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WHAT'S THE WORD ON THE STREET?
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DONATE TO KEEP OAKLAND WALKABLE AND BIKEABLE
This has been an unprecedented year. We miss you! We hope you have been well during these stressful and uncertain times. One thing the current health crisis has highlighted is the importance of infrastructure that allows people to bike and walk safely. Bike shops throughout the country have been reporting a spike in sales as people look for ways to get around and exercise safely. With such a protracted shelter-in-place, people still need to move about to essential work, to stores, and to complete errands.
Many of our in person events like Women's Bicycling Workshops and Bike To Work Day celebrations were cancelled, impacting sponsorships and membership drives that supported much of WOBO's operations.
Despite it all, WOBO has kept its wheels rolling, and we are still making progress.
- We continue to hold conversations with community members, neighborhood groups, advocacy allies, and city leadership and staff to advance safety projects (e.g., Foothill, Lakeside Drive, Grand Avenue, Adeline, 23rd, Park Blvd).
- Our volunteers and leadership contributed over 400 hours to support and implement Oakland's Slow Streets, including pro bono graphics design for all Slow Streets signage.
- We pushed for evolving Slow Streets to target neighborhood-based solutions, including putting traffic calming treatments and artwork at and near essential destinations like libraries and grocery stores.
- Our most popular Ride Like a Girl workshop went virtual.
- We are working on Oakland's policies to allow automatic speed limits near school and senior residential sites.
- WOBO produced multiple letters of support for grant applications for funding streetscape, bikeways, and e-bike projects.
- We made Bike To Work Day into a mostly virtual Bike To Wherever Day in September. (see update below)
 It's hard to SEE our accomplishments in this virtual environment. But rest assured that WOBO continues to push to make Oakland an exceptional city to walk, roll, stroll, and bike.
Make your end of year donation today. Consider doubling your donation with a company match! During these trying times, we need your continued support so we can carry on doing this important work.
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BIKE TO W(HEREVER) DAY 2020 THANK-YOUS
Our sincere thanks to the many people who helped this year's version of Bike To Work Day come off! We couldn't have done it without:
- BPAC Commissioner Reginald K. "RB" Burnette Jr., who organized the 9/25 District 6 group ride (picture below)
- Bike Bingo winners Shoshana Gould (@ShoshanaGould) and WOBO board alum Lola Dvorak
- Oakland Department Of Transportation, generous sponsor of WOBO activities
- All the WOBO volunteers who helped put up BTWD 2020 posters on Oakland's Slow Streets
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Even though BTWD is over, go explore The Town's bicycling infrastructure improvements, any day. Download the Bike Bingo card here to use as a guide for where to go and what to see. Thanks, and see you next year!
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USE YOUR POWER TO VOTE FOR MOBILITY CHANGES IN OAKLAND
With the upcoming election on Nov 3, we're hoping City Council and Transit Board candidates will bring to bear a vision to make Oakland an exceptional place for people who bike, who walk, who use public transportation, especially for those who have more difficulty getting around and neighbors who have long endured the effects of systemic inequities.
We encourage WOBO fans to contact their local candidates and sound them out on mobility issues. Use the list to below get in touch. But most importantly, exercise your right to VOTE.
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OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
* denotes incumbent
District 1 (North Oakland)
District 3 (West Oakland, Downtown, Jack London)
District 5 (Fruitvale, San Antonio)
District 7 (East Oakland)
At-Large
AC TRANSIT/BART CANDIDATES
* denotes incumbent
AC Transit Ward 2 (Emeryville-Piedmont-Oakland-Berkeley)
AC Transit At-Large
BART District 7 (Oakland-Berkeley-Richmond)
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NEW OUTDOOR EVENTS
We're happy to announce the following upcoming events:
- A pilot program for pop-up vendors in the Lakeview Library parking lot on weekends. Next is this Saturday October 17, 10am - 6pm. Go here for more information.
- District 6's Akoma Outdoor Market, Sundays in the lot at the corner of the Eastmont Mall property (73rd Ave. & Foothill Blvd.) Go here for more information.
- Picnic on Telegraph on Sunday October 25 11am-8pm - the first ever Open Streets festival on Telegraph and the longest closure of Telegraph from 39th to 55th St. Details here.
- Halloween Ride with the Scraper Bike Team October 31, 5:30pm meet up, 7pm ride out starting at Eula Brinson Park 1712 85th Ave.
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JOIN UP!
Become a WOBO Member today with just the click of a button! Starting at $35 per year, you get a team of policy, community and advocacy champions who will stump for safe and accessible walking and bicycling in Oakland for all.
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SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS COMING TO EASTLAKE
The E. 15th St./Foothill Blvd. corridor east of Lake Merritt is slated for paving and safety improvements in the near future. This corridor is home to Franklin Elementary School and Recreation Center, one of the largest schools in OUSD, as well as a dense community of homes and churches. For updates on these improvements, we recommend you sign up for District 2 Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas's newsletter.
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VOLUNTEER GIGS
Let's Get Together!
We are gathering a team of volunteers to help run our upcoming events. Sound fun? Sign up to help!
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We're not receiving visitors at the office right now.
Reach us through @walkoakbikeoak on social platforms and
info@wobo.org
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