Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike East Bay

New Leadership at Bike East Bay Centers Mobility Justice

By Ginger Jui | Jun 17, 2022 | No Comments

The outgoing Executive Director of Bike East Bay, one of the Bay Area's biggest and and most active bike advocacy organizations, reflects on the group's efforts to center mobility justice and to embody it within its organizational structure.

At Long Last, Berkeley Gets an Updated Bike Plan

By Melanie Curry | May 3, 2017 | 2 Comments

At close to midnight last night, the Berkeley City Council unanimously approved the Berkeley Bike Plan, which seeks to build a network of safe, connected bikeways throughout the city to encourage more people to ride bikes.

Berkeley Advocates Win Agreement for Long-Delayed Bike Lanes

By Melanie Curry | Mar 16, 2016 | 13 Comments

At a packed meeting last night, the Berkeley City Council approved a project to bring a long-delayed bike lane to Fulton Street, the site of a recent collision that seriously injured a cyclist. The section of road where the crash occurred is where a bike lane disappears, forcing bicyclists to merge into traffic. The city’s […]

Alameda’s Second Parking-Protected Bikeway Takes Shape on Shoreline Drive

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 17, 2015 | 14 Comments

The East Bay’s island city of Alameda has laid down its second parking-protected bikeway along Shoreline Drive. The paint has barely dried on the 1.8-mile, two-way bikeway, but Alamedans are already using it. The city is adding finishing touches before a ribbon cutting set for March 7. Bike East Bay Education Coordinator Robert Prinz, a former […]

Oakland Council Approves Protected Bike Lanes on Telegraph Ave

By Melanie Curry | Dec 10, 2014 | 17 Comments

The Oakland City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a road diet and parking-protected bike lanes to Telegraph Avenue, eliciting cheers from East Bay bike advocates. The vote allows the city to begin work on the first phase of the Telegraph Avenue Complete Streets plan, which covers the segment between 41st and 19th Streets in downtown. Planners […]

Parking-Protected Bike Lanes Partially Back in Oakland’s Telegraph Ave Plan

By Melanie Curry | Nov 26, 2014 | 16 Comments

If all goes according to plan, Oakland could get its first parking-protected bike lanes on Telegraph Avenue next spring. The final draft of the Telegraph plan was released this week, and previously-dropped parking-protected bike lanes were re-introduced in downtown Oakland, between 20th and 29th streets. Buffered bike lanes are planned on the block south of […]

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