Please don't take away our parking

or our strets! Take out senter turn
lane for bike paths. If left turns are
such a big impact, prohibit them
except in certain intersections.
Paving would be great.

Project has great potential to bring

more "life" to Telegraph Avenue
between 20th & Temescal.

More big trees.

Bring back Latham Square.

People feeling uncomfortable
Conservative, uninformes, fearful
outside of vehicles is what limits
business owners neeed to be
most of Oakland's major streets. Do enlightened about the desirability of
anything to change this.
pedestrian oriented streets.
Drivers ignore sharrows and bikes
are afrain to take the lane. Need bus
consolidation of 1 and 1R, and
removal of some stops proposed by
the design consultants to make AC
Transit work better and make it safer
for bikes.

Prefer cycle tracks with bulb-outs

All bus top designs should allow

wheel chairs to safely enter buses
and their cars.

Shortening distances is a must.

Pedestrian safety, bus service like

BRT, handicap parking will allow us
to have a more accessible and safer
Telegraph Ave. I think it is important
that street lights are installed at
more intersections and increase bus
and parking for handicap to allow us
to be more inclusive of all citizens.

Freeway unperpasses need better

lighting.
Stop using silly words like
"complete". We just need
improvements please.

Telegraph still has huge gaps in

urbanity, for lack of a better word parking lots, empty lots, empty
storefronts, freeway underpasses,
etc. The city should work to fill these
spaces in. More businesses, more
residents.

I'm happy to support removing

traffic lanes. The city shouldn't be
encouraging this neighborhood to be
used as a thoroughfare for the
freeway on/off ramps.

While behind certain other cities, I

look forward to Oakland being a
little more bold than it has been and
creating a street that meets modern
needs instead of needs based in
1975.

Parking can be difficult so anything

that can maintain parking spots
while increasing safety for
pedestrians and bicyclists seems the
best solution. Rather drive through
the area slower but have more
parking options when I arrive.
Thank you!

Bikes and buses should not be

sharing lanes! Neither option
appears to adequately address bus
needs.

I don't think that the proposed plans

give transit a high enough priority. I
would like to see more of a BRT
approach to Telegraph.

On this busy stretch of Telegraph,

sharrows do not provide sufficient
protection for bicyclists from traffic
and are but a minimal improvement
over existing conditions.
As we encourage more bicycling,
traffic will decrease and there will be
fewer needs for lanes and parking.

Underpass access coming to

Telegraph from the West at all
locations needs to be improved,
Particularly at 45th, 42nd, 30th, and
29th. These 4 underpasses in
particular are dangerous, unhealthy,
and encourage dumping, drug
dealing, etc. For Telegraph to really
thrive, access TO Telegraph has to
be safe.

While I am not opposed to the

concepts presented I do think it is
important to consider the upcoming
transit village at Macarthur Bart and
how that might affect the traffic flow
of the area. Also much of the
residential areas north of 40th are
now permit parking areas so a lot of
parking spaces are no longer
available.
Buffered bike lanes seems like a
good compromise for traffic and
safety along with timed lights and
median refuge islands as well.

If option 1 wins out, at least

consider more aggressive striping
like the painted green lane vs
simple sharrows.

Absolutely need to address access

to Telegraph from neighborhoods on
the other side of BART/freeway for
health and safety and ideally
aesthetics. The condition of the
underpasses from North and West
Oakland neighborhoods to Telegraph
is horrendous. 45th St. in particular
is a huge obstacle to pedestrians
and cyclists safely accessing
Temescal. Camping, dumping, feces,
urine, needles, and potholes sums it
up.
Telegraph is an important street with
vibrant businesses. We would use it
alot more for transport if it were
bicycle friendly.
Phasing in makes sense. I realize
these changes need to be financed,
and using low-cost temporary
methods will start to create the
livable street life I'd like to see
become permanent.

Cars have ruled Telegraph for too

long -- it's time for a change!

Protected cycle tracks will

encourage more cyclists to ride
along Telegraph and more people to
cycle. I would be much more likely
to cycle on Telegraph with a
protected cycle track and then I
would be more likely to go to local
restaurants and businesses on
Telegraph. Since I started bicycling
around Oakland, I have been going
to more local restaurants and shops,
so I think creating protected cycle
tracks would be great for local
businesses. I would love to see more
safe bike routes in Oakland and I
would really like to ride down
Telegraph and feel safe.

I tried out the protected bicycle

track that EBBC set up on Telegraph
I think maybe median refuge islands for Bike to Work Day. It was really
encourage pedestrians to jaywalk,
nice to have a space of one's own,
which doesn't improve safety.
without the threat of cars or their
doors! Perhaps some temporary
I really like the flashing crosswalk
protected bicycle tracks could be
that City of Berkeley has on
installed on selected blocks of
Shattuck outside the Berkeley Bowl - Telegraph to see how people
flashing lights line the crosswalk
respond to them over a longer
itself.
period than 1 day.

Thank you for your hard work.

I think median refuge islands are

conducive to jaywalking. Shorter
pedestrian crossings would be a
better alternative (though
jaywalking here is inevitable as
well).

