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Subject: Closing 59th Street East of Shattuck Avenue
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution regarding rules and regulations prohibiting ingress/egress to local streets by means of roadway design features such as islands, curbs, traffic barriers, etc., to implement the Transportation Element of the City's General Plan and authorizing the use of appropriate roadway design features to permanently prohibit ingress/egress to 59th Street, east of Shattuck
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CITY OF OAKLAND
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Office of the City Manager
ATTN: Robert C. Bobb
FROM@ Office of the City Manager
DATE: June 24, 2003
RE: Resolution of the City Council of the City of Oakland
Authorizing the Permanent Closure of a Portion of
59th Street East of Shattuck Avenue
SUMMARY
On December 3, 2002, the Public Safety Committee accepted a report and resolution
from the City Manager authorizing the continued temporary closure of a portion of 59h
Street east of Shattuck Avenue. Further the Committee directed staff to conduct a review
of crime and adverse traffic impacts on surrounding streets as a result of the continued
closure of 59h Street. Additionally, the Committee directed staff to consider small area
traffic mitigation alternatives for surrounding streets. The Police Department reviewed
criminal offenses, arrests, and calls for service for the eighteen (I 8) month period of time
preceding and after the last resolution continuing the temporary closure of a portion of
59th Street east of Shattuck Avenue. The results of this review reflect that criminal
offenses increased ftom 429 to 472, arrests decreased from 94 to 91, and calls for service
decreased from 2,045 to 1,413. The Police Department noted that crime continues to be a
problem in and around the area of the 59t" Street barriers, and recommended retention of
the barriers.
The Transportation S...
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