2025 was another big year for East Bay separated bikeways, with 144 projects now installed in total, including 35 this year between 10 cities.Â
Scroll around and click/tap on the map below for details on many of these projects, then go bike them yourself and let us know what you think.
Photos and links to additional info are found in some of the project descriptions on the map.
2025 Project Highlights
Some of the themes we saw emerge between projects this year include:
- The use of concrete and other robust materials for bikeway separation, not just plastic posts, especially among cities that have built more facilities and become more experienced through implementation.
- Finding faster ways to implement bikeway separation through routine paving projects and other means, as opposed to only waiting for major grant funding opportunities.
- Better design details to incorporate diverse needs such as bus boarding islands, accessible parking spots, as well as stormwater handling and landscaping to help reduce flooding.Â
Here are few of the East Bay’s most impressive new protected bikeway projects for 2025:
This project includes three separated bikeways on San Pablo Ave from Knott Ave to Potrero Ave, Cutting Blvd from Key Blvd to I-80, and Eastshore Blvd from Potrero Ave to San Pablo Ave for a total 1 mile of new facilities.
These bikeways connect to El Cerrito Del Norte BART and include multiple protected intersections, landscaping, pedestrian crossing upgrades, as well as bus boarding islands with shelters and benches (details here).
This bikeway is part of our larger San Pablo Ave vision, with continuous facilities all the way between Oakland and the Carquinez Bridge.
We thank the City of El Cerrito and local advocates at El Cerrito / Richmond Annex Walk & Roll for their coordination and advocacy on this project!
This sidewalk level protected bikeway extends half a mile between Hotel Ave and Rose St, separated by curbs and landscaping.
A separate project under construction now will continue the protected bikeway another mile north on Mission Blvd.
Bike East Bay has been involved with local advocacy leading to this project’s completion over 10 years. Read about some of the coordination work that made it possible here.
This bikeway is part of our larger East Bay Greenway vision, with continuous facilities all the way between Oakland and Fremont.
We thank the City of Hayward and local advocates at Bike Hayward for their coordination and advocacy on this project!
This sidewalk level protected bikeway (Oakland’s first!) extends half a mile from E 12th St to Alameda Ave, separated by curbs and landscaping.
The project also added a protected intersection at E 12th St which will eventually tie in to the 30-mile East Bay Greenway (read about our campaign here), as well as trail-oriented street lighting, and 76 new street trees.
While this bikeway is now rideable, there is some additional work that will be implemented in 2026 around the train track crossings and at E 7th Street, to fully complete the project.
We thank the City of Oakland and local advocates at Walk Oakland Bike Oakland and Traffic Violence Rapid Response for their coordination and advocacy on this project!
What are "Separated Bikeways"?
Separated bikeways (also known as protected or Class IV bikeways) are on or along a street, and have some sort of physical barrier between them and car traffic, not only paint.
These are different than multi-use trails, which have a shared right of way with pedestrians.
Cities throughout California were not officially allowed to build separated bikeways until 2016!Â
What is Bike East Bay's Role?
We are very proud to have played a role in this work alongside our local coalition partners — each project requires coordination, feedback, and advocacy between many different groups. Our staff reviews all design plans, suggesting improvements or noting discrepancies. We remind cities to tie plans to their active transportation or bike plans, and we also encourage cities to focus on improvements in neighborhoods that don’t have as much capacity for resident advocacy. We partner with local volunteer groups throughout the East Bay, and their tireless efforts ensure progress and accountability.
Several of these projects are pieces of our larger corridor campaigns that we are continuing to advocate for. Find more details on these campaigns here.
Keeping track of all the pieces is a large part of our work: if you’d like to support Bike East Bay so we can continue this momentum, you can make a donation here.
Questions about these or other projects? Reach our team for info by emailing advocacy@BikeEastBay.org
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