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We spoke to workers at Tay Ho who told us witnesses rushed into their restaurant that day to borrow towels to help the cyclist until the ambulance arrived
He was 1 of the 23 people who were needlessly killed on the streets of Oakland in 2025
These injuries and deaths are preventable
Half of Chinatown's streets are on the High Injury Network, including Webster. It is just a matter of time before someone else is killed
Drivers use these wide multi-land roads to speed, and a painted bike lane is not sufficient protection from cars traveling this fast
https://www.oaklandca.gov/Government/Oakland-Improvement-Projects/Chinatown-Complete-Streets-Plan
Protected intersections like 14th St, diagonal parking like 13th St, and corner bulb-outs like 12th St could have slowed the driver to a safe speed
But most importantly OakDOT must add the required 20ft of daylighting immediately before anyone else is killed here!
https://www.oaklandca.gov/Public-Safety-Streets/Parking-Vehicles/Daylighting
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
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/
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
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/
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.
We are saddened and outraged that yet another life has been tragically taken due to traffic violence
21 people have been needlessly killed on the streets of Oakland just this year and we are trending to 29 by the end of the year, only 1 less than last year
These injuries and deaths are preventable
