Our Services
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Bicycle & Pedestrian Program
- Buildings & Facilities
- Contracting Opportunities
- Creeks, Watershed & Stormwater
- Parks, Trees & City Landscapes
- Recycling & Garbage
- Sanitary Sewer System
- Streets & Sidewalks
- Sustainable Oakland
- Traffic Safety & Parking
- Useful Links & Resources
- Volunteer Opportunities
Our Upcoming Events
Mission
Service to the public is our sole reason for existence. Oakland Public Works plans, builds and maintains Oakland’s physical and environmental infrastructure for the residents, businesses and visitors of the city, making it a sustainable and desirable place to live, work, invest and visit.
Vision
Oakland Public Works provides top quality, professional, effective and timely services. We maintain our positive reputation and the community’s trust by focusing on relationships with our customers and ourselves, and on customer service and satisfaction.
Values
Oakland Public Works is committed to the following values as we conduct our business:
We value top quality, professional, effective and timely services to residents, businesses, visitors and internal customers.
We value respectful and constructive relationships with each other and our customers.
We value customer service and satisfaction.
We value our image and the community’s trust.
We value accountable employees who exhibit integrity, courtesy, dedication, respect and teamwork in all interactions with the each other, the public and elected officials.
We value a safe work environment and safe work practices.
We value continuous learning from our experiences, subject-matter experts and professional organizations.
We value training, professional growth and promoting from within the organization.
We value the taxpayer, property owner, resident, visitor, community-based organization, external agency and volunteer as our partners in success.
We value our status as a nationally accredited agency.
