Everyone can follow Piedmont High School sports on the new website!

Piedmont Athletics is ready for action!
New website blends Athletics, Boosters & Hall of Fame.

The Piedmont Athletic Department is proud to announce the launch of PiedmontAthletics.com, a new website that celebrates our student athletes’ competitive spirit and provides our athletic community with lots of great information about Piedmont High sports.

The new website features unique team pages for all boys and girls sports, downloadable rosters and schedules and links to useful resources.  Athletic Director Vic Acuña believes the athletic department has the website it needs to take Piedmont Athletics into the future and to the next level. “For the last 4 months we’ve been planning and building a website that leverages our new branding, delivers a substantial amount of information about our sports programs and is easy to maintain. This is the type of website that you will find in major sports programs around the country. The new athletics web site hits it out of the park,” beams Mr. Acuña.

The new website has been in production for many months as alumni, parents, local photographers and athletic department staff contributed to the content and visuals. “Today’s sports marketing campaigns take advantage of crowd-sourcing to create a community feel”, according to brand designer and web developer Steve Humphries. “The new Piedmont Athletics website allows the fans of our teams to contribute photography, score results and their fan experiences, simply by tagging their social media posts with #PHSResults.”

The new Piedmont Athletics website also houses the PHS Boosters Club resources and information, along with the Piedmont Sports Hall of Fame website.  “Our board is excited to have a place to celebrate and support our student athletes and hopefully provide an easier platform to help our parents with all things related to their athlete,“ says Boosters Club President Beth Barrett.

Visit www.PiedmontAthletics.com, a new resource for the Piedmont sports community.

Click HERE to view the announcement for Piedmont High School’s NEW Athletic Website!

In 2016, the City of Piedmont experienced a 3.6% increase in crime as compared to 2015, from 224 UCR reportable crimes in 2015 to 232 in 2016. This represents the first annual increase in overall crime since 2012 and is attributed to the increase in robberies.

Robberies and burglaries realized an increase from 2015 to 2016. The City has experienced 65 reported burglaries in comparison to 51 in 2015, an increase of 27%. Robberies also increased from the two incidents in 2015 to 17 in 2016. Three of the robberies were home invasion robberies where the suspects entered through unsecured entrances, encountered the residents and took items such as cash, jewelry and computers by means of force and fear.

2030 Climate Action Plan

The City Council is looking for five volunteers to help update the City’s Climate Action Plan. Resident input is vital to the process of creating the 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target and strategies to reduce emissions.

The City is specifically seeking residents who have an interest or expertise in environmental issues and climate science to serve on this Task Force. The City Council will appoint four of the Task Force’s members and the Board of Education will appoint one Piedmont High School Student.  Applications must be received at City Hall on or before the deadline of February 24, 2017. Download application here.

The Task Force will meet approximately once a month, beginning in the end of March, for one year or until a Draft 2030 Climate Action Plan is completed, whichever is earlier.

All meetings of the Task Force will be noticed and open to the public.

Bike lanes to be added to the Oakland Avenue Bridge along with bulbouts.

The Oakland Avenue Bridge designed by architect Albert Farr in 1910 is proposed to undergo changes. – 

Grant funds may be available through “One Bay Area Grants (OBAG2)” supporting focused growth, regional transportation priorities, and the Bay Area’s land-use and housing goals.

OBAG 2 is projected to total about $800 million to fund projects from 2017-18 through 2021-22.  Some $354 million in federal funds will be directed to Congestion Management Agencies.  They are responsible for soliciting, evaluating and selecting eligible projects within their counties.

Piedmont’s OBAG Grant proposal for Cycle  #2 is $169,000 for Oakland Avenue Improvements developed with the help of Coastland Engineers. The Oakland Avenue Bridge construction proposal includes: resurfacing, new bike lanes, relocation of a fire hydrant, a “bulbout” at the corner of Howard and Oakland Avenues.

The Council has heard from public speakers that pedestrians face a perilous walk on the narrow bridge sidewalks, originally 6 feet wide. No proposals have been made to return to the original sidewalk width.  Bike lanes are proposed on the roadway.

Bulbouts often reduce one or two parking slots and are controversial. Some drivers may cut across the bulbout, bumping up over the curb and down as they make a tight turn.

According to the staff report there could be a shortfall of over $200,000 for the project. – 

“The Engineer’s Estimate for the construction cost is $400,000, so the grant will cover approximately 42% of the projected cost. The additional funding will most likely come from Measure B and BB Bike & Pedestrian Funds.

“On a separate but related note, the City is currently working on a pedestrian railing and lighting project across the Oakland Avenue Bridge which was not included in the OBAG2 project application since the goal is to have this installed prior to 2019 when the OBAG2 monies will be available. “

The Alameda County Transportation Commission, which has a Piedmont representation, will announce the projects they select on July 31, 2017.

Read the full report with diagrams of the proposal showing bike lanes and bulbouts  here.

Read agenda for Monday, February 6, 2016 here.