This is a general comment for

cycling in Oakland -- I think it would
be very helpful to have more
signage about giving cyclists 3 feet
around the city (perhaps banners on
light poles). I don't think many
drivers know that they need to give
cyclists 3 feet for passing. Also, I
think it would be helpful to explain
why 3 feet is necessary. It's hard for
drivers to realize that their speed
creates a lot of wind that scares and
affects cyclists. Thank you!

Ideally these flashing signals can

detect pedestrians, and people
won't need to push a button to
cross.

Thank you for all your great work!

Sharrows and improvements to the

visibility of pedestrian crossings will
improve safety while still leaving
room for motor vehicle traffic, bus
stops, and cargo unloading.
With cycle tracks, a certain
proportion of cyclists will continue to
use the traffic lanes for reasons of
expedience and safety. Cycle tracks
have a poor safey record with
respect to motor vehicle-bicycle
collisions.
There are alternate routes on either
side of Telegraph that have less
traffic for those cyclists desiring a
quieter ride (San Pablo, West,
Webster, Broadway).

Thank you so much for doing this!

I'm a long-time biker on T'graph (5+
yrs from Temescal to downtown and
back) and it feels dangerous a lot of
the time. I would LOVE to see the
maximum bike/ped/transit facilities
possible.
It would be fantastic to see
improvements at Kasper's triangle,
plus a safer way to cross at 45th.
That intersection is so strange with
left turners turning behind each
other. I bike through there twice a
day with my kids (all 3 on bikes) and
we see all sorts of strange driving
behavior. Plus with the McDonalds
right there, and the narrow 45th
street and the Reed Bro's trucks
things get pretty tricky.

Telegraph precisely because it is a

fast bike route (as opposed to
Webster and other side-streets).
Heading south, the slight downward
slope allows me to shift into a very
high gear. Even without a bike lane
or sharrows, the generous width of
the outside lane makes me feel
relatively safe biking in the roadway.
The cycle-track concept would not
serve true bike-commuters like
myself. The cycle track would be
dangerous for cyclists and
pedestrians, especially if cyclists
want to go fast. The cycle-track
would reduce the width of the lane
in the roadway, making that option
less safe for cyclists who still want
to ride in the street, and it would
confuse drivers as to whether
cyclists have the right to use the
lane. I would even prefer sharrows
or no bike markings at all (maintain
current configuration) to the cycletrack concept. Cyclists who prefer
slower, safer routes can take the
side streets.
I strongly encourage incorporating
stormwater-management planters
into the design. It would be a
mistake to undertake major curb
realignments (bulb-outs, etc.)
Flashing signals at "multiple threat" without implementing stormwater
locations.
"BMP's."

How about those motion activated

flashing beacons as well for key
crosswalks (in downtown San Mateo,
and near Broadway Plaza in Walnut
Creek)

Maintain two travel lanes, and

current turn lanes, and the current
parking supply, throughout
Telegraph's entire length. That's a
true definition of "complete." Do
some real outreach to legitimate
Crosswalks with ample night
stakeholders like transit riders and
lighting, and flashing signals, are
motorists, to make your own process
basic and effective. Median refuge
"complete." Use signage, sharrows,
islands are worth considering if they etc., to make cyclists more visible.
don't involve removing travel lanes, Address the real hazard of
turn lanes, or parking. No new
aggressive turning traffic from side
corner bulb-outs: They're a terrible streets. Consider "Copenhagenizing"
hazard for cyclists, and that
sidewalks with a separate bicycle
approach to "shorter pedestrian
pocket, defined by height and/or
crossing distance" dogma has never pavement color. Consider diverting
been empirically shown to provide
cyclists to adjacent north/south
any offsetting safety benefit to
streets that are viable and safer
pedestrians.
places to bike.

Thank you for a fantastic public

process!

Use any and all measures to make

crossing the street safer; and, just
walking down (or up) the street a
better experience. People walking
are much more likely to stop in a
shop they pass by than someone in
a car.

It's very nice to see that serious

thought is being put into
designing intellegent bike lanes.
We should have protected,
designated lanes on all large
streets (San Pable, Telegraph,
MLK, Broadway the traffic is
already problemeatic and would
no doubt worsen, but in time
more people may cycle, walk or
take the bus... perhaps a larger
parking structure with a shuttle
bus could happen?

I'm personally not a fan of refuge

islands when they're too narrow;
they can be obstructions without
providing protections. I would
defer to people with decreased
mobility, however.

Great! Please don't forget transit

operations, but love everything
you've done. I really think you
should try to collect
demographic information in your
surveys.

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Summary of Cross-Section Preferences from Public Open Houses

Segment A: 52nd St - 57th St

Remove left-turn lane; add bike lanes
Remove left-turn lane and one side of parking; add protected "cycle track"
Other
No response
Total

30
187
12
11
240

12.5%
77.9%
5.0%
4.6%

Segment B: 48th St - 52nd St

Add shared lane markings (sharrows)
Remove one side of parking; add bike lane
Other
No response
Total

24
170
24
22
240

10.0%
70.8%
10.0%
9.2%

Segment C: 20th St to 48th St

Remove one through lane in either direction, add protected "cycle track"
Remove one through lane in either direction, add buffered bike lane
Other
No response
Total

160
49
9
22
240

66.7%
20.4%
3.8%
9.2%