Public Works & Transportation Committee
January 28, 2025
AGENDA REPORT
TO:
Public Works & Transportation
Committee
FROM: Councilmember Gallo and
Bicyclist and Pedestrian
Advisory Commission
SUBJECT: 2024 BPAC Annual Report
DATE: January 7, 2025
RECOMMENDATION
Councilmember Gallo Recommends That The City Council Receive An Informational Report On The Bicyclist And Pedestrian Advisory Commission’s 2024 Activities.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC) presents the attached informational report (Attachment A) to the Public Works and Transportation Committee per Ordinance No. 13215 C.M.S.: “ The Commission shall provide annual reports to the Public Works Committee of the City Council to summarize the Commission's work over the course of the year and to identify key policy issues affecting the safety of and access for bicyclists and pedestrians in Oakland.”
BACKGROUND / LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The BPAC was established per Council Ordinance No. 13215 C.M.S. in February 2014 and first met in September of that year. The nine commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The Chair of the Public Works and Transportation Committee is named in the Ordinance as the liaison between the BPAC and the City Council, and this informational report has been prepared at the Chair’s request. The BPAC is staffed and supported by the Oakland Department of Transportation, Safe Streets Division, Bicycle & Pedestrian Program.
According to its establishing Ordinance, the BPAC’s duties are:
1. Review and advise on proposed projects for Transportation Development Act Article 3 funding;
2. Provide input to staff on the expenditure of Measure B and Measure BB Bicycle & Pedestrian Pass through funds;
3. Provide input to staff in the implementation of the City’s Bicycle Plan, the Pedestrian Plan, and other related Plans;
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4. Identify projects and plans that are pertinent to the Commission's purpose and prioritize those projects and plans for design review by the Commission.
Additional information on the Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission is available at www.oaklandca.gov/boards-commissions/bicyclist-and-pedestrian-advisory-commission.
ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES
Please refer to Attachment A for the 2024 Annual Report from the City of Oakland’s Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, summarizing the Commission’s work and recommendations for the 2024 calendar year.
The work of the Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission supports the Citywide policy priorities for: 1) holistic community safety, 2) housing, economic, and cultural security, 3) vibrant, sustainable infrastructure, and 4) responsive, trustworthy government. Traffic safety is of critical importance to the Commission, as is the design and maintenance of transportation infrastructure to support multimodal transportation and improve Oaklanders’ quality of life. The Commission seeks out opportunities to amplify the concerns of under-represented groups and works to direct transportation investments to priority equity neighborhoods. The Commission is a resource to City staff and a forum for the public’s participation in and review of the City’s efforts to improve the safety and access of walking and bicycling in Oakland.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no cost to the City of Oakland associated with this informational report.
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
The BPAC holds public meetings every third Thursday of the month at 6:00 PM in City Hall.
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Councilmember Gallo recommends that the City Council receive this informational report on the Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission’s 2024 activities.
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Date: January 28, 2025 Page 3
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For questions regarding this report, please contact Grey Gardner, 2024 Chair of the Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, at [email protected]. For questions regarding the administration of the Commission, please contact Jason Patton, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Supervisor, at
[email protected], (510) 238-7049.
Respectfully submitted,
Councilmember Gallo
Prepared by:
Grey Gardner, 2024 Chair of the
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Attachments (1):
A. 2024 Annual Report from the City of Oakland’s Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Noel Gallo (Jan 15, 2025 14:12 PST)
Noel Gallo