SPUR - Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Opportunity Hub

Rich Coffin, PrincipalJuly 10, 2019

2 SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

California Dreaming

Mega

Region

Core

Capacity

2050

Plans

3 SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Think Local

• Economic Opportunity

• Housing and Affordability

• Mobility & Accessibility

• Culture Keeping

• Community Heath

• Land Use and Urban Form

4 SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Think Local

• Economic Opportunity

• Housing and Affordability

• Mobility & Accessibility

• Culture Keeping

• Community Heath

• Land Use and Urban Form

5

• Technology

• Growth

• “New” Mobility

• Parking

• Pavement

Surface Opportunities

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

80%Parking

Reduction

6

Rail and Metro

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

THE GOALS• Improve bike/pedestrian safety

• Prioritize pedestrians

• Increase equity through bus transit

• Convert one-way streets to two-way

• Improve Broadway as Main St

• Connections to Lake Merritt / Estuary

• Improve connections to WO, JL & Vicinity

• Remove I-980 barrier or improve crossings

• Improve I-880 underpasses

• Prioritize shared vehicle use

• Create low-stress bikeways

• Increase pedestrian & wheelchair mobility

• Ped Safety and amenities

• Parking for accessibility

Freeways?

Equity

2nd Crossing

New Mobility

Surface Transport

Roadway Pricing

Climate Crisis

Specific Plan Goals Big Ideas

Image Credit: Groundworks Office

Stations

7

Mission Bay – SW SOMA - Independent Conventional Rail – DTX and Transbay

Mission Bay to Downtown – 3rd to Geary Brannan Street/SOMA to Core

Tra

nsb

ay R

ail

Corr

idors

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

8

Transbay Rail

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

9

Transbay Rail

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

PHASE 1

PHASE 2

10

Job Growth & Rail

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

11

BART Priorities

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

• Core Redundancy

• 24-Hour Service

• Reduce Delays

• New Markets

• Job Access

• Reduce GHG

12

BART Priorities

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

• Core Redundancy

• 24-Hour Service

• Reduce Delays

• New Markets

• Job Access

• Reduce GHG

13

• Remove Barriers

• New Modes

• Public Space

• Connections

• Jobs and Housing

• Value Capture

Goals

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Sacramento Valley Station

Courtesy Perkins & Will/Grimshaw

14

• Surface Network

• Trams/Buses

• Transit First

• Ped/Bike Perimeter

• Destination

Access

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Freiburg, Germany

15

Freiburg - Connections for All

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

16

Freiburg - Connections for All

SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

17 SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Courtesy ZuidPlus

Zuidasdok

2019

18 SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Zuidasdok

2028

Courtesy ZuidPlus

19 SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Zuidasdok

2028

Courtesy ZuidPlus

20 SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Zuidasdok

2028

Courtesy ZuidPlus

21 SPUR – Thinking Big in Downtown Oakland

Courtesy ZuidPlus

CORE HUB

980/MIDTOWN

JACK LONDON