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Victoria Eisen of Eisen | Letunic consultants presents the city’s responses to public comments gathered during the recent comment periods on the updated Caldecott Settlement project list. Eisen will discuss how some project designs have changed in respon...

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— Victoria Eisen, Consulting Caldecott Project Coordinator Department of Transportation City of Oakland

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Progress: Lane Diet Projects City contractor Victoria Eisen, Eisen-Letunic Urban Planning, discusses the allocation of project funds and construction progress for the Broadway Lane Diet, and improvements to the Shafter/College/Keith and Miles inter- sections; among others. /D. Kinkead

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.... (both sides of Broadway) onto Broadway during the peak? Norman H. Burg, DDS Ed. Notes: - Since answering questions embedded in Mike Adel’s letter to the Editor (on page 6), other questions were posed. Once again, we thank city consultant Victoria Eisen for her detailed and timely responses. City: The queue in the PM peak is not expected to extend through Kales Ave. General Dentistry (510) 652-1517 5700 Broadway, Oakland Q: What will be the delay turning left from southbound Broadway onto...

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the construction contract next summer, with construction beginning in fall 2015. For more information, contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. [See project details below.] Two DMV volunteers have cleared a mound of ivy — partially visible at right and in photo below — from a very large eucalyptus tree along the Temescal Greenbelt cre...

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City Releases Updated Caldecott Project List by Victoria Eisen, city consultant The latest plans for pedestrian crossing, bikeway, lane configuration and related improvements on Broadway between College Avenue and Ocean View Drive will be presented by city staff Thursday, May 29, beginning at 7 p.m. a...

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Avenue Please come to a short ceremony to officially open Oakland’s first cycle completed. track, a two-way bikeway separated Improve project: from motor vehicle traffic. | Given that this facil- For more info, contact: Victoria ity is the first cycle Eisen at victoria@eisenletunic.com OF] track in Oakland, 910/525-0220. | some of its features

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...e will improve emergency response during congested periods. The city plans to begin construction of the Broadway Road Diet in the fall of this year. For more information or project updates, contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@

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by Victoria Eisen, project consultant n $8 million settlement agreement with Caltrans following community concerns about the environmental documentation of

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by Victoria Eisen, city consultant akland’s first cycle track —on Broadway between Keith and Brookside Avenues

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by Victoria Eisen Q: Will vehicles from residences along Broadway be able to exit onto Broadway during the PM peak? the project (see bullets below). At all other times of day, queues are expected to be significantly shorter than what is described below: As ...

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...0 feet (approximately 80 feet longer than today). Q: How far will the backup extend along Broadway during the PM peak? Construction of the Broadway Road Diet is planned to begin in the fall of this year. Should new questions arise, contact Victoria Eisen, the city’s Caldecott projects

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by Victoria Eisen, city consultant, Caldecott Projects On Monday, April 18, Oakland city staff and consultants held an open house to present and receive comments on the Broadway Road Diet, Rockridge Safe Routes to Transit project and upcoming Rockridge Bay ...

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bors will once again sponsor Creek to Bay Day along Temes- City Responds to Community Questions and Comments About Planned Broadway Changes by Victoria Eisen, city consultant In the weeks since the May 29 community meeting hosted by the city of Oakland to present planned improvements to Broadway between Broadway Terrace and Ocean View Drive (see June 2014 issue of The Rockridge News for a repor...

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built or demolished, fostered or neglected. Petition Process: Yea or Nay for Soundwall Study by Victoria Eisen, consultant to the city of Oakland Soundwall studies are on the agenda of RCPC’s January 17, 2013 Town Hall meeting, to follow up on the city- organized community meeting held this past September. City representatives will review the polic...

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by Victoria Eisen, meeting coordinator The next chapter in the process of determining the future of soundwalls at three State Route (SR) 24 locations in Rockridge and Temescal will unfold starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 27, at the Rockridge Branch Li...

...alb; Oakland’s first Department of Transportation director Ryan Russo; Bike East Bay executive director Renee Rivera; and Fourth Bore Coalition chair Ann Smulka. The event kicked off Please contact Oakland’s Caldecott projects coordinator, Victoria Eisen: victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220 with any questions. — Victoria Eisen, Caldecott projects coordinator For information: info@rockridge.org Newsletter Subscriptions To subscribe to The Rockridge News, send your check for $20, payab...

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...unted rates, but I’d just as soon talk about a new route you’ve found. Let’s talk today. Consulting firm, Eisen|Letunic, with the technical assistance of Fehr & Peers, is leading this effort on behalf of the city of Oakland. Please contact Victoria Eisen of the consultant team at victoria@ eisenletunic.com, or call 510/525-0220 if you have any questions about this process. To express support or concerns about any Phase I or Phase II project, or Fourth Bore-related transportation issues, co...

