After several years, the Downtown Oakland Specific Plan (DOSP) process has come to an end, with many of our stakeholders providing input during the process. Designed to ensure continued growth and revitalization to benefit both downtown residents and the larger community, the Plan will provide policy guidance on development, linking land use, transportation, economic development, housing, public spaces, cultural arts, and social equity. Initially drafted in 2019, the DOSP has gone through many iterations and public hearings prior to its final passage in July 2024.
O-MAST worked with City and Port officials to amend the DOSP in accordance with the needs of Oakland’s working waterfront, and most of our coalition’s asks were incorporated in the final Plan. Thanks to the support and work of the Planning Commission, City Council, and staff, a number of amendments we proposed were adopted throughout the course of the DOSP process to make access to the Port of Oakland safer and more reliable for trucks, pedestrians, and bicyclists.
We look forward to the implementation stage of the DOSP process and to continuing our work with the City of Oakland to put this plan into action in ways that maintain and support port-related jobs, provide a safe and reliable transportation network for Port and City stakeholders, and keep the Port of Oakland competitive and thriving.
In March 2024, we distributed our “Advancing the Industrial Waterfront: A Collaborative Process” survey to solicit feedback from O-MAST coalition members and seaport stakeholders about maritime-compatible development in and around Oakland’s working waterfront. We received over 60 responses from across the maritime, transportation, logistics, and labor industries, which will inform our ongoing efforts to collaborate with industry, Port and City of Oakland leadership.
Here’s a summary of respondents’ top priorities for the Port’s future:
O-MAST regularly engages in coordinated outreach campaigns to engage our stakeholder community and communicate with elected officials and relevant decision-makers. These efforts to enact meaningful change take the form of policy/project support letters, stakeholder surveys, and outreach to grow our coalition. See below for past outreach campaigns. You can find more detail on each topic on the Current Initiatives page.
