1. City of Oakland: Road Diet Experience

2. Four Lanes to Three Lanes
Typical Road Diets
Four Lanes to Three Lanes

3. Six Lanes to Four Lanes with Turn Pockets
Typical Road Diets
Six Lanes to Four Lanes with Turn Pockets

4. Road Diets in Oakland Historic Examples: High Street (30,000 ADT)
Grand Avenue (6 Lanes to 5)
Broadway (Auto Row area, 6 Lanes to 5)

5. Road Diets in Oakland (cont’d)
Market Street
West Street *
Bancroft Avenue
Foothill Blvd. (35th to High Street)
Lakeshore Avenue *

6. Road Diets in Oakland (proposed)
MacArthur Boulevard, 82nd to 90th (SRS)
Claremont Avenue
Redwood Road/35th Avenue

7. Road Diets in Oakland
Lakeshore Ave: before and after

8. City Council Policy Directives
Technical study guidelines
Traffic counts
Collision history
Intersection LOS (current and future)
Parking removal (if any)

9. City Council Policy Directives
Outreach
Mailer to neighbors
Community meetings
Council office support

10. Mailer to neighborhood

11. Mailer to neighborhood

12. City Council Policy Directives
CEQA review
Categorical exemptions
Section 15301(c): minor alteration to existing roadway
Section (h): creation of bicycle lanes on existing rights-of-way
Environmental Impact Report
(City of Oakland Bicycle Master Plan)

13. City Council Policy directives
City Council Resolution and Report
Removal of travel lanes
Removal of on-street parking

14. Implementing Road Diets
Resurfacing program coordination
Other projects (e.g. sewer rehab, slurry, streetscape, etc.)
Stand-alone projects

15. Lessons Learned Federal Projects: Watch out! CEQA ≠ NEPA
Transit issues
Fewer gaps for peds/vehicles crossing or entering main street
Turning movements
Diversion/cut thru traffic: parallel routes? (e.g. Claremont Avenue example)

16. Lessons Learned Community buy-in People are seeking But concerns over
traffic calming
Pedestrian/bicyclist safety
But concerns over
Possible congestion
Emergency vehicle responses
Fear of change

17. Lessons Learned CONCLUSION:
When Considering a Road Diet Proposal, Make Sure You Have a Process To:
Evaluate your proposal & identify impacts (technical study, LOS, parking, etc.)
Communicate the details, inform the public and policy makers
To receive feedback and answer questions
To evaluate the statutory requirements
To formally approve proposed road diet