The April 19 presentation will be posted at www.fourthbore.org. For more information, contact the City’s outreach consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@ eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220.

For more details on either of these projects, or to be placed on a list to receive periodic updates about either one, contact Oakland’s Caldecott projects coordinator, Victoria Eisen: victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220.

For more details, contact Caldecott projects consultant Victoria Eisen at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220,

For more information about the Caldecott-funded projects, contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. Contact Paolo Cosulich- Schwartz at paolo@motivateco.com about Bay Area Bike Share. Claremont Avenue Delivery Route Open If you live near the route listed below, we would love to welcome you a...

project ends October 14 (see Rockridge.org). Send comments to Victoria Eisen: victoria@ eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. Caldecott Projects ➧➧A Tradition of Service, from pg 10 Danica Truchlikova Margaret Wahlberg Stuart Flashman Jonathan Gabel Joan Martin Doug Patton Katy Taylor Jason Burke Colby Lavin Bill Kaufn...

... College Avenue between Broadway and Alcatraz Avenue. Funding for the project is provided by Caldecott Settlement Agreement funds and a Safe Routes to Transit grant. If you have any questions, please contact the City’s outreach consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220.

... generosity of the Fourth Bore Coalition, which contributed $200,000 of its Caltrans settlement agreement funds to the city so more projects on the list can be funded. For more information, contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen: victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. RCPC Kitchen Tour, Sunday, September 20 Tickets, Info: www.RockridgeKitchenTour.org In Rockridge since 1997 Going on a road trip soon? Yes we do offer: Motorcycle Insurance a Susan Bernosky 510-45...

...tual projects that will be delivered with settlement agreement funds will not be known for certain until the city has obtained construction bids on the early projects. For more information, contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. Project List from page 3 ■ ■Commencement of plans for the next set of projects ■ ■Escalation of costs for all other proj- Broadway Improvement Plans Caldecott  Tunnel  Settlement  Agreement

...e project list at left). Other project components, such as the resurfacing, striping and improvements to other intersections will be funded through other city sources. For more information, contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen: victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220.

By Stuart Flashman

...s. The city is evaluating these comments. Once this evaluation is complete, the city will update the community email and postings on the FBC website (www.fourthbore.org). For more information, contact Oakland Caldecott project coordinator, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@eisenletunic.com or phone 510/525-0220. ■ ■The process is modeled on other city processes, such as those used by neighbor- hoods requesting speed bumps and parking regulation changes. ■ ■If 2/3 of eligible property owners sign...

will be funded with Settlement Agreement funds will not be known for certain until projects are fully designed and the city has obtained construction bids. For more information, please contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@eisenletunic. com or 510/525-0220.

...iewing all comments received during the October 17-December 6 comment period to determine if any project changes are in order and if additional meetings are necessary. For more information, contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. ■ ■Resurfacing the roadway ■ ■Reducing the number of traffic lanes from 4 to 3 (1 lane in each direction, with a two-way center turn lane) ■ ■Adding bicycle lanes on both sides of the street ■...

public meeting. Construction is expected in 2015. For more information see www. fourthbore.org/featured/1118-mtg-on- broadway-safe-crossings or contact the City’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. Lic. 691894 Martin Coyle 510-655-8717 Mike Tracy 5221 James Ave. Oakland Ca. 94618 w w w . c o y l e h o m e r e m o d e l . c o m

...for pedestrian crossing safety improvements at strategic locations between the three existing traffic signals at Keith Avenue, Manila Avenue and Broadway Terrace. For more information, contact the city’s Caldecott proje ct s consu lt a nt, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@ eisenletunic.com; 510/525- 0220. (See graphic, below.) Similar lane reconfigura- tions have been implemented on other Oakland streets including Market Street, West Street and Lakeshore Avenue along Lake Merritt. They improve ...

...e Caldecott projects will be presented at the Thursday, October 17 RCPC meeting, 7:30 p.m., second floor meeting room of the Rockridge Branch Library. In the meantime, for more information, contact the city’s Caldecott projects consultant, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@ eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. from page 1 with costs estimated based on the conceptual designs supported by the community. Through the ensuing years, city staff has met with the public and Caltrans to refine project desig...

