7 18-1663 Subject: 3Y Paving Plan
From: Transportation Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation;
1) A Resolution Establishing A Three Year Prioritization Plan For The City Of Oakland's Complete Streets Paving Program (2019-2021); And
I support the 3-year plan for the repair of streets however I was discouraged to learn that even though 22nd Ave was not included for repaving/repair in the current for plan. The plan lists 22nd Ave with a rating of SIX. This makes it obvious that the department is aware that it is one of the worst streets, while many streets nearby are being repaved with ratings of 10 and above.
As a resident of the 3000 block fo 22nd Ave. I would ask you reconsider including 22nd Ave. between East 29th St. and East 32nd St. in the current repaving/repair plan for the area.
Please pave Madeline St between Coolidge Avenue and Laguna Street . Also please re-pay for Davis Street between Fruitvale Avenue and 35th Ave. Thank you !
My name is Eric Swihart. I live at 3039 22nd Ave. I am excited that Oakland has a 3-year plan to repair Oakland’s crumbling streets, but I am disappointed and frustrated that, in my neighborhood, you are planning to upgrade 30th St. AND 23rd Ave., when 22nd Ave. is 5-10 times WORSE.
22nd Ave. is so bad that when I do yardwork and sweep the grass out of the street, I am literally sweeping away the actual street. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday and Friday, street sweepers sweep our street and take chunks of the street with them.
I do a LOT of driving, on big AND small streets in Oakland, and 22nd Ave. is easily one of the worst streets I’ve driven on in Oakland.
Considering that you are already proposing to re-pave 30th St. and 23rd Ave. in our neighborhood, AND considering that 22nd Ave. is WORSE than both of those streets, I strongly urge you to add 22nd Ave. a street that will be serviced by the 2019, 3-year paving project.
Please repave our streets ASAP. It’s very dangerous driving on these street with the potholes. It’s difficult and dangerous to maneuver around these streets when there’s cars parked only both sides of the streets. It’s in a worst condition than the dirt road.
Please include 22nd Ave. between East 27th and East 32nd streets in the area repaving plan. The stretch is AWFUL, and especially dangerous on a bike due to the combo of hills and potholes. This is one of the worst streets in the city right now.
Thank you for your consideration,
Jessie and Justin Kael
2108 East 30th Street
I am owner of 3026 22nd Ave. Potholes on 22nd Avenue between east 30th through east 32nd has been a problem, but it has been worst the last couple of years. There’s over 80 pots between these streets. I see vehicle dodging potholes driving through these streets daily. Some of us can’t fully avoid it because the potholes is right at our driveway! SB1 has funded a lot of money to improves potholes issues. Please repave ASAP!
Please get this street repaved. The condition of this street is outrageous! I have lived in a few third world countries and this street is worse than the roads in these third world countries I've lived. I go down 22nd Ave. regularly and I swerve to dodge the potholes and crevices making is also very dangerous. Your pothole blitz is only a bandaid, REPAVE NOW!
I am the owner of 3038 22nd ave. This is a highly trafficked road for the neighborhood and the stretch between 30th and 32nd is in dire need of replacement. The patching that has been done in previous years didn't last more than a year.
Donna and I are owners of 3039 22nd Ave. Our daughters and family lives at this address. The street has deteriorated over the last two years to such an extent its like driving on a dirt road. We often bottom out our car as we drive. The street department has always been great to fill the pot holes when asked. But the 80 - 100 that now exist would require a crew days to repair.
At some point this road needs to be replaced. It makes economic sense to repair it when the equipment is already in the area. To wait and repair it later would add 20-30% to cost. Please make this small change to you pavement plans.
I can't believe 22nd Ave between 27th and 32nd only got a 6!!! Who did this rating? Did they actually try to drive down this street. There are probably close to 100 potholes, some as big as small craters! It's literally hard to stop at the stop sign because you're rolling in and out of potholes. Please please please re-evaluate 22nd Ave and re-pave it before people get hurt. Our cars and tires are already suffering.
