Four months after a community activist was killed in a hit-and-run crash near Lake Merritt,Oakland transportation officials announced Tuesday a unusual contrivance for how to improve the safety of unsafe intersections more quickly.
On June 2, 68-year-old Robert Bennett, and a nonprofit founder who advocated for juvenile justice and mental health policy reform,was struck and killed while in the crosswalk at the intersection of Harrison and 23rd streets in the city's Uptown district.…
Source: eastbayexpress.com