Oakland 2025 Master Plan
A vision for sustainable living and mobility IMPLEMENTATION CHART
Making Oakland 2025 Happen
The Oakland 2025 Master Plan is grounded in market research and benchmarks that are appropriate, feasible and achievable. To be successful at achieving the vision, the community will use this worksheet to track and coordinate the multitude of projects, large and small, comprising the plan. Organized by the five planning themes used to facilitate community input, this worksheet will be continually updated and available on OPDC’s website, www.opdc.org. Version Dated: December 18, 2012 This current version is a very rough first draft. We are in the process of continuing to populate the document with more details. Please check back soon for an updated version. 3.2 Housing Project/Recommendation Housing Markets Develop key corridors for new apartment housing Housing Policy Strategies Employer assisted housing
Time Horizon, Cost
Projects: Fifth past Robinson, N. Craig/Centre 1 – 2 yrs
Code enforcement
Current, ongoing; low cost
Student-Resident Relations
Current; low cost
Land assembly, new home construction Homeowner purchase/rehab/resell program
Current, moderate cost 1 yr; moderate
Innovative Housing Opportunities Quality of Life Improvements Renovation and weatherization Housing Preservation
Project Status Update, Partners
Current, low/moderate cost
Benchmarking other programs complete; OPDC fundraising for project coordinator to convene employer partners Oakwatch: The Oakland Code Enforcement Project is active – monthly meetings, various advocacy opportunities “Trash talk” magnet distribution, community block parties completed; education through Pitt RA’s planned OPDC: five homes Frasier Street, continue to utilize City Treasurer Sale Looking to formalize what is now informal project at OPDC with 255 Robinson St the latest home
OPDC to continue residential façade improvement grant program; expand pool of funds
3.3 Transportation Project Expand Connections to Oakland Bus Rapid Transit
Downtown Circulator Provide New Transit Options Unified Local Shuttle Circulator System New Mobility Hubs Intermodal Parking Facilities Improve Major Corridors Transform Fifth/Forbes Corridor Transform Bates and Blvd of Allies Green Key Corridors Use intelligent transportation systems to improve efficiency Manage parking comprehensively to improve utilization Expand residential permit parking and improve operations Improve neighborhood wayfinding Evaluate minor directional changes to mitigate cut-through traffic on key residential streets (Coltart, Robinson, Bates) Connect Bikes through Oakland Forbes Avenue Cycle Track Improved Trail Connections
Time Horizon, Cost
Project Status Update, Partners
3 – 5 yr; high cost
PAAC, Sustainable Pittsburgh, Pitt, Carnegie Mellon; OPDC, OTMA, others. OPDC, with Uptown and Hill partners and OTMA hired designers/planners, Studio for Spatial Practice with Paul Tellers, to facilitate further discussion of benefits/issues to arrive at preferred route alignment.
Long term; high cost Long term; high cost
BRT a potential catalyst
1 – 2 yrs; low cost
Expansions in Oakcliffe and South Oakland under way now Robinson being analyzed as part of Western Portal development project and related community advocacy
Mid-term; moderate cost
Investigated during ThinkBike Workshop, coordinate with MOVE PGH
3.4 Business & Development Project Oakland’s Neighborhood Service Retail Fifth/Forbes core Semple/Bates Blvd of Allies S. Craig N. Craig/Centre
Time Horizon, Cost
Project Status Update
Current; low cost
OPDC and BACA organizing business owners, property owners, and stakeholders to coordinate district improvement projects and business support services through URA and other available programs
Atwood Commercial Development Opportunities Centre/N Craig Western Gateway portal General Development Strategies Encourage mixed-use redevelopment Advocate for design excellence Facilitate site acquisition Integrate open space improvements into new development Encourage start ups and spin-offs
Currently in approval stage
CVS moving ahead; Polaris planning/approvals in 2013 Community discussions underway re: urban design and traffic