Alvarado Road from Amito to Claremont and Marlborough Terrace from Norfolk to Grizzley are the major routes into the "fire zone" area of the Tunnel Fire of 1991. Both roads are in worse condition than their PCI would indicate as they have been used since the firestorm by much heavy equipment during the reconstruction. They should have been repaved with FEMA funds once most reconstruction was completed, yet they still have not made the planning list. Please add them.
I understand the 22nd Ave will be repaired up to 30th Ave. I urge that 22nd Ave between 30th and 32nd be repaved as well as there are over 90 potholes in this stretch. This part of the road is also rated a 6 on pavement quality. This is a high traffic area as people use this street as a shortcut to 23rd. Please keep out roads safe, please repave 22nd Ave between 30th and 32nd as well!
22nd Ave between E. 29th and E. 32nd is in urgent need of repaving. Drivers have to dodge gaping potholes and narrowly miss parked cars. It's just a matter of time before there is a serious accident here. I encourage you to increase the priority of repaving 22nd Ave.
Phil Bellman
2930 22nd Ave.
I think that the city is making an excellent choice by allocating more dollars to fixing potholes in the areas of East Oakland and Fruitvale. I go to those areas fairly regularly and they need their roads fixed even more so than the hills. Additionally these areas have historically been ignored by projects like this and this is an excellent chance to start fixing these long term issues.
The two blocks of 22nd Ave between E.30th St and E. 32nd St were rated a “6” for pavement quality. Those blocks have close to 100 potholes/cracks ranging from 1.5 to 4 in deep and as long as 14 ft. These blocks did not make the list to be repaved even though it is a high traffic area frequented by nearby Highland Hospital employees, area Garbage/Recycling Trucks that use those blocks as a thoroughfare to begin their routes and a steady stream of traffic that uses 22nd Ave as a shortcut to 23rd Ave. In 2016 the City of Oakland replaced the main sewer line down the center of the street and the we were told that our street was on the list for New pavement. The safety and quality of life of the residents of 22nd Ave is being affected as is the toll these potholes are taking on our cars. Our street quality rated lower than Any street in our area. Public Works, please make good on your promise to repave our street.
As part of Oakland and Alameda CTC BPAC, I have worked on and become knowledgeable of pavement conditions in the Bay Area. No, the new plan will not fix every street in Oakland, but will attempt to reach as many in the most populated areas of Oakland, that also happen to have many people of color. The citizens of Oakland wanted their streets improved enough to tax themselves through Measure KK. They are now anxiously waiting for the fixes to happen. It is a good plan, well thought out, and should be adopted and implemented this year. To deal with poor pavement conditions, I replaced the tires on my bike to be able to navigate poor street conditions. That is something residents shouldn't have to do.
I kindly ask that Madeline St. between Coolidge and Laguna be urgently prioritized and at the very least reassessed prior to the finalization of the Oakland 3 Year Paving Plan. After studying the Paving Plan Map, I was very disappointed to see that several local streets in much better shape have taken priority over Madeline. Each of my family members and I have had several poor experiences while driving, even walking over the potholes and cracked street. This street serves as a high traffic parking lot and pass-thru for parents/caregivers/teachers at Fred Finch Youth Home, Bret Harte Middle, and Sequoia Elementary every weekday and weekends alike when sporting events take place. I am afraid, and sure that the quality and condition of the street will absolutely not withstand 3 more years of this heavy traffic, and an emergency pothole situation is sure to arise, sooner rather than later.
Thank you for your time and prompt attention to this pressing matter.
