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Find out what we’re working on in your community. Use this tool to search and locate information about service requests and work being performed in your neighborhood. To get started, click Public Works Viewer (BETA). Let us know what you think by emailing kshaff@oaklandnet.com.
Condition of Oakland Street Pavement: Costs for Resurfacing and Strategies to Minimize Street Degradation
Informational report presented to the Oakland Public Works Committee on July 27, 2010 which provided an update on the condition of the City's street pavement network, funding options and possible strategies to optimize the available funding.
Energy & Climate Action Plan Media Release
Vote for Your Oakland Rose Garden
BYOB! Bring Your Own Bag!
BART and the City of Oakland Partner up to Help the Environment
Oakland Joins CaliforniaFIRST to Make Energy Efficiency Retrofits Easier for Property Owners
Oakland has been recognized as a top ten green U.S. city eight times in the last five years. Learn more about Oakland's award-winning sustainability performance.
A Continuing Commitment to Becoming a Model Sustainable City
Oakland is committed to becoming a model sustainable city – a community in which all people have the opportunity to live safe, happy, healthy and fulfilling lives, now and into the future. Learn more about the Sustainable Oakland Program , and the development of the Oakland Energy and Climate Action Plan.
The City of Oakland’s services for parks , trees , street and traffic maintenance are significantly decreased due to staffing and budget reductions effective July 1, 2009. Many parks will not receive regular maintenance. Tree services are limited to the removal of hazardous tree conditions. Street and traffic maintenance, including traffic and street signage, crosswalk markings and curb markings will be further delayed. For more details of these impacts, see Service Impacts Due to FY 2009-11 Budget Reductions .
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Oakland Public Works is committed to providing the best services possible and appreciates your patience. You can help through the Adopt-A-Spot Program or volunteer with the Oakland Parks Coalition at www.oaklandparkscoalition.org .
If you are interested in volunteering to help Keep Oakland Beautiful, please call 510. 238.7630 or click here for more information. http://oaklandpw.com/AssetFactory.aspx?did=2214
The City of Oakland hauls away tons of trash from the public right-of-way every year, from construction debris to household trash. This trash would otherwise end up in our neighborhoods, creeks, and waterways. More information, click here.
Complete a Witness Statement Form to report illegal dumping.
On July 10, 2007, the Oakland City Council adopted an Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Policy that requires City purchasers to consider environmental attributes along with traditional purchasing factors such as performance, safety, price and local availability, when making purchasing decisions.