Resource Links

http://www.511.org
The Bay Area Public Transit Guide

http://www.calbike.org/
The California Bicycle Coalition is a non-profit education and lobbying organization working to improve bicycling conditions throughout the State of California. CBC advocates for increased bicycle use, access, safety and education, by promoting the bicycle as an everyday means of transportation and recreation. CBC is a diverse membership-based organization comprised of recreational and commuter cyclists, bicycle related manufacturers, bike shops, law enforcement, environmentalists, transit advocates, and transportation and air quality planners. CBC has a 501(c)3 education branch, and a 501(c)4 lobbying branch.

http://www.walkoaklandbikeoakland.org/downloads/OaklandBikeRackPlacementGuidelines.pdf
The City of Oakland's Bike Rack Placement Guidelines.

http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/planning/Citywide/Better_Streets/proposals.htm
good looking street standards from the city across the Bay- standards Oakland should adopt to make walking and biking safe and easy!

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http://www.bikealameda.org/
Bike Alameda Homepage

http://www.californiawalks.org/
California Walks is a coalition of nonprofit pedestrian advocacy groups promoting walkable communities for all people throughout California.

http://www.ebbc.org/about.html
Founded in 1972, the East Bay Bicycle Coalition (EBBC) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization dedicated to promoting bicycling as an everyday means of transportation and recreation.

The EBBC safeguards the interest of bicyclists in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The EBBC works with cities, counties, Caltrans, and other government agencies to improve conditions for cyclists. Membership benefits include the newsletter rideOn, monthly meeting programs, and the opportunity to participate in "hands-on" efforts to improve cycling conditions.

http://www.bikeleague.org
League of American Bicyclists homepage

http://www.bikewalk.org/index.php
The National Center for Bicycling & Walking (NCBW) is the major program of the Bicycle Federation of America, Inc. (BFA), a national, nonprofit [501(c)(3)] corporation established in 1977. Our mission is to create bicycle-friendly and walkable communities.

The aim of the NCBW's program is to change the way communities are planned, designed and managed to ensure that people of all ages and abilities can walk and bike easily, safely and regularly.

http://www.thunderheadalliance.org/
Professional development for bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations.

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http://www.10000stepsoakland.org
10,000 Steps is a unique collaboration between marksearch (Sue Mark and
Bruce Douglas), an independent artistic cultural research team, and the Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation. The artists are working with the neighbors and community groups that surround four historic parks in downtown Oakland to beautify and draw attention to green urban public space.

http://www.10kwebdesign.com
10K Webdesign provides website design and business solutions to nonprofits, membership organizations, and consultants. Please contact us: we are a green-certified, woman-owned, minority-owned company.

http://www.oaklandyellowjackets.org/index.htm
Oakland Yellowjackets Bicycle Club since 1986. Oakland Yellowjackets Bicycle Club (OYJ) is a social, multi-cultural bicycling group for men and women of all ages and skill levels. We are not a racing team. Our "no-drop" policy ensures that even the slowest cyclists will always ride accompanied. For us, rides are social events not races

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http://www.oaklandnet.com/oit/CDST/DistMain.cfm
Wonder who your City Council person is? They are the people who need to hear from us about how our neighborhoods needs to be more pedestrian & bicycle friendly. Check out the City's Council District finder...

http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/19173.pdf
This item from a May 2008 committee meeting outlines all of the roads the city MAY repave in the next 5 years. It's got to be on that list to get the cash - and it's GOT TO include BIKE ACCESS!!!

http://www.oaklandpw.com/Page124.aspx
Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) committee was chartered in 1995 to advise the City on the design of bicycle and pedestrian facilities and related issues.

Meetings are held in City Hall (see 2007 BPAC Meeting Location Schedule below) the third Thursday of the month, and begin at 5:30 p.m. When needed, the room will be available at 5:15 p.m. to allow attendees to pre-review materials relevant to the meeting. Members of the public are welcome to attend all or part of any BPAC meeting. To receive meeting agendas and minutes via email, please contact bikeped@oaklandnet.com.

http://www.oaklandpw.com/Page14.aspx
The Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program plans, secures funds for, and implements bicycle and pedestrian projects throughout Oakland. These activities are in accordance with the Oakland City Council's Adopted Policy Budget goals, #2 "Develop a Sustainable City," #3 "Improve Oakland's Neighborhoods," and #6 "Maintain and Enhance Oakland's Physical Assets.

http://www.oaklandpw.com/page123.aspx
In December 2007, after lobbying by WOBO, the EBBC and several other organizations, the Oakland City Council passed the Oakland Bicycle Master Plan to encourage safety and accessibility for bicyclists throughout the City. The BMP is the citywide, long-range policy document for promoting bicycling as a viable means of transportation and recreation in Oakland. The Plan includes an existing conditions analysis, policies and action items, the Proposed Bikeway Network, design guidelines for bikeways and bicycle parking, and an implementation program. In particular, the plan, which updated the first BMP adopted in 1999, reflects a detailed analysis of the Proposed Bikeway Network. This analysis developed proposals for maximizing bicyclist safety and access throughout the city while minimizing potential adverse effects on other roadway users.

http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/council/agendas-calendars.cfm
All meeting schedules

http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/Pedestrian/index.html
The vision of the Pedestrian Master Plan is to promote a pedestrian-friendly environment; where public spaces, including streets and off-street paths, will offer a level of convenience, safety and attractiveness to the pedestrian that will encourage and reward the choice to walk.

For additional information, contact the Oakland Pedestrian Safety Project at 510-238-7049.

http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/ceda/revised/planningzoning/Commission/default.html
"To promote the orderly growth and development of the City through studies, decisions on development proposals, policy recommendations to the City Council, and related activities."

City Planning Commission meetings are held twice a month on Wednesdays, usually at 6:00 p.m., (but occasionally earlier if there is a long agenda, at Oakland City Hall, One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Hearing Room No. 1, Oakland, CA 94612.

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