The City of Alameda manages 127 miles of roads — and every mile matters. From filling potholes and repairing sidewalks to improving bike lanes and crosswalks near schools, the City is investing in safer, smoother travel for everyone.
Join us for a City Council Study Session on Tuesday, September 2 where we will address the aging and deteriorating infrastructure of our Streets and Traffic Safety needs, including:
- 128 miles of publicly maintained streets
- 89 signalized intersections, many nearing the end of their useful life
- 25 million square feet of pavement
- 7000+ streetlights
- 25,000+ street trees
- 260 miles of sidewalks
- 18 miles of multi-use trails, many substandard and deteriorating
- 59 miles of existing bikeways
Despite our ongoing efforts, the City’s Pavement Condition Index (PCI) has steadily declined. The 2024 Alameda County Transportation Commission (CTC) Performance Report, published in April 2025, rated Alameda’s pavement a 66, or “fair,” placing us below the County average, and behind the neighboring cities of Union City, Pleasanton, Newark, Livermore, Hayward, Fremont, Emeryville, and Dublin. The decline in our PCI demonstrates that current funding is not sufficient to maintain our existing infrastructure, let alone fund new projects.
The City’s deferred maintenance backlog is extensive. Our current funding is insufficient to maintain the status quo and is not enough to address new unfunded infrastructure needs identified in Vision Zero Action Plan, Annual Transportation Work Plan, Active Transportation Plan, Transportation Choices Plan, and ADA Transition Plan.
City staff have identified the following unfunded projects that would significantly improve the conditions of our streets and traffic safety (all costs are estimates):
