Traffic Violence Rapid Response
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Traffic deaths are preventable and we will prevent them
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Oakland, Bay Area
https://oakrapidresponse.org/
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Oakland, Bay Area
https://oakrapidresponse.org/
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Witnesses say Hector Jose Ortega had run a stop sign and the SUV was speeding.
63-year-old cyclist dies after colliding with SUV in East Oakland
Witnesses say Hector Jose Ortega had run a stop sign and the SUV was speeding.
oaklandside.org
October 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Witnesses say Hector Jose Ortega had run a stop sign and the SUV was speeding.
On Friday a driver killed a 63 year old cyclist who had lived in Garfield most of his life
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short while biking around his own neighborhood and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends
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Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short while biking around his own neighborhood and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
A Driver Killed our Neighbor in Garfield on Friday
On Friday, September 26th at 6:15pm a driver hit a 63 year old man as he was biking on Miller Ave onto E 16th Street in the Garfield neighborhood of Oakland.
Neighbors shared footage of a white Ford ...
www.oakrapidresponse.org
September 30, 2025 at 6:09 AM
On Friday a driver killed a 63 year old cyclist who had lived in Garfield most of his life
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short while biking around his own neighborhood and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short while biking around his own neighborhood and we extend our deepest sympathies to his family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
“The price paid for these chases is too often paid by community members and bystanders like Dr. Marvin Boomer. We should focus on solutions and interventions that create safer streets through street transformation, not by making our streets battlegrounds.”
Justin Hu-Nguyen, @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
Justin Hu-Nguyen, @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
“We’re going to hear criticism that you didn’t go far enough and criticism that you’re changing too much,” said the commission chair.
Oakland Police Commission agrees with police chase policy changes
“We’re going to hear criticism that you didn’t go far enough and criticism that you’re changing too much,” said the commission chair.
oaklandside.org
September 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
“The price paid for these chases is too often paid by community members and bystanders like Dr. Marvin Boomer. We should focus on solutions and interventions that create safer streets through street transformation, not by making our streets battlegrounds.”
Justin Hu-Nguyen, @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
Justin Hu-Nguyen, @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
Police Commission is considering updating the OPD Pursuit Policy to allow more dangerous high speed chases
High speed chases all too often end in tragedy and death for our neighbors
Join tonight at 6:30pm to insist OPD keep 50mph limit and supervisor approvals
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High speed chases all too often end in tragedy and death for our neighbors
Join tonight at 6:30pm to insist OPD keep 50mph limit and supervisor approvals
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September 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Police Commission is considering updating the OPD Pursuit Policy to allow more dangerous high speed chases
High speed chases all too often end in tragedy and death for our neighbors
Join tonight at 6:30pm to insist OPD keep 50mph limit and supervisor approvals
www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets...
High speed chases all too often end in tragedy and death for our neighbors
Join tonight at 6:30pm to insist OPD keep 50mph limit and supervisor approvals
www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets...
On Thursday a driver hit and killed 90 year old woman as she was walking across Broadway at 8th 😢
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
A Driver Killed our Neighbor in Downtown Oakland on Thursday
On Thursday morning, September 11th at 8:45am a driver hit and killed a 90 year old Asian woman as she was walking across Broadway Avenue at 8th Street near Old Oakland and Chinatown.
Our hearts go o...
