Join West Oakland Environmental Impact Project (WOEIP) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to learn about the West Oakland Link, a plan to safely connect the Bay Skyway/Bay Bridge Trail with West Oakland and the Port by creating accessible bike and walking paths.
In 2023 and 2024, WOEIP and MTC held a series of community information and design sessions to ensure resident voices were reflected in the trail’s design. At this session, project planners will share the latest designs, which are about 65% of the way complete. You’ll be able to hear directly from the project designers, ask questions, and learn how you can help shape the Link.
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About the Link:
The West Oakland Link is a 1.1-mile-long bike and walk path that will safely link West Oakland to its shoreline, the Bay Trail, and San Francisco via the Bay Bridge East Span pathway, for which we’re asking you to sign and share this petition.
Project Goals
Access: Provides a safe, direct connection to the shoreline and future Bay Skyway, which is currently blocked by the Port of Oakland, freeways, and railroads. Benefiting a community where 26 percent of households do not have access to a vehicle.
Safety: Increases public safety by creating a new path that separates bicyclists and pedestrians from truck and rail traffic.
Congestion: As a key part of the proposed Bay Skyway Phase 1 bicycle route along the Bay Bridge corridor which is projected to reduce the number of vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) by 192 million miles annually, which also will reduce the amount of air pollution from cars.
Environment: Shifting transbay trips from motor vehicles to active modes will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Bay Area’s most congested corridor.
Project Support & Funding:
The projected $100 million West Oakland Link project is supported by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Bay Area Toll Authority, the Alameda County Transportation Commission, the City of Oakland, and the California Department of Transportation. The project is planned to be implemented in phases, based on the availability of funds.
This is not a Bike East Bay event. For questions please contact the organizer.
