[SandersAK]

It's not the funding that is the problem. It's a cultural issue inside of OakDOT and the city gov't. Oakland has $600m ready for transport projects: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Oakland-s-plan-t...

They say they can't hire people, even with those budgets and with residents wanting to help / collaborate.

[gedy]

Likely because they'd have to be unionized and pensioned, which they probably can't afford long term.