City of Oakland Bicycle Facilities Issues

The addition of Colby as a slow street has made such an improvement in our neighborhood. We feel safe teaching our kids to ride their bikes in the street and it is incredible to see how many teens and adults are using the street for exercise (sitting on our stoop any given day we see at least 20 people pass every hour jogging, biking, walking their dogs and pushing strollers). Overall, traffic in the area seems less frantic with people driving more slowly on the side streets. This has been a such a positive change for our neighborhood, please do not take this away.

Hill slide on Balsam Way opposite 6868 Balsam

This is the second slip - neighbors cleared the first one

We need the hill stabilized asap and the blockage cleared

There are numerous potholes on Broadway Terrace around 9006 BWT. I hit one of them on my bike and flipped over and broke my collarbone and a rib. My neighbor also fell off his bike in the same area. Please fix the road to prevent more accidents and auto damage.

Encampment blocking bike path, tried to make it past but then was bit by territorial dog. The encampment all along this path nearing Lake Merritt has grown exponentially since the last time we passed thru.

Nearly everyone driving on Thornhill, especially above Pinehaven/Woodhaven speeds well above the 25 mph speed limit. Speeding is a problem basically once you pass the Thornhill School, all the way up the hill. There's something about the road that make people feel the need to drive fast, even though it is narrow, windy, and heavily populated. We very intentionally drive 25 mph and are tailgated every time by impatient drivers.

We live right on Thornhill and it's very easy to tell the difference between a car traveling the speed limit and car going above the speed limit. It's extremely dangerous on a road with no sidewalks but that is regularly used by people to walk and bike. We've lived on this stretch of Thornhill for 7 months and have observed/experienced the following in that short amount of time:
- A (likely speeding) driver hit a deer in front of our house two nights ago, did not stop or report it
- A driver coming downhill around the curve between Heather Ridge and Pinehaven/Woodhaven flipped their car after hitting a retaining wall (November 2021)
- We have been passed on the left by cars coming downhill while stopped at our vehicle at the stop sign at the Thornhill-Pinehaven intersection. We have also observed other cars being passed in a similar way at this intersection while we are out walking
- Numerous cars traveling on Thornhill in either direction simply do not stop at the Thornhill-Pinehaven 4-way stop. We see this daily while out walking
- While driving uphill on Thornhill near Gouldin at night last month, we nearly had a head-on collision with a speeding car traveling downhill that crossed the double yellow to pass another car driving downhill.
- While walking our dog on Thornhill, the majority of cars pass us very closely and do not decrease their speed.

One other thing to note: there are no speed limit signs on Thornhill in the uphill direction after the Thornhill school. Not sure how effective these would be, but it does seem like an oversight not to have more signs.

With the speeds that people are traveling, someone is going to get killed - it's only a matter of time. We think there need to be a variety of traffic calming interventions on the entire stretch of Thornhill to make the street safer for everyone. Walking/biking to school very much seems like part of the culture in this neighborhood and yet the behavior of people driving cars is terrifying.

Requests from October 8th Montclair Action Team -- a meeting of community members concerned abut street safety along Thornhill.

-Residents State Signage is Not Visible– speed limit or school zone signs
-Residents would like a 20 MPH limit
-Residents ask for a flashing beacon at Thornhill elementary and a crosswalk
-Better signage and sharrows for bikes
-Specific ask for “Share the road” sign for bike

This by far is the most dangerous & crumbled street in all of Oakland. In the 7+ years of living in different areas, I have never encountered a worse street than this one. Big wheel truck vehicles drive down this tiny side street all throughout the day just deuterating what little street we have left. I cannot even ride a bike down this street and have to walk it down every day because of learning the hard way and injuring myself trying to bike it. The rain season has exacerbated the potholes to a level that feels like off-roading terrain, where if you're not in a lifted vehicles your car is being damage with each drive down the street. Please can someone help the residents of this street?!

Huge gathering of people on ATVs, dirt bikes, motorcycles today near the boat dock and driving the wrong way down Bellevue, endangering pedestrians. They were also driving around the lake in groups, popping wheelies and revving their engines. It was so loud and disturbing, and can't imagine how difficult this is for residents around the lake. No enforcement was overseeing or managing this. It was intimidating and aggravating to those of us who just want to have a relaxing walk around the lake and enjoy some outdoor/quiet time. Please pass this along to whoever deals with this situation if it's not 311. Thank you.

There is a very large and deep pothole here - perhaps 4 ft x 3 ft and 3 inches deep. It's unsafe because it occurs at the intersection of two key bicycle routes. Cars often swerve to avoid the pothole, thereby endangering cyclists. Also, it is impossible to bike over, so cyclists must often enter the opposite lane (and thereby deal with oncoming traffic) if there are parked cars that reduce the road available to cyclists.

Multiple vehicles and a makeshift tent housing people, rodents seen, giant pile of stolen bicycles, blocking sidewalk

55th and Genoa is long overdue for a 4-way stop. I have lived at the corner for two and a half years and I've already witnessed several crashes here including vehicles being turned over and vehicles crashing into homes. This intersection is extremely popular for biking and walking (often with children). Nearly everyone I see driving through here is speeding and pedestrians and bikers usually have to wait a while before drivers notice them.