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September 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
On Thursday a driver hit and killed 90 year old woman as she was walking across Broadway at 8th 😢
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
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A very special Transit Month Car Free Happy Hour will be at…
Temescal Brewing
Tuesday, September 9 starting at 5:30pm
4115 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
AC Transit lines 6, 18, 57, BayWheels bike share, MacArthur BART
@tvrr.bsky.social
@bikeeastbay.bsky.social
@walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social
Temescal Brewing
Tuesday, September 9 starting at 5:30pm
4115 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
AC Transit lines 6, 18, 57, BayWheels bike share, MacArthur BART
@tvrr.bsky.social
@bikeeastbay.bsky.social
@walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A very special Transit Month Car Free Happy Hour will be at…
Temescal Brewing
Tuesday, September 9 starting at 5:30pm
4115 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
AC Transit lines 6, 18, 57, BayWheels bike share, MacArthur BART
@tvrr.bsky.social
@bikeeastbay.bsky.social
@walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social
Temescal Brewing
Tuesday, September 9 starting at 5:30pm
4115 Telegraph Ave, Oakland
AC Transit lines 6, 18, 57, BayWheels bike share, MacArthur BART
@tvrr.bsky.social
@bikeeastbay.bsky.social
@walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social
There is no safe way for a cyclist to cross this high volume and high speed intersection
We call on OakDOT to prioritize street safety upgrades here and across the city to ensure bicyclists and pedestrians can safely cross the street
We call on OakDOT to prioritize street safety upgrades here and across the city to ensure bicyclists and pedestrians can safely cross the street
Hongmei Chen, a single mother, was killed by a large truck on Telegraph Avenue and 51st Street in Oakland while returning home from work.
After another cyclist is killed near Shattuck, bike advocates call for a safety fix
Hongmei Chen, a single mother, was killed by a large truck on Telegraph Avenue and 51st Street in Oakland while returning home from work.
oaklandside.org
August 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
There is no safe way for a cyclist to cross this high volume and high speed intersection
We call on OakDOT to prioritize street safety upgrades here and across the city to ensure bicyclists and pedestrians can safely cross the street
We call on OakDOT to prioritize street safety upgrades here and across the city to ensure bicyclists and pedestrians can safely cross the street
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I stood on this corner with an eyewitness to the tragedy and went step-by-step through this tragic incident and the below is correct: there is no moment in the light cycle when people on foot or on bikes can cross without conflicts with turning vehicles. So people cannot avoid taking risks.
There is currently no safe way for a cyclist to cross this high volume and high speed intersection
We call on @cityofoakland.bsky.social's elected leaders, OPD, OFD, and OakDOT to treat the traffic safety crisis as a public safety crisis and accelerate efforts to make our streets safe for everyone
We call on @cityofoakland.bsky.social's elected leaders, OPD, OFD, and OakDOT to treat the traffic safety crisis as a public safety crisis and accelerate efforts to make our streets safe for everyone
August 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I stood on this corner with an eyewitness to the tragedy and went step-by-step through this tragic incident and the below is correct: there is no moment in the light cycle when people on foot or on bikes can cross without conflicts with turning vehicles. So people cannot avoid taking risks.
On Saturday a driver hit and killed women in her 50s as she was biking across 51st at Shattuck 😢
Our hearts go out to her life cut short as she was doing something as simple as riding her bike, and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/bicycl...
Our hearts go out to her life cut short as she was doing something as simple as riding her bike, and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/bicycl...
August 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
On Saturday a driver hit and killed women in her 50s as she was biking across 51st at Shattuck 😢
Our hearts go out to her life cut short as she was doing something as simple as riding her bike, and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/bicycl...
Our hearts go out to her life cut short as she was doing something as simple as riding her bike, and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/bicycl...
We know physical interventions will prevent deadly collisions because we've seen those interventions already work wonders
It is so very crucial that we install those safety projects without delay, especially on high injury streets where we know fatalities will happen again
It is so very crucial that we install those safety projects without delay, especially on high injury streets where we know fatalities will happen again
August 19, 2025 at 3:14 AM
We know physical interventions will prevent deadly collisions because we've seen those interventions already work wonders
It is so very crucial that we install those safety projects without delay, especially on high injury streets where we know fatalities will happen again
It is so very crucial that we install those safety projects without delay, especially on high injury streets where we know fatalities will happen again
Oakland needs you!
Please apply for Oakland Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission! Our DMs are open If you need help applying.
oaklandside.org/2025/08/14/w...
Please apply for Oakland Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission! Our DMs are open If you need help applying.
oaklandside.org/2025/08/14/w...
Wanted: Your ideas on making Oakland better for walking and biking
Oakland residents have a month to apply for a seat on the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission to help shape road design and more.
oaklandside.org
August 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Oakland needs you!
Please apply for Oakland Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission! Our DMs are open If you need help applying.
oaklandside.org/2025/08/14/w...
