North Berkeley’s Hopkins Street protected bikeway saga is nearing a conclusion, with a protected bikeway recommendation and vote going to City Council on July 28th. Show your support!
View the agenda here and read the item here.
The proposed design includes 1-way protected bike lanes on each side of the street from The Alameda to Peralta to connect to the Ohlone Greenway. It also proposes painted buffer bike lanes and traffic calming from The Alameda to Sutter, and traffic calming but no bike lanes from Peralta to Stannage. So while there’s room for improvement, this is a huge step forward. We are encouraging folks to provide their full support for the current proposal to help get it approved!
Visit the North Berkeley Now landing page here for complete details, and ways to get involved ahead of the City Council vote. Their recommendations include the following:
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- Send a message to Berkeley City Council via this simple Action Network form.
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- Send an email to council@berkeleyca.gov showing your support for the Hopkins proposal.
- Use the subject line “Public comment – 7/28/2026 Berkeley City Council meeting item 27 Hopkins Street Paving”
- Get some talking points for your comment here
- Send an email to council@berkeleyca.gov showing your support for the Hopkins proposal.
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- Put your support on a postcard! North Berkeley Now will put these in the mail before July 28 to make sure council members get a stack of them before the meeting. Add your voice! Come to these upcoming postcard-writing opportunities, all ages are welcome:
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- NBNow Second Sunday: July 12 at Headlands Berkeley from noon-2pm
- BNHCA’s Saturday in the Park: July 18 at Strawberry Creek park from 10am-noon
- Bike East Bay’s ‘Summer Brake’ party: July 22 at GU Headquarters in West Berkeley
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- Put your support on a postcard! North Berkeley Now will put these in the mail before July 28 to make sure council members get a stack of them before the meeting. Add your voice! Come to these upcoming postcard-writing opportunities, all ages are welcome:
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- Sign the Hopkins neighbors support letter. If you live within a 1/4 mile of the corridor then fill out this form to add your name by July 26th.
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- Show up to the City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 28 at 6pm
- In-person at 1231 Addison (BUSD boardroom)
- Or via Zoom at https://cityofberkeley-info.
zoomgov.com/j/1652869280# success - Get some talking points for your comment here
- Show up to the City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 28 at 6pm
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- Can’t show up on July 28? Forward this information to your neighbors, friends, families with kids who go to Berkeley schools and encourage them to sign up for this list. They can do so here: Sign Up
