"A busy crossroads at the top of the Oakland hills is drawing sideshow complaints from neighbors who are pleading with the city government for help. The intersection of Skyline Boulevard, Manzanita Drive and Pinehurst Road near Shepherd Canyon Road is a wide junction surrounded by homes and scenic parkland. It's also a magnet for speeding vehicles and reckless drivers who see the wide roadway as an invitation to spin doughnuts and burn rubber."
"Each time neighbors hear the screeching of tires, they dutifully report it on the city of Oakland's OAK311 nonemergency line. The city's approach to complaints is often the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Josh Rowan, the city of Oakland's transportation director, did conduct a site visit with neighbors several months ago and discussed prevention measures like speed bumps and intersection triangles."
"We as neighbors have concerns that we got a bit of lip service during the director's visit and that now we will be forgotten, says Young. I understand from Director Rowan that his approach is intended to be equitable, meaning that he is not placing a higher value on areas of affluence versus areas with less fortune, but the impression is that because we are in the hills, our issues are less impactful than perhaps some of the more visible issues."
A busy crossroads at the top of the Oakland hills — the intersection of Skyline Boulevard, Manzanita Drive and Pinehurst Road near Shepherd Canyon Road — is a wide junction surrounded by homes and parkland that attracts speeding vehicles and reckless drivers performing doughnuts and burnouts. Neighbors hear screeching tires two to three times a week and report incidents to the city’s OAK311 nonemergency line. Transportation Director Josh Rowan conducted a site visit, observed chaotic traffic, cyclists and groups of children crossing, and discussed measures such as speed bumps and intersection triangles. Months later neighbors report no follow-up and fear their complaints received only lip service.
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