Project
City of Oakland Transportation Services presented findings at the July RCPC Town Hall: a full three-lane conversion is not viable due to unacceptable intersection delays. City offered partial alternatives including radar speed signs, reflective crosswalk striping, and small refuge islands.
Claremont Avenue between Hudson Street and College Avenue
A proposal to restripe Claremont Avenue from four lanes to three (one lane each direction plus a center turn lane) to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety. A traffic study would be required. The RCPC planned to discuss the proposal at its November 20 General Meeting.
Proposal to restripe Claremont Avenue from four lanes to three lanes (two travel lanes plus a center turn lane, nicknamed 'Road Diet') to reduce accidents and speeding between Hudson Street and College Avenue. RCPC encouraged the city to evaluate it and held a July 15 town hall.
City of Oakland Transportation Services presented findings at the July RCPC Town Hall: a full three-lane conversion is not viable due to unacceptable intersection delays. City offered partial alternatives including radar speed signs, reflective crosswalk striping, and small refuge islands.
“One proposal suggests reconfiguring Claremont Avenue between College and Telegraph Avenues. The present four lanes would be reduced to three—one in each direction and a center lane for left turns.”2003_11 - article body
“Restriping Claremont Avenue into two lanes with a middle turning lane is not a practical way to reduce accidents and speeding, according to City experts, but ways to tame Claremont traffic are in the works.”2004_09 - Article on Claremont Ave Road Diet outcome, Sept 2004 issue