West Oakland Link: Community Design Update Open House

Join WOEIP and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to learn about the West Oakland Link, a bike and walk path that will give West Oaklanders a new way to get around town car-free and connect to the bike paths along the waterfront and Bay Bridge.

In 2023 and 2024, we held a series of community information and design sessions to ensure resident voices were reflected in the trail's design. At this session, project planners will share the latest designs, which are about 65% of the way complete. They have big updates to share about project funding and a change to the proposed route. You'll be able to hear directly from the project designers, ask questions, and learn how you can help shape the Link.

Meeting details

Prescott Market

1620 18th Street

Dinner and childcare will be provided.

The building is wheelchair accessible.

Getting there: Street parking is available. Prescott Market is down the street from the 29 bus and 0.3 miles from the 14 bus.

For accessibility accommodations, please email [email protected] in advance of the meeting and we'll do our best to accommodate your needs.

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About the Link:

The West Oakland Link is a 1.1-mile-long bike and walk path that will safely link West Oakland to its shoreline, the Bay Trail, and San Francisco via the Bay Bridge East Span pathway.

Project Goals

• Access: Provides a safe, direct connection to the shoreline and future Bay Skyway, which is currently blocked by the Port of Oakland, freeways, and railroads. Benefiting a community where 26 percent of households do not have access to a vehicle.
• Safety: Increases public safety by creating a new path that separates bicyclists and pedestrians from truck and rail traffic.
• Congestion: As a key part of the proposed Bay Skyway Phase 1 bicycle route along the Bay Bridge corridor which is projected to reduce the number of vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) by 192 million miles annually, which also will reduce the amount of air pollution from cars.
• Environment: Shifting transbay trips from motor vehicles to active modes will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Bay Area’s most congested corridor

Project Support & Funding:

The projected $100 million West Oakland Link project is supported by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Toll Authority, the Alameda County Transportation Commission, the City of Oakland, and the California Department of Transportation. The project is planned to be implemented in phases, based on the availability of funds.

Host or Publisher West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project