Oaklavia invited Oaklanders to “come play in the streets” without cars on Sunday and come they did  - on bicycles and roller skates, in strollers and pedicabs. It was a great, sunny day to play in the streets.

Oaklanders turned out in force for the first Oaklavia, a Sunday afternoon party that shut down 2 miles of streets to automotive traffic, freeing t

“Don’t play in the street.” 

Most of us heard this from our parents during childhood. But why do we perceive the street as a dangerous place, rather than a community commons where we meet our neighbors, share stories and play with friends?

Love your bike? Love a good party? Then join the East Bay Bike Party for a rollin' good time every second Friday of the month. 

The BART Police Department now has a new police chief. Kenton Rainey, the person selected to lead BART’s 296-member police force, officially took command as Chief of Police today.  

BART, AC Transit and the MTC are holding registration events for youth and seniors to register for TransitLink Cards.

Youth and senior discounts are available, but customers must apply in person for a specially encoded youth or senior card.

The schedule and information for upcoming meetings is here:

As the number of cyclists on the streets of Oakland has grown, cycling deaths remain rare.  Only one cyclist was killed in all of 2008.  Waves of concern recently radiated through the cycling community when two cyclists were killed in collisions in less than one month.

Streetfilms, a sustainable-transportation advocacy group that started in New York in 2004, has recently produced several very cool films about Oakland and Berkeley folks committed to biking in the Bay.

AC Transit held two public meetings Wednesday to discuss the possibility the bus agency will declare a fiscal emergency and undergo a second round of service cuts.

Transit staff have proposed three options to cut an additional 8.4 percent of service, including eliminating weekend service on all but major corridor bus routes, reducing late-night services or making across-the-board cuts to the frequency of multiple lines.

As a part of most peoples daily routine in Oakland a constant barrage of bumps and holes are ravaging their tires. Whether be it bike, car, or bus it affects everyone.

A select few people in the FunkTown neighborhood took some initiative and filled a gigantic pothole on 8th ave with bricks.

The days are getting longer, the sun is shining (most of the time) and the streets of Oakland are filled with happy cyclists.