Elizabeth Gamez
I would appreciate if City Council would consider adding Madeline Street, between Coolidge and Rhoda, to the proposed street paving. These streets are heavily trafficked by folks going to and from Bret Heart School, Fred Finch Youth Center, Health Clinic, Sequoia Elementary, weekend Soccer practice and special events. These two blocks are crumbling and riddled with pot holes. The proximity of these streets to all those facilities makes it crucial that they are safe for motorists and pedestrians alike, right now the conditions pose a hazard to both. Please consider sending someone out to inspect these two blocks before it is too late to include them in the 3 year paving plan. There is a pot hole in front of my neighbor's house that measures 27 inches across and is 7 inches deep, no one can park there or they might lose a tire and rim. Parking on these streets is already heavily impacted because of aforementioned facilities and the pot holes pose a danger Thank you, Miriam Ramirez
It's good news the city is trying to prioritize streets that need repaving the most. I live near Madeline street but not the section that the 3 year plan is prioritizing. The plan currently is prioritizing a section that is a dead end on the other side of Bret Hart school that gets little traffic. The section of Madeline that services Bret Hart school and Fred Finch is between Coolidge and Laguna. These two blocks of Madeline street are in horrible condition! Embarrassing to be paying taxes and not have the city deal with this hazard which has gone on for a few years now. The clear need for any repaving of Madeline street is here between Coolidge and Laguna not on the other side of the school near Maple.
Please send somebody to investigate the conditions and use before you send the paving equipment.
I'm writing to support the 3-year Oakland paving plan.
I live in Adams Point and own a car in addition to biking, so I'm very affected by the degraded condition of our local streets. At the same time, I recognize that there is a natural tendency for the most affluent parts of town to expect and get the highest level of repair/maintenance from the city, and the less affluent to get less service and come to expect their complaints will do nothing. So it is a very good idea for DOT to automatically prioritize services to historically neglected areas, and I support this even if it might mean the issues in the streets immediately around me are addressed somewhat later than they might have been otherwise.
We have to recognize that road conditions are horrible citywide, especially in disadvantaged areas, and just because a street local to you is not being addressed does not mean (limited) resources are being misallocated.
I support the 3-year plan for the repair of streets however I was discouraged to learn that even though 22nd Ave was not included for repaving/repair in the current for plan. The plan lists 22nd Ave with a rating of SIX. This makes it obvious that the department is aware that it is one of the worst streets, while many streets nearby are being repaved with ratings of 10 and above.
As a resident of the 3000 block fo 22nd Ave. I would ask you reconsider including 22nd Ave. between East 29th St. and East 32nd St. in the current repaving/repair plan for the area.
Please pave Madeline St between Coolidge Avenue and Laguna Street . Also please re-pay for Davis Street between Fruitvale Avenue and 35th Ave. Thank you !
My name is Eric Swihart. I live at 3039 22nd Ave. I am excited that Oakland has a 3-year plan to repair Oakland’s crumbling streets, but I am disappointed and frustrated that, in my neighborhood, you are planning to upgrade 30th St. AND 23rd Ave., when 22nd Ave. is 5-10 times WORSE.
22nd Ave. is so bad that when I do yardwork and sweep the grass out of the street, I am literally sweeping away the actual street. Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday and Friday, street sweepers sweep our street and take chunks of the street with them.
I do a LOT of driving, on big AND small streets in Oakland, and 22nd Ave. is easily one of the worst streets I’ve driven on in Oakland.
Considering that you are already proposing to re-pave 30th St. and 23rd Ave. in our neighborhood, AND considering that 22nd Ave. is WORSE than both of those streets, I strongly urge you to add 22nd Ave. a street that will be serviced by the 2019, 3-year paving project.
Thank you for your time,
Eric Swihart, 22nd Ave
Please repave our streets ASAP. It’s very dangerous driving on these street with the potholes. It’s difficult and dangerous to maneuver around these streets when there’s cars parked only both sides of the streets. It’s in a worst condition than the dirt road.
Please include 22nd Ave. between East 27th and East 32nd streets in the area repaving plan. The stretch is AWFUL, and especially dangerous on a bike due to the combo of hills and potholes. This is one of the worst streets in the city right now.
