This issue has not yet been resolved and drivers continue to park here, blocking the view of the crosswalk. Please paint this no-longer used curb cut red (or add a curb and paint it red), and enforce the no-parking zone.

Over several days I have noticed that this red Passat (4DNL588) is most commonly parked in this spot, so the owner may also need to be notified to ensure that they do not continue to block the view of the crosswalk.

City of Oakland Public Works Department addressed this issue on 07/09/2014, service request # 505702.

Thanks for fixing this issue!

I just checked out this location, and nothing has been done yet. There appears to be some construction going on in the lot behind the fence, so this might be a good opportunity to ensure that the new owners remove the unused curb cut and paint it red.

The City of Oakland Public Works Department has received this issue. It is registered as service request # 528377. Please check back for status updates or contact us directly at (510) 615-5566.

City of Oakland Public Works Department addressed this issue on 07/17/2014, service request # 528377.

Again, nothing has been done to resolve this issue yet, and so I am reopening it again. A photo taken today of the curb cut in question is included.

I did get an email response from Bert Chang of Oakland PW stating that: "traffic engineering cannot fulfill your request because of the driveway depression in the sidewalk. City maintenance does not paint depressions in curb and it is the City’s standard practice to paint only raised curb faces."

However, there are hundreds of other defunct curb cuts all around the city that are indeed painted red, and I found and sent photos of three within just a couple blocks of this issue as examples and emailed them to Bert with no response.

I as well would prefer that the curb be raised, but I have already made that request and was told that the property owner should have been required to do so when the driveway was closed, but the city failed to enforce that requirement. The easy and inexpensive thing that the city can do RIGHT NOW is to simply paint the curb red, so that if anyone continues to park there there can be ticketed.

With less effort than went into reviewing and denying this request multiple times, the work could have been done already. Please stop dragging your feet and just paint the curb red.

Here's a curb cut painted red at Broadway and 30th

Here's a curb cut painted red at Broadway and 28th

Here's a curb cut painted red at Broadway and Webster

The City of Oakland Public Works Department has received this issue. It is registered as service request # 529694. Please check back for status updates or contact us directly at (510) 615-5566.

Still no action has been taken on this simple request to paint a red curb. Drivers are still parking here, blocking the view of the crosswalk.

Do not give in. You are only requesting the city do the right thing. They work for us the tax payers and they do not like hearing about it.

Yay, this issue was actually fixed! I wish it hadn't involved so much persistence, but thank you City of Oakland for eventually following through.

Hi, Can I ask how much is it to have the city paint the curb red? My driveway red curb is faded. and people have been parking here extended the red curb. I left notes and talked to them in person, but they said they dont care...