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East Bay BRT could create longest Complete Street in California – FutureOakland
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East Bay BRT could create longest Complete Street in California. Next week, the City of Oakland will begin a series of public meetings. About a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) to create a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Line crossing the entire city. BRT has been debated for a decade in the East Bay, and its key feature, exclusive bus lanes, has been the source of some consternation among residents in Berkeley. The term “ Complete Street. Oakland’s Bicycle Master Plan. Oakland’s Pedestrian Master Plan.
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nadel – FutureOakland
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Why defend the indefensible? November 7, 2011. Should Oakland weigh in on connector? June 10, 2009. Oakland voters choose cops over kids. December 10, 2008. Endorsements and predictions: June 2008. May 28, 2008. Elections, endorsements, and ideology – oh my! May 12, 2008. From national to local, in the news. April 30, 2008. Nadel takes credit for downtown zoning proposal. April 4, 2008. City Council Inclusionary Zoning Debate Recap. October 25, 2006. Council committee meeting reveals selfish agenda.
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Why defend the indefensible? – FutureOakland
http://futureoaklandblog.com/2011/11/why-defend-the-indefensible
Why defend the indefensible? CORRECTED, at bottom. After watching the City’s presentation at the meeting, with its meticulous catalogue of fire and other life-safety hazards,. Yet unable to pass resolutions condemning vandalism. And transit disruption. Days after the vandalism, the Ella Baker Center blogged that if businesses are hurt by the encampment, maybe that’s the whole point. City employees have already filed health and safety complaints with Cal-OSHA. Employees on Frank Ogawa Plaza have witne...
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Edgerly out? – FutureOakland
http://futureoaklandblog.com/2008/06/edgerly-out
Rumors are flying fast and furious around City Hall this evening that there is a major personnel shakeup in the works. A new Trib article hints at the probable target. City Administrator Deborah Edgerly. If she is demoted or retires, the standard practice would be to perform a nationwide search for Oakland’s chief executive. Ms. Edgerly is not the product of such a search, but was promoted from within the city bureaucracy (she was budget director). June 18, 2008. Feed for comments on this post. The Debor...
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downtown – FutureOakland
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Why defend the indefensible? November 7, 2011. Is Mayor Quan’s visibility also productivity? April 14, 2011. East Bay BRT could create longest Complete Street in California. January 7, 2010. Ferry failing, nobody notices. December 17, 2009. Transit advocates are making progress. October 16, 2009. Bike to Work Day 2009: Progress with a gift bag. May 13, 2009. DTO Nightlife: Far from footloose and fancy-free. May 5, 2009. Oakland government’s woes reflected in parking proposal. April 29, 2009. June 2, 2006.
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development – FutureOakland
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Why defend the indefensible? November 7, 2011. Does Oakland need a new approach to transportation? November 27, 2009. Sharing your opinion during the holiday. November 25, 2009. November 6, 2009. Oakland government’s woes reflected in parking proposal. April 29, 2009. Three years of Oakland’s future. April 17, 2009. The lowdown on parking in Uptown. April 10, 2009. February 5, 2009. It's time for O-2-9. January 16, 2009. It’s time for O-2-9. January 16, 2009. New year, new transportation opportunities.
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iz – FutureOakland
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Why defend the indefensible? November 7, 2011. November 6, 2009. Why are developers split over the Oakland City Council candidates? September 23, 2008. Major development fight brewing at City Hall tonight. September 16, 2008. Endorsements and predictions: June 2008. May 28, 2008. Elections, endorsements, and ideology – oh my! May 12, 2008. Berkeley: Downzoning for affordable housing? April 22, 2008. November 29, 2007. Floating a fair housing bond. October 31, 2007. October 29, 2007. October 25, 2007.
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Five years of Oakland’s Future – FutureOakland
http://futureoaklandblog.com/2011/04/five-years-of-oaklands-future
Five years of Oakland’s Future. It’s been five years since FutureOakland was launched into the wild (originally at Blogspot.com, then WordPress.com. When we started there was a blog that was a few months old, OaklandFocus. Four years ago, to provide an apolitical outlet for news about downtown. But FutureOakland was always about more than just my own viewpoint. Following the Deborah Edgerly scandal. From its inception, monitoring the polarizing debate over Inclusionary Zoning. From Make Oakland Better Now.
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How is Oakland planned? – FutureOakland
http://futureoaklandblog.com/2007/10/04/how-is-oakland-planned
How is Oakland planned? Fundamentally, cities use their police power over land to zone the entire city, designating parcels (the building blocks of property) to define their desired use. Zoning. Density can mean many things, but here it reflects the intensity of use of a piece of land. Construction density is set by FAR (Floor Area Ratio). Typical zones outside of downtown are R-40 (Garden Apartment Residential), C-40 (Thoroughfare Commercial), and M-30 (General Industrial). There are also combining ...