Thank you for your consideration,
Jessie and Justin Kael
2108 East 30th Street
I am owner of 3026 22nd Ave. Potholes on 22nd Avenue between east 30th through east 32nd has been a problem, but it has been worst the last couple of years. There’s over 80 pots between these streets. I see vehicle dodging potholes driving through these streets daily. Some of us can’t fully avoid it because the potholes is right at our driveway! SB1 has funded a lot of money to improves potholes issues. Please repave ASAP!
Please get this street repaved. The condition of this street is outrageous! I have lived in a few third world countries and this street is worse than the roads in these third world countries I've lived. I go down 22nd Ave. regularly and I swerve to dodge the potholes and crevices making is also very dangerous. Your pothole blitz is only a bandaid, REPAVE NOW!
Thank you,
Lisa McNally
E. 29th Street
I am the owner of 3038 22nd ave. This is a highly trafficked road for the neighborhood and the stretch between 30th and 32nd is in dire need of replacement. The patching that has been done in previous years didn't last more than a year.
Jonathon Taylor
3038 22nd Ave
Donna and I are owners of 3039 22nd Ave. Our daughters and family lives at this address. The street has deteriorated over the last two years to such an extent its like driving on a dirt road. We often bottom out our car as we drive. The street department has always been great to fill the pot holes when asked. But the 80 - 100 that now exist would require a crew days to repair.
At some point this road needs to be replaced. It makes economic sense to repair it when the equipment is already in the area. To wait and repair it later would add 20-30% to cost. Please make this small change to you pavement plans.
Fred and Donna Noel
3039 22nd Ave.
I can't believe 22nd Ave between 27th and 32nd only got a 6!!! Who did this rating? Did they actually try to drive down this street. There are probably close to 100 potholes, some as big as small craters! It's literally hard to stop at the stop sign because you're rolling in and out of potholes. Please please please re-evaluate 22nd Ave and re-pave it before people get hurt. Our cars and tires are already suffering.
Alvarado Road from Amito to Claremont and Marlborough Terrace from Norfolk to Grizzley are the major routes into the "fire zone" area of the Tunnel Fire of 1991. Both roads are in worse condition than their PCI would indicate as they have been used since the firestorm by much heavy equipment during the reconstruction. They should have been repaved with FEMA funds once most reconstruction was completed, yet they still have not made the planning list. Please add them.
I understand the 22nd Ave will be repaired up to 30th Ave. I urge that 22nd Ave between 30th and 32nd be repaved as well as there are over 90 potholes in this stretch. This part of the road is also rated a 6 on pavement quality. This is a high traffic area as people use this street as a shortcut to 23rd. Please keep out roads safe, please repave 22nd Ave between 30th and 32nd as well!
22nd Ave between E. 29th and E. 32nd is in urgent need of repaving. Drivers have to dodge gaping potholes and narrowly miss parked cars. It's just a matter of time before there is a serious accident here. I encourage you to increase the priority of repaving 22nd Ave.
Phil Bellman
2930 22nd Ave.
Just to preface this; I live in the hills.
I think that the city is making an excellent choice by allocating more dollars to fixing potholes in the areas of East Oakland and Fruitvale. I go to those areas fairly regularly and they need their roads fixed even more so than the hills. Additionally these areas have historically been ignored by projects like this and this is an excellent chance to start fixing these long term issues.
The two blocks of 22nd Ave between E.30th St and E. 32nd St were rated a “6” for pavement quality. Those blocks have close to 100 potholes/cracks ranging from 1.5 to 4 in deep and as long as 14 ft. These blocks did not make the list to be repaved even though it is a high traffic area frequented by nearby Highland Hospital employees, area Garbage/Recycling Trucks that use those blocks as a thoroughfare to begin their routes and a steady stream of traffic that uses 22nd Ave as a shortcut to 23rd Ave. In 2016 the City of Oakland replaced the main sewer line down the center of the street and the we were told that our street was on the list for New pavement. The safety and quality of life of the residents of 22nd Ave is being affected as is the toll these potholes are taking on our cars. Our street quality rated lower than Any street in our area. Public Works, please make good on your promise to repave our street.
