Thank you for reporting your concerns about street safety in Alameda. Lincoln is not a on the truck route map, but that does not prohibit commercial trucks from using the street. Alameda Municipal Code Section 8-24.1 states that truck drivers must use truck routes “except when it is impractical to do so or when necessary to traverse another street or streets to a destination for the purpose of loading or unloading.” This makes it difficult to enforce trucks that aren’t using truck routes. Some neighboring cities incorporate “prohibited streets” for their truck routes, but Alameda does not have this at this point.

Lincoln has several neighborhood business districts, including at Willow, Grand, Stanton, Bay, Saint Charles, and 5th. Truck drivers heading to those businesses may need to use Lincoln to arrive there, given that many side streets along Lincoln are narrow.

Truck route map: https://www.alamedaca.gov/files/assets/public/departments/alameda/transportation/gailtrainingfiles/truck-map_street-classification-appendix_final-2023.pdf

Alameda Municipal Code Section 8-24.1: https://library.municode.com/ca/alameda/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CHVIIITRMOVEALTRMO_8-24FRTR_8-24.1CEVEPRCETRDIBUDI

Your report will help inform the City of Alameda’s work to achieve our Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries. Staff will retain your report and refer to it the next time we undertake a project on this street, whether it is pavement resurfacing or a corridor update. For selection of new safety improvement projects, the City refers to High Injury Corridors, equity indicators, Active Transportation Plan projects, and street resurfacing needs, augmented by Street Safety Concerns. See the links below for more information.
- Check whether your street is on a High Injury Corridor: www.alamedaca.gov/visionzero#section-4
- See the pavement resurfacing schedule: www.alamedaca.gov/pavement
- Check whether your street is slated for improvements by 2030 as part of the Active Transportation Plan: www.activealameda.org/files/sharedassets/transport/table-10_2030-infrastructure-plan.pdf
- Review the City’s current transportation projects and work plan: www.alamedaca.gov/saferstreets
- Join the transportation mailing list(s) that interest you: www.alamedaca.gov/subscribe