2024 General Plan/Housing &
Transportation Annual Reports
City Council Meeting
April 1, 2025
1 General Plan/Housing
Annual Report
2 Housing Production
3 INCOME CATEGORY 8-YEAR RHNA
GOAL (UNITS)
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED
REMAINING
TO MEET
RHNA
2023 2024
Very Low Income 1,421 13 124 1,229
Low Income 818 11 18 778
Moderate Income 868 19 21 822
Market Rate 2,246 92 80 2,007
TOTAL 5,353 135 243 4,863
TABLE 1 – REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION PROGRESS
* Includes allocated affordability of ADUs.
Program Implementation
• Obtained state designation as a Pro-Housing Program jurisdiction • Updated the Subdivision Ordinance
• Began update of the Inclusionary Housing, Short Term Rental, and Universal Design Ordinances
• Expedited review of McKay, RESHAP, North Housing, Habitat projects • Provided rent subsidy to 98 new tenants (58 in high resource areas) • Assisted 146 tenants with fair housing counseling, 49 housing complaints • Returned $125,000 to 80 tenants with unfair rent increases • Provided $300,000 utility bill assistance and $300,000 in audits / rebates 4 Transportation Annual
Report
5 Transportation Goals and Teams
City plan goals:
• Safety
• Choices
• Active transportation
• Equity
6 Multiple departments implement:
• Public Works
• Planning, Building, and
Transportation
• Police
• Recreation & Parks
• And more
2024 Top Transportation
Accomplishments
7 2024 By The Numbers
8 92
Upgraded Curb
Ramps
89 Intersection Safety
Improvements
395
Sidewalk Trip
Hazards Repaired
1.4 Miles Built, All Ages
& Abilities Bikeways
51,400
Passengers on Oakland
Alameda Water Shuttle
205,823
Rides with the Free Bus
Pass Program
Launched Oakland-Alameda Water
Shuttle
9 • Launched July 17, 2024
• Free, ADA-accessible, and operates
5 days a week
• 51,400 passengers and 10,500
bicycles from July-December 2024
Completed Clement Ave Improvements
10 • Opened October 29, 2024
• Two-way bikeway, sidewalk
improvements, traffic calming,
crosswalk enhancements
• 1.2-mile Cross Alameda Trail
segment
Launched Neighborhood Greenways
Planning and Design
11 • Developed implementation
strategy and concept for Pacific
Avenue
• Over 2,000 public input responses
2024 Transportation Facts and
Performance Measures
12 City, County, and State Comparison
13 City of Alameda 2023
rate:
• 70% lower than
Alameda County
• 78% lower than
California
0 10
20 30
40 50
60 70
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 California Alameda County City of Alameda
Traffic Fatalities + Severe Injuries Rate Per 100,000 Population Bus Ridership
14 Ridership on Alameda
lines grew 36% since
2021
0 1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
51A 20 21 96 O 19 631 687 W OX 851 663
Average Weekday Boardings on Lines Serving Alameda, Fall Season 2021-2024
2021 2022 2023 2024
Ferry Ridership
15 Alameda service comprises
majority of weekday SF Bay Ferry
riders systemwide
Walking & Biking
16 Percentages of people bicycling, walking
and driving alone to work (3 yr averages)
MODE BASELINE % % TARGET %
2021 2022 2023 2030
Walk 2.6 2.2 2.4 4.0
Bike 2.4 2.6 2.9* 3.6
Drive
alone 54.5 51.7 47.0 Stable or
decreasing
• Total 59 miles bikeways, with 40%
low-stress
• Bicycling increased 20% from
2016/2017 (annual count of 7
intersections)
*Single year 2023: 3.6%
What to Look for in 2025:
Transportation Highlights
17 Cross Alameda Trail Nearly Complete
18 Final segments coming in 2025:
• Clement Ave Extension (Hibbard Street to Grand Street) • Clement Ave/Tilden Way Project
Neighborhood Greenways Implementation
19 • Pacific Ave phase I constructed 2025
• Versailles and San Jose Ave design
and outreach underway
– April 19 pop-up event
• Versailles, San Jose, Pacific Ave
phase 2 anticipated completion
2026. Pending final funding and
unforeseen impacts
Neighborhood Greenway tools: traffic circles,
curb extensions, speed humps, etc.
Oakland Alameda Access Project
• Alameda CTC project with long-term benefit
• Construction starting fall 2025
• Lane closures in the Webster/Posey Tubes
• City continuing to work with Alameda CTC/Caltrans
– Support communications
– Reducing Posey Tube lane closure duration
• Alameda CTC upcoming public events
– Alameda locations: April 24, April 30
– Virtual: May 14
20 21
Staff Recommendation
22 Accept the 2024 Annual Reports on the Alameda 2040 General Plan/Housing Element, Active Transportation Plan, Vision Zero Action Plan, and Transportation Choices Plan