Oakland awarded $10m grant for safer streets, bike paths in East Oakland

(BCN) –The City of Oakland has received a $10 million grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Housing Incentive Pool (HIP) program to fund street safety and infrastructure improvements around the Northeastern University Oakland campus, city officials announced Thursday.

The grant will support Phase 2 and 3 of the Laurel Access to Mills, Maxwell Park, and Seminary (LAMMPS) Project, which includes a new off-street shared-use path and streetscape upgrades along MacArthur Boulevard and Seminary Avenue, officials noted.

“Public safety and housing are among my top priorities, and this $10M grant helps deliver on both fronts,” Mayor Barbara Lee said in a statement.

The project focuses on Oakland’s High Injury Network, which includes 8% of city streets where 60% of serious crashes happen. It aims to make walking and biking safer in East Oakland, officials noted.

It is also tied to a $44 million state grant funding 119 affordable housing units near Eastmont Mall.

Construction timelines for the LAMMPS improvements have not yet been announced.

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