Oakland’s Chinatown preparing traffic plan to make its street safer

Oakland’s Chinatown is about twice as large as San Francisco’s — and it’s one of the oldest Asian neighborhoods in the nation.

It’s a bustling community of corner grocers, restaurants, shops, banks. But the busy streets are also among the most deadly for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Despite making up just six percent of Oakland’s streets, Chinatown is the site of more than 60 percent of the city’s severe and fatal accidents.