OakDOT and AC Transit recently shared the results of the International BRT Safety Project and frankly the results are an eye-popping success!
Traffic calming saves lives!
**Please write City Council and AC Transit** to thank them for their continued support for this project
https://www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/international-blvd-is-now-much-safer/
1. Private vehicles misusing the bus-only lane is down by 83%
2. "85% percentile" speed of cars that do enter the bus lane is down from 40mph to just under 30mph
3. And most importantly, total traffic fatalities are down from 10 to 2, and pedestrian fatalities are down from 7 to **0**. Yes, **zero**!
More of our neighbors are alive today because of these simple plastic posts and speed cushions
We have been advocating for rapid safety interventions since the tragedies of 2022 spurred us to action
Our reports confirmed what East Oaklanders already knew, drivers misusing the unprotected bus-lanes created dangerous road conditions, especially for pedestrians
Something was very very wrong with the International road design, and it needed to be fixed immediately
- https://www.oakrapidresponse.org/tempo-brt-design/
- https://www.oakrapidresponse.org/international-speed-report/
International Boulevard is no longer the most dangerous street in Oakland after the success of the Quick-Build, but there is still more work to do.
We need to make these interventions permanent and ensure that future interventions will be deployed sooner.
You can help by emailing your City Council Member and the AC Transit board to thank them for their continued support for safety on International Blvd
**Thanks for everything you do!**
TrafficViolence Rapid Response