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Photos: Oakland closes streets, allowing residents more space to walk, bike and run

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 11: Pedestrians walk past a street closure sign posted along East 16th Street between Fruitvale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, as part of the "Oakland Slow Streets" temporary project in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Oakland Slow Streets is an emergency measure by Mayor Libby Schaaf in which 74 miles of the city's streets are off-limits to thru traffic, allowing residents more space to walk, bike and run during the coronavirus shutdown. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

A man and child ride bicycles on 42nd Street, which was closed to traffic, in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, April 11, 2020. Amid all the shutdowns across the country, Oakland is closing 74 miles (119 kilometers) of streets to vehicles to create more space for people to get outside for safe, socially distanced exercise. The measure — "Oakland Slow Streets" — will banish traffic in many places starting Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 11: A street closure sign is posted along East 16th Street between Fruitvale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard as part of the "Oakland Slow Streets" temporary project in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Oakland Slow Streets is an emergency measure by Mayor Libby Schaaf in which 74 miles of the city's streets are off-limits to thru traffic, allowing residents more space to walk, bike and run during the coronavirus shutdown. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 11: A pedestrian walks past a street closure sign posted along East 16th Street between Fruitvale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, as part of the "Oakland Slow Streets" temporary project in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Oakland Slow Streets is an emergency measure by Mayor Libby Schaaf in which 74 miles of the city's streets are off-limits to thru traffic, allowing residents more space to walk, bike and run during the coronavirus shutdown. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 11: A street closure sign is posted along East 16th Street between Fruitvale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard as part of the "Oakland Slow Streets" temporary project in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Oakland Slow Streets is an emergency measure by Mayor Libby Schaaf in which 74 miles of the city's streets are off-limits to thru traffic, allowing residents more space to walk, bike and run during the coronavirus shutdown. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

People wearing masks walk and ride bicycles and scooter on 42nd Street, which was closed to traffic, in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, April 11, 2020. Amid all the shutdowns across the country, Oakland is closing 74 miles (119 kilometers) of streets to vehicles to create more space for people to get outside for safe, socially distanced exercise. The measure — "Oakland Slow Streets" — will banish traffic in many places starting Saturday. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 11: A street closure sign is posted along East 16th Street between Fruitvale Avenue and Foothill Boulevard as part of the "Oakland Slow Streets" temporary project in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Oakland Slow Streets is an emergency measure by Mayor Libby Schaaf in which 74 miles of the city's streets are off-limits to thru traffic, allowing residents more space to walk, bike and run during the coronavirus shutdown. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)