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Phil (ascentale)
@ascentale@sfba.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

@BarbChamberlain asked:

I wrote this back in 2020 https://bikestylelife.com/2020/01/20/street-of-dreams-can-we-live-the-martin-luther-king-jr-way/.

Q7. If your town has a street named after Dr. King, how well does it reflect the values he stood for? If they don't have one and they're going to propose a renaming, which street would do the most to honor his spirit?

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Street of Dreams: Can We Live the Martin Luther King, Jr. Way?

Once upon a time in 2012 before I worked as a professional in bicycle advocacy, I became the first person to ride a bicycle on the newly dedicated Martin Luther King, Jr. Way in Spokane, Washington…
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Phil (ascentale)
@ascentale@sfba.social replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@BarbChamberlain @bikenite A7. MLK Way near us is basically a 6-lane freeway, under train tracks. 6 lanes for moving cars, 2 lanes for parked cars. Train tracks in the middle. It's difficult to cross and unpleasant to be around 🙁. It doesn't feel that it honors MLK.

There are some improvements planned on the southern stretch. https://www.oaklandca.gov/Government/Oakland-Improvement-Projects/Martin-Luther-King-Jr.-Way-Streetscape-Improvements

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Way Streetscape Improvements

Enhancing connectivity between West Oakland, Old Oakland, and the Jack London District.
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