...than two-thirds sign, these funds will flow to pedestrian lighting and intersection improvement projects and other potential soundwall studies. For more information, see www. fourthbore.org or contact Oakland Caldecott outreach coordinator Victoria Eisen at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. Michael R. Kan Keith Avenue My name is Michael R. Kan and I’ve had the great opportunity to serve on the RCPC board both in an appointed and elected capacity. Serving on the RCPC board has

Contact the city’s Caldecott projects outreach coordinator, Victoria Eisen, at victoria@ eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220 with any questions or comments. The comment deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, March 15, 2013. 63rd Street, heading east from Hillegass towards College Avenue 348 2'-6" x 1'-6" 344 1' x 1' and 1' x 2...

...will commission a soundwall study. If not enough signatures are collected, the money will be used to fund other projects on the Caldecott list. For more information, see www. fourthbore.org or contact Oakland Caldecott outreach coordinator Victoria Eisen at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. vicente st hudson st hardy telegraph ave 57th st locksley ave miles ave shafter ave Rockridge: 5400 College Avenue Elmwood: 2930 College Avenue Weekend Brunch in Elmwood wy e t en vic 55th st S...

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...valid signatures are received, staff will prepare a request for proposals (RFP) to conduct soundwall studies at the two locations. For more information, come to the January 17 meeting or contact city of Oakland Caldecott project consultant Victoria Eisen at victoria@eisenletunic.com or 510/525-0220. from page 1 and westbound along SR 24 between approximately Broadway and Telegraph Avenue (see map, below). Furthermore, more in-depth studies would be necessary to determine the likely benefit...

...resenters, and to comment on staff’s proposed decision-making process. For more information about the September 27 meeting or the Settlement Agreement process and projects, please contact the city of Oakland’s Caldecott project consultant, Victoria Eisen, at 510/525-0220, or e-mail victoria@eisenletunic.com. COLLINS ROOFING Family Owned & Operated    
 
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By Ronnie Spitzer

...n! Announcing a NEW Mass time, Sunday at 6:00p.m. Also join us on: July 22 and August 19 followed by social time and food. More information:  Wlad Wlassowsky, Oakland Transportation Services Division Manager, wwlassowsky@oaklandnet.com;  Victoria Eisen, consultant managing public process for the Caldecott projects, victoria@eisenletunic. com. Saint Augustine Catholic Church

Tunnel Road/Caldecott Lane Project Poised to Break Ground — By Victoria Eisen of Eisen- Letunic, Oakland’s Caldecott Settlement Agreement Project Coordinator Eyes on Rockridge, from previous page • Upgraded/modified traffic signal at Tunnel/13/Hiller intersection with pedestrian push buttons and bicycle detection • ...

... would while waiting to make a left turn at any intersection. Left turns from northbound Broadway to westbound Lawton are not allowed. The city is developing signs and other ways to educate people on the new pedestrian- activated signal. — Victoria Eisen Eisen|Letunic Urban Planning Your Message Could Be Here Your 36-word message is $22. (Phone number counts as one word.) Make check payable to RCPC and write Rockridge News Classified Ad on the memo line. Mail to:

By Ronnie Spitzer

...ycle Facilities, Caldecott Lane/Tunnel Road $ 290,000 4 Caldecott Lane/Kay overcrossing Intersection Improvements $ 100,000 ■ ■Developing remaining projects Projects 7 and 8 are Highway 24 sound- wall studies. The city has hired consultant Victoria Eisen of Eisen|Letunic, who managed the public process to develop the ranked list, to coordinate an informational public meeting at which the soundwall study process prescribed

...pedestrian and bicycle improvements to the Tunnel Road/ SR 13/Hiller Drive intersection. Construc- tion expected in 2020-21. For a map and details about all of the projects funded by the Caldecott program, please visit www. fourthbore.org. Victoria Eisen, Consultant

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...cer to enforce the no left turn edict. But there is a solution: restore that section of Broadway to the way it was before, with two lanes in each direction. Wlad. Wlassowsky, Assistant Director, Department of Transportation, and Consultant Victoria Eisen are the parties responsible for this situation. Please direct complaints to them. — Jon Gabel appear with your letter. Letters may be edited for clarity and brevity at the editor’s discretion. Views expressed in

...rom two lanes in each direction to one lane in each direction plus a center turn lane. To the dismay of many living between Broadway and College Avenue, left turns onto westbound Lawton Avenue from northbound Broadway have been prohibited. Victoria Eisen, the consultant overseeing Caldecott Settlement projects, issued an email notice in January that stated, “The best way to allow safe left turns through the 5-legged intersection of Broadway/Lawton/ Rockridge Blvd has evolved since it was d...

