ENGR 0715 - Engineering Applications for Society
Spring 2007 Projects
Oakland Intersection Analysis
Community Partner: Oakland Planning & Development Corporation
Team:
Elsbeth Hasley, Daniel August, Rihard Snisck, Mark Meshanko
Problem Statement:
Our goal was to compose intersection analyses of several selected intersections
in Oakland. Analyses of intersections along Fifth and Forbes Avenue have already
been conducted, and we were asked to expand upon their findings by analyzing
intersections on Halket Street, Craft Street, and Sennott Street. We were looking
for anything that may pose a hazard to pedestrians, or hinder the ability of motorists
to identify pedestrians. We also analyzed the results and recommended changes
or improvements to these intersections. This work will be used as part of the Hometown
Streets project, a community project headed by the Oakland Transportation Management
Association (OTMA) that is intended to improve main intersections in Oakland and
increase the safety of pedestrians. Our focus while performing these analyses was
on ways to increase the safety and mobility of pedestrians at these intersections.
