Add another underground parking garage topped by green space between the Hillman and Carnegie libraries. The city empties public trash cans along Forbes Avenue during the business day. If possible the cans should be emptied before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. to reduce the impact on traffic flow. Here are my suggestions for Oakland improvements Stop the chaos introduced every week by the so-called street sweeping. It is ineffective and just causes the already congested parking situation to become untenable.
Absentee landlords exacerbate the run-down quality of too many properties.
Formulate an adaptive reuse program for the former Angel's Corner church at Atwood and Bates. Encourage unique family businesses such as the Community Deli on Dawson Street, the Italian Grocery Store on Bates, and Salem's Market on Bouquet Street to continue their services to the community by offering them tax incentives. Restore and paint the rusted railings along the Boulevard of the Allies overpass over Forbes Avenue. The railings have interesting ornamentation and could enhance that small, but regularly traveled section of roadway. It also desperately needs to be resurfaced.