...— Sharon Taylor P.S. I had to look up the rules for cars when there are alternating blinking red lights. Perhaps there should be a sign saying something like “After stopping, proceed with caution if no pedestrians present.” City contractor Victoria Eisen Replies: Dear Sharon: The new left turn lane from southbound Broadway is meant to be used to turn left onto either Rockridge Blvd. or Lawton Avenue. This area is considered one large, 5-legged intersection; therefore, the turn Bikeshare St...

By Stuart Flashman

...at-large member of the Board’s executive committee will be chosen at the Board’s regular May meeting. Once the election concluded, the Town Hall audience heard a presentation by the Oakland Department of Transportation staff and consultant Victoria Eisen about Rockridge/North Oakland street improvements funded by money from Oakland’s settlement with Caltrans over the Caldecott Improvement Project. The settlement projects are intended to reduce auto traffic on Highway 24 or otherwise mitiga...

basic needs of those who use cars are being ignored. — Chuck Byrne Victoria Eisen Replies: This resident raises many questions, which for clarity, I paraphrase below with a response to each. First, I’d like to remind readers that the Broadway road diet between Keith Avenue and Broadway Terrace is not complete. The City ...

College Ave Sidewalk Widening Would Benefit Businesses, Cut City Parking Revenues Editor: Problematic Improvements the other projects, which are for public, not private, benefit. I also ask Rockridge residents to contact Victoria Eisen, who is coordinating public input on Caldecott projects, and let her know your opinion. — Jon Gabel The topic for the RCPC Town Hall meeting of April 19 was an update on the status of Caldecott Tunnel Settlement projects. A common complain...

...o on when requested by a pedestrian pushing a button; otherwise, the signal will be “dark”, or inactive, and will not disrupt through traffic on Broadway. Q2: The project is meant to satisfy bicyclists, but very few use the new bike lanes. Victoria Eisen Replies The corner bulb-out on the southwest corner of College/Shafter was designed to reduce crowding when folks are waiting to cross the road and to shorten the crosswalks. The curb extension south of the corner is meant to leave more ro...

Caldecott Project Funding he list. What is the specific plan to do this? — Theresa Nelson Victoria Eisen Replies: Once the City has accepted final construction bids on projects #1-4 (Tunnel/ Caldecott) and #10/11/20 (College Avenue), we will redo the project list to reveal the new $8 million funding line. Projects below the new line can be co...

...d bicyclists more likely to yield to them. Bulb-outs also slow down turning traffic. In a busy commercial area like College Avenue, this calming effect is something merchants, shoppers and neighbors alike routinely request from the City. — Victoria Eisen, Caldecott Project coordinator for the City of Oakland from page 5 Your Message Could Be Here Your 36-word message is $22. (Phone number counts as one word.) Make check payable to RCPC and write Rockridge News Classified Ad on the memo lin...

with the City and, according to Victoria Eisen, project consultant, “There was an unexpected five-month delay in getting approval from the funding agency to begin design. The project will include repaving College Avenue but not Keith.” D. Kinkead, Editor Tickets are $40 in advance and ...

Compiled from an informational emailing the city sends by request to local residents. (victoria@eisenletunic.com)

per Broadway residents were recently advised by city consultant Victoria Eisen that the Broadway/Keith-Brookside project construction Is running on schedule. However, she wrote, “due to a delay in PG&E’s ability to deliver a permanent power source to the new traffic signal, the Patton Street closure and the detour cu...

...n our street, alongside many other non- residents who neither have to get a permit nor Road Diet Effects on Traffic Editor: Ed. Note: Mike Adel sent a number of questions/comments as a Letter to the Editor. Deviating from the usual format, Victoria Eisen, in her role as city consultant, responds to each of them in order rather than all together at the end. Mike: Did traffic engineers take into account stopped trucks (like Waste Man­ agement’s) when there is no “extra” left lane to safely p...

... need to make the best of things and seek to have things change for the better rather than the worse. — Stuart Flashman, Chair, RCPC College Avenue sidewalk next to Market Hall will be widened, replacing existing parking spaces. Consultant Victoria Eisen stated that some of this new pedestrian area could be used for seating. The area in question is already being used by Market Hall for business purposes: Tables and chairs are set out on the sidewalk each day so that people can sit while th...

...n up Keith Avenue from College, I am yet to see one cyclist there. Please count my voice of opposition to the proposal and my support of efforts to revise it. — Danica Truchlikova Editor’s Note: The Rockridge News contacted city consultant Victoria Eisen for her response to this question. She emailed: “A business wanting to put sidewalk seating in the bulb-out would need to apply and pay for an encroachment permit. This would also obligate the business-owner to maintain the area. This proj...

