Join us for the Southside Complete Streets Project ribbon cutting! Wednesday, Oct 1, 11am Intersection of Bancroft & Dana Let’s celebrate these great safety and mobility improvements!

LAST CALL: Comments on the City’s draft Bicycle Plan Update due today (Friday, 9/26)! 🚲 There are serious problems with the draft plan. Please email [email protected] to support the changes we outlined here: www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/08/19/t...

This week, motorists have injured pedestrians and cyclists in three collisions along Rose Street. Our statement:

Our statement on the horrible traffic violence near Emerson Elementary

🚴🚴🚴Let us know in a virtual workshop on August 19 or via email by September 26 how to make it safer to bike in Berkeley and strengthen our network of calmed routes and roads. Community Message: berkeleyca.gov/commu... Read the draft Bicycle Plan here: berkeleybikeplan.org/ 1/4

Nice video explaining the safety benefits of daylighting from @berkeleyca.gov! youtu.be/GMVOWQKmXFY

A new sign was installed at a street I cross 4x daily for daycare drop-off. Somehow I don't think the city is behind this.

“‘The excessive width and four lanes of traffic on Claremont induce people to drive too fast and with too little regard for people walking and biking.’” -Councilmember Mark Humbert www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/07/16/t...

Biketopia is happening September 17 at Preservation Park, Oakland...you're invited! Nominate folks for "Best Community Advocacy" and "Best Bike Project" at BikeEastBay.org/Biketopia, and then join us for a night to celebrate biking + win awesome items in our silent auction!

“Walk Bike Berkeley…’strongly supports a road diet on Claremont’ by halving the number of driving lanes, as well as ‘adding protected bike lanes, pedestrian crossing and transit improvements along the corridor.’”

This article highlights Fremont's record-setting protected intersection construction (18 built, 15 more on the way), & how they're critical to encouraging participants from @bikeeastbay.bsky.social's free adult learn to ride classes & other new city cyclists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Claremont Avenue in Berkeley needs to be 1 lane each way to slow traffic down to a safer speed. The street doesn't get much traffic as the 2nd lane was originally a streetcar track. Part of the Oakland section of Claremont has already been narrowed to 1 lane.

Our statement on the pedestrian who was killed by a motorist on Claremont yesterday. 😢

Another tragic, preventable pedestrian death in Berkeley. We strongly agree with this neighbor: “Claremont is an incredibly dangerous street and Berkeley … doesn’t seem to be doing much about it," she continued…”The road needs a diet." www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/07/09/t...

Recap of Berkeley Middle Housing: - Majority of the 102 public comments in favor - City Council votes 9-0 to rezone most of the city's low density residential zones to 70 units per acre, ~8 homes per lot. Old zoning only allowed 1-2 Thank you to everyone who worked to make this happen! 🏘️ #berkmtg

Marin Ave is one of the steepest streets anywhere, with slopes reaching 25%. The proposed safety improvements are a good start, but more is needed, especially now that apps are directing drivers unfamiliar with this street onto it as a shortcut.

“Ben Gerhardstein of Walk Bike Berkeley described the proposal as ‘common sense’ improvements to make the street safer, but said [they don’t] go far enough ‘to prevent future tragedies.’ The group wants the city to study limiting downhill traffic on Marin.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/06/26/m...

We were proud to support paid parking at the Berkeley Marina. This common sense policy furthers the City’s sustainable transportation goals and helps address budget challenges. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/06/25/b...

“‘The faster we get this done, the more lives we save [and] the more injuries we prevent,’ [Julia] Moss said. ‘I think we all feel that urgency.’” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/06/24/b...

Reminder: The City is holding an online meeting about Telegraph Ave safety and transit improvements on Wednesday, June 25. Tune in!

Weigh in on how the City should make Telegraph south of Dwight better for people walking, biking, and taking transit! Attend the June 25 online meeting and take the survey by July 3. berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

MLK shouldn’t even be considered an arterial through this section. The street is so unsafe that all the stores on it through this neighborhood struggle.

“The [San Pablo and University intersection] has its challenges for people on foot. ‘The street environment, of course, is difficult just in terms of a pedestrian who’s accessing these retail spaces. So that creates its own issue.’” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/05/14/w...

Join me on this Berkeley electeds ride Thursday morning for #BikeToWhereverDay! We’ll check out protected bikeways on Fulton, Bancroft & Milvia, and ride through the sites of bike blvd upgrades on Milvia & Fulton coming later this year.

Bike to Wherever Day comes Thursday: Visit "energizer stations" for free coffee, snacks and tote bags, not to mention live music, prizes and bike check-ups. Join Berkeley officials for a morning ride! @bikeeastbay.bsky.social @berkeleyca.gov @walkbikeberk.bsky.social

Roll into Bike to Wherever Day on a group ride with Berkeley's Mayor Ishii, Councilmembers, and other local leaders. Join us Thurs, May 15! Meet at Ashby BART at 8am, roll out at 8:30am, and arrive at City Hall before 9am. Route map:

This Thursday is Bike to Wherever Day! 🚲 Whether you're heading to school, work, or run errands, consider biking/wheeling to your destination and enjoy the fresh air! There will be energizer stations throughout Berkeley with various treats & giveaways. Learn more: berkeleyca.gov/community-re...

