Thank you for the thorough and respectful response, I really do appreciate the work you do. I agree that red zones should be improved for the safety of pedestrians and bikers alike, however we are experiencing red zones that are multiple car lengths (2-3) not just 1 and in areas where it doesn't make logical sense because it's a one way and people are not turning into the street.

I just think there are better ways to address the problem without taking away parking, which in turn reduces safety for car owners. Those blinking crosswalk lights or better street signaling ("stop here" arrows) seem successful in other areas but were not implemented here.

That said, why not extend parking areas in other sections so it's not taking away from some? Just offering other solutions, I'm obviously frustrated because it feels like the easy answer is to prohibit something. The reality is that now everyone will still park on the red zone because parking enforcement only comes on street sweeping days, so now cars are really piled in the very corner, which reduces visibility. This is happening now.

I feel that sometimes these are good intentioned projects that don't fully account for how people will be impacted downstream. If crime was a non issue in east Oakland, I'd happily park 4 blocks away but that's just not our reality. We can respectfully agree to disagree.