Please apply for Oakland Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission! Our DMs are open If you need help applying.
oaklandside.org/2025/08/14/w...
Sheila and Hydeh's persistent advocacy will ensure safe travels for families on Lakeshore in the future
Thank you everyone who worked to make this protected bikeway a reality
We must work faster to build safe streets before tragedy hits so no other family experiences the loss of their child
Thank you everyone who worked to make this protected bikeway a reality
We must work faster to build safe streets before tragedy hits so no other family experiences the loss of their child
The “Maia Correia Bikeway” will save lives, community leaders said at a groundbreaking ceremony.
Lakeshore Avenue protected bike lane honors Oakland girl who died in collision
The “Maia Correia Bikeway” will save lives, community leaders said at a groundbreaking ceremony.
oaklandside.org
July 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Sheila and Hydeh's persistent advocacy will ensure safe travels for families on Lakeshore in the future
Thank you everyone who worked to make this protected bikeway a reality
We must work faster to build safe streets before tragedy hits so no other family experiences the loss of their child
Thank you everyone who worked to make this protected bikeway a reality
We must work faster to build safe streets before tragedy hits so no other family experiences the loss of their child
Groundbreaking celebration for Lakeshore Ave at noon today at Lakeshore/E 18th
See you there!
See you there!
Repaving is starting on Lakeshore Ave in Oakland this week, E 18th to MacArthur, followed by 2-way cycletrack construction. Official groundbreaking event noon this Friday July 25th at Lakeshore/E 18th.
bikeeastbay.org/event/lakesh...
bikeeastbay.org/event/lakesh...
July 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Groundbreaking celebration for Lakeshore Ave at noon today at Lakeshore/E 18th
See you there!
See you there!
Calling all Oaklanders who live, work, or travel in Grand Lake!
Please email OakDOT and your councilmember TODAY about the upcoming Grand Ave safety project
Grand is on the High Injury Network, which means it is one of the 8% of streets responsible for 60% of Oakland's severe and fatal collisions
Please email OakDOT and your councilmember TODAY about the upcoming Grand Ave safety project
Grand is on the High Injury Network, which means it is one of the 8% of streets responsible for 60% of Oakland's severe and fatal collisions
July 23, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Calling all Oaklanders who live, work, or travel in Grand Lake!
Please email OakDOT and your councilmember TODAY about the upcoming Grand Ave safety project
Grand is on the High Injury Network, which means it is one of the 8% of streets responsible for 60% of Oakland's severe and fatal collisions
Please email OakDOT and your councilmember TODAY about the upcoming Grand Ave safety project
Grand is on the High Injury Network, which means it is one of the 8% of streets responsible for 60% of Oakland's severe and fatal collisions
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Repaving is starting on Lakeshore Ave in Oakland this week, E 18th to MacArthur, followed by 2-way cycletrack construction. Official groundbreaking event noon this Friday July 25th at Lakeshore/E 18th.
bikeeastbay.org/event/lakesh...
bikeeastbay.org/event/lakesh...
July 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Repaving is starting on Lakeshore Ave in Oakland this week, E 18th to MacArthur, followed by 2-way cycletrack construction. Official groundbreaking event noon this Friday July 25th at Lakeshore/E 18th.
bikeeastbay.org/event/lakesh...
bikeeastbay.org/event/lakesh...
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Missed the meeting on Oakland procurement reform? @tvrr.bsky.social has a summary and a call to action - encourage your Councilmember to support contracting reform on July 8. www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/oaklan...
Oaklanders commit to advocate for contracting reform
About two dozen Oaklanders from across the city gathered this week to learn about the agonizingly slow process Oakland uses to approve safety infrastructure projects in the city, and award the contrac...
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June 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Missed the meeting on Oakland procurement reform? @tvrr.bsky.social has a summary and a call to action - encourage your Councilmember to support contracting reform on July 8. www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/oaklan...
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Next Thursday’s Oakland bike/walk infrastructure committee meeting (3:30-5:30pm, in person only at the OakDOT offices) includes one big agenda item on staff’s Slow Streets network proposal. Presentation file attached to the agenda here:
www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets...
www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets...
