Charlie Ream

Proud Oaklander, OakDOT Planner, kid-hauling biker dad, sometimes DIYer, cook, board gamer, sci-fi book clubber

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

14th Street Safety Project progress shot! The rain garden already doing its job during construction :)

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

14th Street separated bike lane and bus boarding Island at Broadway is looking fresh, if you're in Oakland come check it out and thank the contractors for their excellent work 🤩

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@WarrenJWells Ugh. Source?

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Ecstatic to see another separated bike lane project starting up in Downtown Oakland on 20th St from Broadway to Harrison. A long time coming on this one!

[Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar]

My fellow #Oakland cyclists and urbanists, and @OakDOT professionals:

I'm genuinely grateful to have the first of many protected bike lanes down 14th St. in downtown Oakland! Let's keep going!

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

@bryanculbertson @BryanByBike Due to the photo angle, you can't see the angled curb on the new curbs, but it is there to prevent pedal strikes. The sidewalk curb requires an ADA-detectable, hard 90' corner/edge.

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

Another separated bike lane is born! 14th and Jefferson, Downtown Oakland, CA. ATP-funded 14th Street Safety Project. 😎

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

@eastbayjordanj @theHONYOCKER Yes, this is a work in progress and the surface will be smooth. Related to the design at roadway level with curbs on either side - the reason is cost. Extending the curbs out, for various reasons, is about $.5 - $1M additional cost per block face.

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

@dotTsch @prinzrob @walkoakbikeoak @RapidRevolt @transpoakland This is our new standard for separated bike lanes delivered with Paving projects - using concrete islands at intersections with wheel stops at midblock. Look for this on 7th St between Fallon and 5th (constructed w/ Franklin), or on upcoming MLK Jr Way and Grand Ave projects.

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

@prinzrob @walkoakbikeoak @RapidRevolt @transpoakland The original press release had the wrong Franklin webpage link - here's the correct Franklin Paving Project page with concept plans and updated info: https://t.co/vYjkweIO7o

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

SAFETY CULTURE IS NUTS

We're supposed to believe peanuts are one of the biggest dangers confronting children. Parenting magazines…social media posts…birthday parties…organized sports…the peanut is the ultimate boogeyman.

My kids had their share of basketball and soccer games. Each week one of the families was responsible for bringing snacks for the team. And every so often, someone broke the social norm of cookies and sugar water. 🫢

Have you ever brought a team snack that resembles a nut? Or a snack that was packaged in the same state as a peanut? Or a snack that has a peanut-colored wrapper? You won’t get anywhere near the field. A swarm of helicopter parents and minivans box you to destroy your stash.

The peer pressure associated with peanut allergies is palpable, all in the name of public safety. A reasonable person would guess peanut allergies kill hundreds of unsuspecting children each year.

According to the CDC, the peanut kills about one American a year. It's so low that they don't track it separately, so you have to go deep in their database. The average might even be lower than one a year.

Meanwhile, in the very same universe, 40,000 Americans are killed in traffic crashes every year. From the time a child is born to the time they graduate college, a million Americans are killed in car crashes compared to about twenty-five killed by peanuts.

Driving your kids to the allergist is what should worry you. 🚘💀

Traffic deaths aren't just a bunch of oopsies. Roads are planned and engineered for dangerous driving. Design influences behavior. Traffic crashes don't need to be one of the leading causes of death for kids!

Right now our culture has a zero tolerance for peanut deaths. A peanut vision zero. But changing street design to save lives? Meh, not so much.

Narrower travel lanes, separated bike paths, wider sidewalks, single-lane roundabouts, scramble crosswalks…we could save thousands of lives every year through engineering.

I'd love to see soccer moms and dads rearrange their safety priorities and visit city hall, the county board of supervisors, and PTA meetings to educate other parents. It's possible to shift the safety culture. Things can get better in the end.

[Jose Fermoso @fermoso]

Paving High Street while adding safe street infrastructure like median islands at intersections is one of Oakland’s most important recent updates. But are the additions enough to actually make the street safer? I talked to residents there to find out. New

https://t.co/GJiZ9AUjEs

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

@dt8k @ChittiMarco Love it, esp the textured pavement and the sharp transition

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

Some solid reporting from @EliWolfe4

[The Oaklandside @Oaklandside]

Oakland is bracing for yet another budget deficit » Click the image to read the story https://t.co/WLWGvCPeJN

[Alameda CTC @AlamedaCTC]

We are proud to announce that @AlamedaCTC has received $30M in federal grant funding to construct the first phase of the East Bay Greenway, a 10.6-mile bike and pedestrian corridor that connects communities in Oakland and San Leandro!

See Press Release: https://t.co/u7CFadR1gx

[OakDOT @OakDOT]

Help OakDOT choose the future design for 73rd Avenue and take this 10-minute survey by April 1, 2024: https://t.co/vmrEXEpQa3

Safety is Oakland's top priority. Choose from three design options for safer walking, biking, taking the bus, and driving to places on 73rd Avenue.

[Charlie Ream @CharlieReam]

@botoxedbuddhist You should see EBMUD crews out there right now performing the first phase of the project, relocating underground utilities. Following that work, the City's contractor will be out there getting started early next year.

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Take OakDOT's survey about what type of safety/mobility improvements you want to see on Upper Telegraph, (52nd to Berkeley border): https://t.co/96zOFAwkif

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Come with with us at OakDOT!

Oakland, CA Transportation Engineer (Continuous) https://t.co/t7F7tSjL2I via @GovernmentJobs

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Safety upgrades are coming to the Bus Rapid Transit line in East Oakland https://t.co/SzhxTpRX6F