Bancroft Avenue - Transformational Spaces: Addressing Road Safety Challenges through Community Design Workshops

Kanaad Deodhar, Gaby Picado and Matthew Thompson

Institute of Transportation Studies, Research Reports, Working Papers, Proceedings from Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley

Abstract: Bancroft Avenue, located in East Oakland, represents a tremendous opportunity to reimagine traffic safety for Oakland residents. Of particular interest to this project is a section of the street extending from Seminary Ave to 67th Ave, which is sandwiched between more recent development on Seminary and a raised center median that widens at 67th. This area can and should be a safer place for residents to get around, regardless of their mode of transportation. A plurality of the population in this area is Latinx, so outreach and assessment of community needs should take this into account. Most residents of the area commute to work using a private vehicle, even though the area is served by public transit and the corridor has a bike lane. Good alternatives need to be provided for those households that do not have access to a private vehicle, which are about 15% of all households in the area.

Keywords: Social; and; Behavioral; Sciences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-12-01
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