June 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Next Thursday’s Oakland bike/walk infrastructure committee meeting (3:30-5:30pm, in person only at the OakDOT offices) includes one big agenda item on staff’s Slow Streets network proposal. Presentation file attached to the agenda here:
www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets...
www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets...
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Watch this space for calls to action in coming days to change city rules to unleash safer streets faster and for less. It can be done! @tvrr.bsky.social
Listening to @dereksagehorn.bsky.social present on procurement reform for public infrastructure projects in Oakland
Long project timelines are a major culprit
In the decade it took Oakland to implement a bike lane on 14th, there were 5 deaths & over 40 serious injuries on that corridor
Long project timelines are a major culprit
In the decade it took Oakland to implement a bike lane on 14th, there were 5 deaths & over 40 serious injuries on that corridor
June 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Watch this space for calls to action in coming days to change city rules to unleash safer streets faster and for less. It can be done! @tvrr.bsky.social
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East Bay Car Free Happy Hour is this Wednesday at…
Prescott Market
Wednesday, June 4, 5:30pm
1620 18th St., West Oakland
- AC Transit lines 29, NL
- BayWheels bike share station nearby
- 15 min walk to West Oakland BART
@tvrr.bsky.social @walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
Prescott Market
Wednesday, June 4, 5:30pm
1620 18th St., West Oakland
- AC Transit lines 29, NL
- BayWheels bike share station nearby
- 15 min walk to West Oakland BART
@tvrr.bsky.social @walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
June 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
East Bay Car Free Happy Hour is this Wednesday at…
Prescott Market
Wednesday, June 4, 5:30pm
1620 18th St., West Oakland
- AC Transit lines 29, NL
- BayWheels bike share station nearby
- 15 min walk to West Oakland BART
@tvrr.bsky.social @walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
Prescott Market
Wednesday, June 4, 5:30pm
1620 18th St., West Oakland
- AC Transit lines 29, NL
- BayWheels bike share station nearby
- 15 min walk to West Oakland BART
@tvrr.bsky.social @walkoakbikeoak.bsky.social @bikeeastbay.bsky.social
Our hearts break as we gather and mourn our neighbor, Dr Marvin Boomer.
He was a light throughout Oakland and the world.
He was a light throughout Oakland and the world.
May 31, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Our hearts break as we gather and mourn our neighbor, Dr Marvin Boomer.
He was a light throughout Oakland and the world.
He was a light throughout Oakland and the world.
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A sign and decorations were added to Jerome LaDay's ghost bike. Read more about Jerome: oaklandtrafficviolence.org/ghost_bikes/...
May 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A sign and decorations were added to Jerome LaDay's ghost bike. Read more about Jerome: oaklandtrafficviolence.org/ghost_bikes/...
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Installed a ghost bike for James Brown today. James was killed June 20, 2024 while riding his bicycle in a horrible double hit and run at 105th Ave and Nattress Way in Oakland. More info: oaklandtrafficviolence.org/ghost_bikes/...
April 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Installed a ghost bike for James Brown today. James was killed June 20, 2024 while riding his bicycle in a horrible double hit and run at 105th Ave and Nattress Way in Oakland. More info: oaklandtrafficviolence.org/ghost_bikes/...
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Join this afternoon at 3pm at Coliseum BART for a Memorial Ride Out in loving memory of Jerome (Rome) Jernigan Laday
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April 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Join this afternoon at 3pm at Coliseum BART for a Memorial Ride Out in loving memory of Jerome (Rome) Jernigan Laday
www.instagram.com/p/DI7OH64zPqx/
www.instagram.com/p/DI7OH64zPqx/
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More than 30 people have been killed in traffic crashes on International Boulevard in the last five years. Oakland and AC Transit have a pilot in place, which added flex posts to parts of the road. These changes have clearly not done enough to prevent tragedy - harder interventions are needed.
April 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
More than 30 people have been killed in traffic crashes on International Boulevard in the last five years. Oakland and AC Transit have a pilot in place, which added flex posts to parts of the road. These changes have clearly not done enough to prevent tragedy - harder interventions are needed.