As part of Oakland and Alameda CTC BPAC, I have worked on and become knowledgeable of pavement conditions in the Bay Area. No, the new plan will not fix every street in Oakland, but will attempt to reach as many in the most populated areas of Oakland, that also happen to have many people of color. The citizens of Oakland wanted their streets improved enough to tax themselves through Measure KK. They are now anxiously waiting for the fixes to happen. It is a good plan, well thought out, and should be adopted and implemented this year. To deal with poor pavement conditions, I replaced the tires on my bike to be able to navigate poor street conditions. That is something residents shouldn't have to do.
I kindly ask that Madeline St. between Coolidge and Laguna be urgently prioritized and at the very least reassessed prior to the finalization of the Oakland 3 Year Paving Plan. After studying the Paving Plan Map, I was very disappointed to see that several local streets in much better shape have taken priority over Madeline. Each of my family members and I have had several poor experiences while driving, even walking over the potholes and cracked street. This street serves as a high traffic parking lot and pass-thru for parents/caregivers/teachers at Fred Finch Youth Home, Bret Harte Middle, and Sequoia Elementary every weekday and weekends alike when sporting events take place. I am afraid, and sure that the quality and condition of the street will absolutely not withstand 3 more years of this heavy traffic, and an emergency pothole situation is sure to arise, sooner rather than later.
Thank you for your time and prompt attention to this pressing matter.
Elizabeth Gamez
I would appreciate if City Council would consider adding Madeline Street, between Coolidge and Rhoda, to the proposed street paving. These streets are heavily trafficked by folks going to and from Bret Heart School, Fred Finch Youth Center, Health Clinic, Sequoia Elementary, weekend Soccer practice and special events. These two blocks are crumbling and riddled with pot holes. The proximity of these streets to all those facilities makes it crucial that they are safe for motorists and pedestrians alike, right now the conditions pose a hazard to both. Please consider sending someone out to inspect these two blocks before it is too late to include them in the 3 year paving plan. There is a pot hole in front of my neighbor's house that measures 27 inches across and is 7 inches deep, no one can park there or they might lose a tire and rim. Parking on these streets is already heavily impacted because of aforementioned facilities and the pot holes pose a danger Thank you, Miriam Ramirez
It's good news the city is trying to prioritize streets that need repaving the most. I live near Madeline street but not the section that the 3 year plan is prioritizing. The plan currently is prioritizing a section that is a dead end on the other side of Bret Hart school that gets little traffic. The section of Madeline that services Bret Hart school and Fred Finch is between Coolidge and Laguna. These two blocks of Madeline street are in horrible condition! Embarrassing to be paying taxes and not have the city deal with this hazard which has gone on for a few years now. The clear need for any repaving of Madeline street is here between Coolidge and Laguna not on the other side of the school near Maple.
Please send somebody to investigate the conditions and use before you send the paving equipment.
Thanks
Paul Jackson
I'm writing to support the 3-year Oakland paving plan.
I live in Adams Point and own a car in addition to biking, so I'm very affected by the degraded condition of our local streets. At the same time, I recognize that there is a natural tendency for the most affluent parts of town to expect and get the highest level of repair/maintenance from the city, and the less affluent to get less service and come to expect their complaints will do nothing. So it is a very good idea for DOT to automatically prioritize services to historically neglected areas, and I support this even if it might mean the issues in the streets immediately around me are addressed somewhat later than they might have been otherwise.
We have to recognize that road conditions are horrible citywide, especially in disadvantaged areas, and just because a street local to you is not being addressed does not mean (limited) resources are being misallocated.