The City of Oakland Public Works Department has received this issue. It is registered as service request #602885. Please check back for status updates, or contact us directly at 510-615-5566.

Oakland's municipal code section 12.28.090 also requires railroads to remove abandoned tracks and repair the roadway, so they may be liable for damages as well.

The City of Oakland Public Works Department has referred this issue to BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILWAY,. Please contact that department to follow-up (see "Other Helpful Links" at http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/Connect/ReportaProblem/index.htm#Links).

Here are some important City of Oakland contact points:
* Abandoned Autos: 510-777-8622 (abandoned vehicles on public street after 3 days)
* Animal Control: 510-535-5602 (live animals) or 510-535-4888 (dead animals)
* Code Enforcement: 510-238-3381 (blighted private properties, deteriorated buildings, inoperable vehicles on private property)
* Drug Hotline: 510-238-3784 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)
* Parking Citations: 800-500-6484 (parking citation assistance center, pay or appeal a citation) or 510-238-3099 (enforcement)
* Prostitution Hotline: 510-238-2373 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)

Thank you.

Ridiculous!! This is a public safety issue on a city of Oakland street. The railroad has not been active in this neighborhood for over 40 years! Gets this fixed before someone dies tragically and needlessly.

I have already contacted the media, KRON 4, Eastbay Express and the Tribune and Mayor Schaff's And council President McElhamey's office!! This is an OPW issue!!!

Wow another failure of Oakland not addressing the issues in this city. Hopefully the motorcyclist is okay and hope he got a lawyer.

Not sure what it takes to get the wheels of progress going? Had another incident this morning, a semi truck and a motorist sharing Wood Street in front of our office, the motorist didn't have enough roadway to avoid the railroad tracks. 2 blown tires and damaged rims!

Not surprised by the lack of response. A lawsuit maybe..

Hello, I am the motorcyclist that went down. My insurance company claims that it is my fault for the damages to my bike because I should not have been rising on that road knowing it was an industrial area. What a load of BS!!! I am possibly going to lose my bike now because the estimate to repair it may be more than the value. 8100 dollars in repairs. My motorcycle has 8k miles on it. although its a 2013 i bought it new last year with zero miles from a dealership fully insured. So, I may lose the bike and still owe money to the finance company. What a mess. My insurance will not go after the city.
Someone is going to get killed on that road and then it will be too late. I hope that does not happen.
I am not an oakland resident, I was just visiting.
I hope that you locals will call the news and have someone do a local piece on the conditions of this street. It is a deplorable condition and would take some asphalt and a steam roller to remedy the problem. Sure, maybe they cant take the tracks out but at least take out the exposed lumber and spikes and fill the gaping holes!!! It is an industrial area but the nearby residents use that area of wood street to get to the shopping center.

Thank you Robert I am going to look into this further. If I lose my bike because of this I have no other alternative than to go after those responsible legally.

You should consult some accident attorney's. They may be willing to go after the city. Most will give a free consultation and will not charge till the case is settled.

Sean, thank goodness u are okay. Keep on trying to deal with this issue. Someone will come through for you. Too me all roads should be safe regardless if its industrial or not.

Ride safe, Sean! I wish you luck with your settlement!

Sean, feel free to go to www.BikeEastBay.org/legal for a list of lawyers with some expertise on these kinds of cases, and most of whom will offer a free consultation. Also tell them that Robert from Bike East Bay sent you. Although we are a bicycle organization many of the same street design and maintenance issues which result in crashes also apply to motorcycle riders.

It's been 3 months and nothing has been done. Everyday there are 2-3 cars that drive over the spurs and get a flat tire. I've even seen an Oakland police car with a flat from the exposed railroad spurs. To make matters worse, the road is crumbling away from the heavy rains and there are giant potholes around the abandoned tracks in front of our office building.

What a surprise. All the money Libby wants to spend on a sports arena needs to be spent on the issues that are for safety in Oakland. The safety of citizens seem not to be a priority for the city leaders or anyone else.

Ridiculous that this is still an open issue.

3 days ago another bicyclist fell, he was very lucky he didn't sustain any injurious. It's just a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt. With the heavy rains and the huge semi trucks that roll over them the asphalt around the exposed railroad spurs deteriorates by the day.

OMG politics! Oakland City Road Maintenance and the railroad company are haggling over who is responsible for the cost of the repair work. They had a meeting in front of our office and they were pointing fingers at each other. At least a city representative was there and acknowledged this situation is unacceptable and the problem is being addressed.

Still no action. Cars and semi trucks are swerving to avoid the potholes and exposed railroad spurs, it has become a oneway street. And to make matters worse the homeless are camped along the side. One of these days there is going to be a head-on crash or the homeless camp is going to get run over with cars and trucks trying to avoid the potholes.

Thank you for fixing this problem. Haven't heard any tires popping and no more bicycle injuries.

Thanks...