Oakland’s 75 Miles of Slow Streets: Mobility Experiments During Lockdown
ONN – OakDOT’s Russo In “Oakland’s 75 Miles of Slow Streets: Mobility Experiments During Lockdown” Video
Ryan Russo, the Executive Director Of The Oakland Department Of Transportation, is featured in this video called” Oakland’s 75 Miles of Slow Streets: Mobility Experiments During Lockdown”, and by Urban Cycling Institute on YouTube, who reports:
In the era of social distancing, many cities around the world have eyes on Oakland’s “Slow Street” initiative – the creation of 75 miles of “open streets”. While Oakland is one of many cities implementing new measures to expand access to public space or limit speeds/presence of car traffic, the Slow Streets initiative seems to be one of the boldest to date. So what was their secret sauce?
With 60-minutes on the clock, we will talk with the Director of Dept of Transport, Ryan Russo, who coordinated the implementation. Let’s get into the nitty-gritty of the roll-out, the roses and thorns, and what’s in store for the future.
Moderator: Roxanne de Beaux, Executive Director of Camcycle UK
Zoom host: Meredith Glaser, Urban Cycling Institute
Stay tuned.
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