...Eligibility: Persons age 18 and over who live within RCPC boundaries are eligible to vote. Verification will be by driver’s license or DMV ID card showing an address within RCPC boundaries as depicted on the RCPC website: rockridge.org. by Victoria Eisen, project consultant The planned design of two Caldecott Settlement Agreement projects will be presented by Oakland staff and consultants at an open house meeting set for Monday, April 18, 7-8:30 p.m. at the College Avenue Presbyterian Chur...

By Kevin Faughnan

...hens on the Rockridge Kitchen Tour. More than 500 people visited the eight kitchens during the tour held September 20. Sunday, October 11: rockridge Out & About ➧ page 4 BART: Improvements, Repairs for Station Status: Caldecott Projects by Victoria Eisen, Caldecott projects consultant for the city of Oakland Updated construction schedules are now available for the first projects funded through

...tical and can be implemented by city staff, partnering agencies, and community groups. For questions about the Oakland Pedestrian Master Plan or the planning process, contact Christina Blackston at cblackston@oaklandnet.com or 238-6657. by Victoria Eisen, consulting project manager The city of Oakland is creating a new Pedestrian Master Plan that will define specific steps to improve the safety and walkability of streets and pathways throughout Oakland. To let the city know what you think ...

...ity crosswalks at all intersections; and resurfacing the entire roadway. New bicycle lanes and sidewalks on Tunnel Road from the Berkeley border to the end of Caldecott Lane are expected to begin construction in late spring/early summer by Victoria Eisen, Caldecott projects consultant for the city of Oakland This summer, residents will see construction of the first projects funded through an $8 million settlement agreement with Caltrans over the environmental impact documentation of the Fo...

By Dennis Swanson

...ehicles per qualifying residence for a Residential Parking Permit (RPP) program on certain Oakland streets near the new College Avenue Safeway building. Those streets are 63rd from College to City: ‘Soundwall Study Petition Falls Short’ by Victoria Eisen, consultant to the city The city of Oakland’s year-long petition process to determine the expenditure of $1.4 million of Caldecott Settlement Agreement funds has come to a close, and the results indicate there is not sufficient support to ...

So that we can plan for refreshments, please RSVP: info@rockridge.org ➧➧Safety Survey, page 13 Caldecott Settlement Agreement Projects Advance Update: Broadway ‘Road Diet’ and Crossing Improvements Set for Community Meeting by Victoria Eisen, city of Oakland consultant for Caldecott settlement- funded projects Proposed designs for the Upper Broadway “road diet” and related intersection improvements funded with Caldecott Settlement Agreement funds are the topics of a community ...

By Zabrae Valentine

...elves. Guest speaker Peter Calthorpe, award- winning Bay Area architect, urban planner, and Rockridge “almost-resident” (he lives near the Claremont Hotel) discussed how best to reduce one’s carbon footprint in cities, mid-density urban by Victoria Eisen, city of Oakland consultant for Caldecott settlement-funded projects City of Oakland staff and their consultants

...g group such as RCPC allows me to stay informed while actively contributing to my community. I believe that space informs a sense of place, with our environment affecting how we interact with others and shaping our personal development. by Victoria Eisen, Oakland Caldecott outreach coordinator Following the process presented at the September and January RCPC Town Hall meetings and in articles in the December 2012 and January 2013 issues of The Rockridge News, the city of Oakland has releas...

By Andy Charman

...und wall functionality, the sound wall study process, landscaping considerations and the preliminary technical report evaluating noise levels in Rockridge. Following overviews by Zac Wald, chief of staff for Councilmember Jane Brunner, and Victoria Eisen, consultant to the city for the settlement project process, Wlad Wlassowsky, head of Oakland’s transportation services division, talked about funding and the projects. He explained that the decision facing the city and the neighborhood was...

...ltrans settling Oakland’s objections to adding the fourth bore, and also on a series of walk audits of the area that took place last summer. Speaking to a full room at Kaiser Elementary School at the November 8 meeting, planning consultant Victoria Eisen presented 33 draft mitigation projects. The projects are divided between North Hills areas nearest the tunnel, Rockridge, and Temescal. Of the 33 projects, 19 include areas within RCPC’s boundaries. Proposed Mitigations The proposed mitiga...

..., the public, including Rockridge resi- dents, will be asked to help create the final, prioritized list of all projects in Fall 2010. Phase I projects in the Rockridge area include: by Ronnie Spitzer, vice chair, Fourth Bore Coalition, and Victoria Eisen, city of Oakland transportation consultant The Fourth Bore Coalition (FBC) filed a lawsuit against Caltrans over its plans to