I'm so proud and thankful for the amazing volunteers & neighbors who helped make this @bikeeastbay.bsky.social Berkeley pop-up bikeway event on Ninth Street possible! Thank you as well to @peopleforbikes.bsky.social for the funding support!

Advocates Pop-Up Safety on 9th Street in Berkeley - sf.streetsblog.org/2025/04/22/a...

We're leading a Family Cycling Workshop at the Go Green! Mobility Fair, and will be out there tabling. It'll be a great day 😄

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Trail Update: The April 3 hearing to close weekday bike/ped access has been postponed indefinitely — a temporary reprieve, won by thousands of voices speaking out in support of continued access. But this is not a victory yet.

Join @bikeeastbay.bsky.social at its Ninth Street Berkeley Pop Up Bikeway and Slow Street Demonstration Project! 🚲 Saturday, April 19 | 1 - 6 pm Ninth Street Between Dwight and Channing Register / Volunteer: bikeeastbay.org/event/berkel...

UPDATE: The April 3rd Richmond-San Rafael Bridge trail vote is postponed again, this time indefinitely. Below is the info from the BCDC meeting agenda. This delay is good news, likely a result of all the folks who wrote in and expressed their concerns about the trail closure proposal. Thank you!

Kids! Bikes! Food!

Great story on Berkeley’s e-bike equity program! www.berkeleyside.org/2025/03/25/b...

Help make Berkeley’s streets safer for all. Apply today! 🔗 Learn more in our community message: berkeleyca.gov/commu... 6/6

Berkeley residents with technical experience in infrastructure projects—this is your chance to make an impact! Apply to serve on a committee overseeing funding for improving: 🛣️ city streets, 🚶‍♂️ sidewalks, 🚲 paths, and 🌉 stormwater management. ️ 1/6

“The students and staff at Longfellow have adjusted to a new site after the old one was deemed unsafe. Now, their safety is again at risk due to construction that will create hazards for those who walk and bike to school.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/03/14/o...

“Berkeley has no choice but to address this life-threatening challenge.” www.berkeleyside.org/2025/03/10/o...

Hey, Berkeley, it turns out a huge majority of us want more bike infrastructure. Don’t listen to all the haters, all the anti-safety Save Hopkins people, they represent less than 20% of folks. www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/03/03/t...

Did you know you can commission a high-quality professional city-level survey? Turns out that 73% of Berkeley residents support expanding bike infrastructure — including 57% of non-bikers This isn't niche anymore. Will city council listen? via @marcprecipice.bsky.social @libbington.bsky.social

I hugely appreciate all the support from @walkbikeberk.bsky.social on this project. They helped analyze the results, talked with the city about them, and gave fantastic feedback on the write-up. We’re lucky to have a great advocacy community led by this group. ❤️🙏🏻

Last fall, I was tired of hearing that support for bikes came from a narrow minority of Berkeley, so I commissioned a poll to ask how broad support is here. The answer is that the vast majority of the city, 73%—and even a majority of people who do not bike—support adding more bike infrastructure.

“The vast majority of the people of Berkeley, in every area of the city, support expanding bicycle infrastructure.” READ: www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/03/03/t...

The drivers in Berkeley's last three fatal pedestrian collisions were 79, 85 and 87 years old. What is the city doing about it? Contributor Liz Fox looked at the data and talked to officials and traffic safety advocates. Here's what she learned.

“We need to bear down with all force to end the traffic violence on our streets.” - Councilmember Mark Humbert @markhumbert.bsky.social www.berkeleyscanner.com/2025/03/01/t...

Hey Berkeleyans! Does your kid bike to school? Do you wish they could but don't feel it's safe enough? There’s a BUSD-specific listening session on the Bike Plan update: Tue 2/25, 6:30-8:30pm at King! Would be great to get input from families on how Berkeley can make it safer to bike to school.

I am strongly in favor of this change. Over 15 years ago, 5-year old Zachary was killed at this intersection. We have known for years that this is dangerous, and it's past time that we do something about it. Thank you for your leadership on pedestrian safety, @markhumbert.bsky.social.

One car in 10 stops at the slip right turn at Zachary’s Corner. This intersection will be redesigned and reconstructed with funds from Berkeley’s LRDP settlement with UC Berkeley, per my request. It’s a top priority project for our Public Works Dept. Can’t happen soon enough.

200+ e-bikes have been added for shared use in Berkeley making it easier, faster, and more accessible to make one-way bike-trips around town! Take advantage of Berkeley's network of bike lanes, cycle tracks and bike boulevards. 🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♂️ Read more: berkeleyca.gov/commu...