Oakland's new DOT will take a "complete streets" approach to transportation planning.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf recently announced the launch of a new Department of Transportation—the city's first, reports the Piedmont Patch.
Jeff Tumlin, principal and director of strategy at Nelson\Nygaard, will serve as interim director while a national search is conducted.
The DOT will be guided by a "complete streets" policy, and will rely on socioeconomic as well as transportation data to inform decisions and projects.
Other priorities, as set forth by Mayor Schaaf, include finding transportation funding, maintaining streets, reducing congestion, and promoting alternative transportation options.
Most of the department’s 300 employees will come from Oakland's Public Works Department. As of now, $1.5 million has been allocated for staff; more will eventually come from state and federal grants, the state gas tax, and city departments folding into the new DOT.
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