Traffic Violence Rapid Response
@tvrr.bsky.social
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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In 2024 Oakland implemented a 4 car lane to 1 car lane road diet on 13th St in Downtown using only paint. It’s not perfect but this relatively cheap change has helped a lot w speeding.
The perpendicular Webster corridor is the same width & needs a similar update ASAP.
The perpendicular Webster corridor is the same width & needs a similar update ASAP.
January 31, 2026 at 3:55 AM
In 2024 Oakland implemented a 4 car lane to 1 car lane road diet on 13th St in Downtown using only paint. It’s not perfect but this relatively cheap change has helped a lot w speeding.
The perpendicular Webster corridor is the same width & needs a similar update ASAP.
The perpendicular Webster corridor is the same width & needs a similar update ASAP.
Last December a driver hit and injured a 65 year old man while he was biking in Chinatown
We just learned he passed away from his injuries
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our sympathies to his family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
We just learned he passed away from his injuries
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our sympathies to his family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
A Driver Fatally Injured A Cyclist in Chinatown last December
In the afternoon of December 27th, 2025 at 5:08pm a driver hit and severely injured a 65 year old man while he was biking in the bike lane on Webster St crossing 12th St. We just learned he passed awa...
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January 31, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Last December a driver hit and injured a 65 year old man while he was biking in Chinatown
We just learned he passed away from his injuries
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our sympathies to his family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
We just learned he passed away from his injuries
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our sympathies to his family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
Have you been close-passed by an AC Transit bus while on your bike?
Share your story at the AC Transit Board meeting tonight, Jan 14, 5PM.
Scan the QR code for zoom link actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063
Share your story at the AC Transit Board meeting tonight, Jan 14, 5PM.
Scan the QR code for zoom link actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Have you been close-passed by an AC Transit bus while on your bike?
Share your story at the AC Transit Board meeting tonight, Jan 14, 5PM.
Scan the QR code for zoom link actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063
Share your story at the AC Transit Board meeting tonight, Jan 14, 5PM.
Scan the QR code for zoom link actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063
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The mayor says something really important about something that's bugged me for a long time: that we force grieving families to relive their trauma over and over again as they lobby elected officials asking them to do the right thing. I am so glad to hear him say those days are over.
"I'm so sorry that we could not have done this earlier...to have saved the loved ones in your life. But I thank you fopr the work that you have done...to ensure that this pain not be felt by others who call this same city home." — Mayor Mamdani at McGuinness Blvd. presser youtube.com/shorts/uwAYI...
Mayor Mamdani commits to ending traffic violence across NYC on third day in office #safestreets
YouTube video by Streetsblog NYC
youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The mayor says something really important about something that's bugged me for a long time: that we force grieving families to relive their trauma over and over again as they lobby elected officials asking them to do the right thing. I am so glad to hear him say those days are over.
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Thanks El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll for holding a powerful vigil yesterday for Donna Revecho, who was killed while crossing San Pablo Ave.
It was inspiring to join dozens to stand up for safe streets.
We need to hold Caltrans accountable to make San Pablo safer & prevent more tragedies!
It was inspiring to join dozens to stand up for safe streets.
We need to hold Caltrans accountable to make San Pablo safer & prevent more tragedies!
December 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Thanks El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll for holding a powerful vigil yesterday for Donna Revecho, who was killed while crossing San Pablo Ave.
It was inspiring to join dozens to stand up for safe streets.
We need to hold Caltrans accountable to make San Pablo safer & prevent more tragedies!
It was inspiring to join dozens to stand up for safe streets.
We need to hold Caltrans accountable to make San Pablo safer & prevent more tragedies!
The plastic posts and speed cushions installed on International Blvd successfully reduced pedestrian deaths to zero by discouraging speeding in the bus-only lanes
This intervention saved many of our neighbors lives this year and will continue to save lives into the future
Now make it permanent
This intervention saved many of our neighbors lives this year and will continue to save lives into the future
Now make it permanent
A new bus-only lane was criticized for years for a design that encouraged illegal speeding. But simple interventions, including bollards, have drastically reduced fatalities.
International Boulevard’s makeover ended pedestrian deaths this year
A new bus-only lane was criticized for years for a design that encouraged illegal speeding. But simple interventions, including bollards, have drastically reduced fatalities.
oaklandside.org
December 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The plastic posts and speed cushions installed on International Blvd successfully reduced pedestrian deaths to zero by discouraging speeding in the bus-only lanes
This intervention saved many of our neighbors lives this year and will continue to save lives into the future
Now make it permanent
This intervention saved many of our neighbors lives this year and will continue to save lives into the future
Now make it permanent
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If pedestrian deaths can be eliminated on the previously deadly International Boulevard, we should be able to eliminate them on every other street.
We just need the will to do it, especially from policymakers and Caltrans.
Thanks @tvrr.bsky.social for tireless advocacy to achieve this huge win!
We just need the will to do it, especially from policymakers and Caltrans.
Thanks @tvrr.bsky.social for tireless advocacy to achieve this huge win!
For those who haven't been on the boulevard in thew last year, the data alone tells us that there has been a positive transformation: pedestrian deaths fell from 7 in 2023 to 0 so far this year. Yep, zero. More yet to do!
@tvrr.bsky.social
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/intern...
@tvrr.bsky.social
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/intern...
International Blvd is Now Much Safer
Last week, OakDOT and AC Transit shared the results of the International BRT Safety Project and frankly the results are an eye-popping success! Traffic calming infrastructure saves lives! Please write...
www.oakrapidresponse.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 AM
If pedestrian deaths can be eliminated on the previously deadly International Boulevard, we should be able to eliminate them on every other street.
We just need the will to do it, especially from policymakers and Caltrans.
Thanks @tvrr.bsky.social for tireless advocacy to achieve this huge win!
We just need the will to do it, especially from policymakers and Caltrans.
Thanks @tvrr.bsky.social for tireless advocacy to achieve this huge win!
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Massive congratulations are owed to the folks at @tvrr.bsky.social for their work on International Boulevard.
It is *unquestionable* that their advocacy has saved multiple lives, something not many people can say.
Quick 🧵on their blog post.
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/intern...
It is *unquestionable* that their advocacy has saved multiple lives, something not many people can say.
Quick 🧵on their blog post.
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/intern...
International Blvd is Now Much Safer
Last week, OakDOT and AC Transit shared the results of the International BRT Safety Project and frankly the results are an eye-popping success! Traffic calming infrastructure saves lives! Please write...
www.oakrapidresponse.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Massive congratulations are owed to the folks at @tvrr.bsky.social for their work on International Boulevard.
It is *unquestionable* that their advocacy has saved multiple lives, something not many people can say.
Quick 🧵on their blog post.
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/intern...
It is *unquestionable* that their advocacy has saved multiple lives, something not many people can say.
Quick 🧵on their blog post.
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/intern...
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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
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...
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 ...
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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
www.oaklandca.gov/files/assets...
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...