Yes, this is 100% needed. Many families are crossing Encinal to get to Otis elementary, Krusi park, etc, and Encinal is very dangerous because it's so wide open for such a long stretch there.

Thank you for reporting your concerns about street safety in Alameda. When the City resurfaces street pavement, we are implementing the City’s new street safety policies and practices, which includes encouraging striping crosswalks in pairs whenever possible. Check here for current pavement management maps: www.AlamedaCA.gov/SaferStreets#section-5
The street safety policies are here: www.AlamedaCA.gov/VisionZero#section-6

Also, this stretch of Court is proposed to be a traffic-calmed bicycle boulevard in the draft Active Transportation Plan recommendations. This would include crossing improvements at key intersections. More information here: https://www.activealameda.org/Recommendations#section-3 . The full draft Active Transportation Plan should be released in spring 2022. Join the mailing list here: www.alamedaca.gov/Subscribe

Your report will help inform the City of Alameda’s work to achieve our Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and severe injuries. We will use street safety reports, including yours, in combination with crash data and equity indicators to prioritize and design street safety investments. This evaluation will generally happen on an annual basis, with some exceptions for clear and pressing trends. Issues that the City deems to be immediate safety concerns will be elevated for quick action.

For more information and a list of current and planned transportation projects, see www.AlamedaCA.gov/SaferStreets