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Review and Discuss Program Concept for a Three-Year Bike Share Pilot in West Alameda (Discussion)
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Transportation Commission
From: Lisa Foster, Secretary to the Transportation Commission
Abby Thorne-Lyman, Interim Planning, Building, and Transportation Director
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) staff is planning to recommend funding for the City of Alameda (City) to introduce a bike share pilot program on the West End of Alameda as part of the Transportation Management Plan (TMP) for the Oakland Alameda Access Project (OAAP). The primary goal of the bike share pilot is to provide first- and last-mile transportation options across the Oakland Estuary between the Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle and San Franscisco Bay Ferry to destinations in West Alameda during OAAP construction in the Posey Tube. The three-year pilot program (2027-2029) will also support Alameda's participation in the regional Bay Wheels bike share system, starting with eight bike share docking stations and 53 e-bikes in West Alameda. Based on this pilot, the City can explore options to expand bike share citywide in future years.
To keep program on schedule for 2027 implementation, staff presented the program concept to City Council on May 5, 2026, before presenting to Transportation Commission. City Council unanimously endorsed the program concept for a three-year bike share pilot in West Alameda and authorized staff to execute all necessary agreements to accept funding and begin the program.
Staff recommend that the Transportation Commission receive an update on the Council-approved bike share pilot program and provide input on the program concept and community outreach plan.
BACKGROUND
Oakland Alameda Access Project
Led by Alameda CTC and Caltrans, OAAP is a $175 million regional project to improve connectivity between I-880, I-980, and the cities of Oakland and Alameda. OAAP will improve freewa...
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