WOBO works to improve neighborhood quality of life in Oakland by making walking and bicycling safe, accessible, easy and fun.
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- Oakland Bicycle Master Plan
- Find Your Councilperson
- Visit our resources page for all our quick links.
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We're looking to expand the issues that we're working on and get more folks involved.
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WOBO is run entirely on volunteer power.
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We're efficient and effective and 100% of donations go into public outreach materials and programs to make Oakland more walkable and bikeable.
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You care about Oakland, right? WOBO does too! Let's make it even more fantastic.
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WOBO Meeting - Aug 26th, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Join us for strategizing on WOBO's campaign to connect bike lanes from upper Broadway into downtown onto Franklin and Webster. We need ideas, energy and volunteers - that's you! Meet us at VO's Vietnamese Restaurant at the corner of Webster and Grand Ave. VO's is providing a separate room for us, and folks are welcome to order dinner.
Help us determine our best strategy to close this vital link in Oakland\'s bike network, and plan an advocacy ride and picnic for the fall. FREE BART t-shirt to all who turn up!
Location: Vo\'s Restaurant (Webster & Grand) For more information, contact roger@walkoaklandbikeoakland.org.
Campaign Goal:
Install bike lanes on Broadway from Highway 24 to MacArthur and from 27th via Webster and Franklin to Eighth Street to create a continuous north south bike route almost FIVE miles long! See the interactive maps on the WOBO webpage here.
Campaign Overview:
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The City has already done the 'heavy lifting' and completed an Environmental Impact Report, which includes a feasibility study for this project.
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This is not a project that involves expensive or extensive work. We can get it done in the next year - by June 2009.
Can't attend the meeting, but want to help? Take Action! Click here to send the City Council a clear message that it's time to put some paint on the pavement! For more information, contact roger@walkoaklandbikeoakland.org.
New Guerilla Sharrow on 20th Street at Broadway
So we’re not exactly sure who did it, but an anonymous bike activist forwarded WOBO these photos along with some simple text: “20th at Broadway before sharrow and with sharrow.”
While WOBO does not condone such illegal measures to install bicycle and pedestrian improvements, we did check it out and whoever did it did a pretty nice job. This is a busy area where many bicyclists board the 19th Street BART station and it is nice to have some bicycle improvement in this area. It would be great if the city could install some more.
Summer Streets - A great short film about the New York City car free days
Feeling remarkably similar to Bogota's Ciclovia, the New York City Department of Transportation held its first Summer Streets event on Saturday by opening 7 miles of city streets to pedestrians and bike traffic only. From 7 AM to 1 PM, roads were car-free from 72nd Street to the Brooklyn Bridge with Park Avenue serving as the backbone of the route. Our Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan is the real deal - she spent the entire day riding a bike around the course (and even said some nice things about me to my mom.)
A page has been turned, clearly there is no doubt: the future will hold many more large scale street openings for pedestrians, cyclists, runners, children, dog walkers, dancers, and any other reasonable livable space use.
Upcoming Events:
Oakland Art and Soul Festival - Aug 30th-Sept 1st
Ride to beautiful downtown Oakland and enjoy great music, food, and culture. Leave your car behind and valet park you bike for free at the at the 14th & Broadway entrance.
Oakland A’s Fan Rally – Aug 30th
Folks at the Village Bicycle are organizing an Oakland A’s Fan Rally that will highlight the history of the Oakland Athletics in their hometown. It’s going to be big, fun, and family friendly. They’re making costumes, games, noisemakers, and bikes with grills on the back for tailgating.
Bike Tours of Oakland - Sun, September 21st and Sun October 19th at 10 a.m.
Explore Oakland and its environs with the museum's bike-tripping docents as we leisurely wend our way through downtown, Fruitvale, the Port of Oakland, West Oakland, Brooklyn, or the Lake Merritt area. Reservations are a good idea (docentcenter@museumca.org or 510/238-3514), but if you forget, come anyway. Participants must be over twelve-years-old. Bring your own bikes, helmets, and repair kits. Meet at 10th Street entrance at 10 a.m. Free. <!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->
The museum is also looking for volunteer bike docents, so if you are interested in becoming a tour guide, let them know!
Cycles of Change is hiring for Fall 2008
They are looking for bicycle activitists and educators. Check it out at: http://www.cyclesofchange.org/category/jobs
Want to get More Involved with WOBO?
WOBO is always looking for more folks to get involved with our all-volunteer crew! Here's how you can help:
- Helping plan a "Car Free Day" event in tandem with Bike to Work Day in September: Mike is working with the City to get this started. Contact him at mike@walkoaklandbikeoakland.org.
- Can you volunteer for any of the following positions? If so, contact Roger at roger@walkoaklandbikeoakland.org.
- Social chair (socialista)
- Membership coordinator
- Outreach coordinator
- Campaign managers or grassroots organizers
- Web content and development
- Graphic design (think tshirts, cards, postcards, posters, etc.)
- Volunteer / intern coordinator
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