Updates

Oakland Embarcadero Bridge Bike Detour Starts May 13
Starting in May 2016, Oakland’s Embarcadero Bridge will be closed between 5th Ave and Oak Street, restricting travel along this popular bike corridor. The closure will remain for two years while the city removes the existing bridge and constructs a replacement, including continuous bike lanes on both sides and a multi-use path. Once the new... MORE 26 AprEast Bay Bikeshare Station Maps Unveiled
Earlier this year Motivate, the operator of Bay Area Bikeshare, began a round of community meetings to gather feedback on station locations for the program’s expansion to the East Bay. Now, Motivate has unveiled the close-to-final station maps for Phase I of the expansion, which aims to have bikes on the ground before the end of the year.... MORE 25 Apr
Measure BB Awards $217 Million
Thanks to funding made possible from voter approval of Measure BB in 2014, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) has now released its first major round of funding to capital projects throughout the County. A total of $217 million was awarded to 28 projects over the next five years, including multi-modal complete streets, new... MORE 31 MarBike Ridership to BART Rises
On February 25, BART released the preliminary results of their Spring 2015 station profile survey. Here’s a quick look at the numbers, which are shedding a favorable light on bikes. Overall, BART ridership is up since 2008: BART estimates a 19% increase of the average weekday ridership or over 69,300 trips a day. The bicycle modeshare to... MORE 3 MarComplete Streets on San Pablo from Rodeo to Crockett
A new section of the Bay Trail is being considered to provide a better connection between Rodeo and Crockett. Your input is needed to decide which is better: one 10’, two-way path with a 3’ foot physical buffer, or two unprotected 6’ bike lanes on either side of the road? Weigh in via this survey to provide feedback on your preferences for... MORE 16 Feb
Can Bike Lanes Increase On-Street Parking?
An interesting development is occurring in bike advocacy when it comes to on-street car parking. Typically, advocates ask for removal of parking to make room for bike lanes, but advocates recent pushes for modern bike lane designs has created opportunities to add on-street parking to a street. How can that be? Let’s take a closer look at four... MORE 29 JanProtected Intersections Are Coming
The ‘Dutch Junction’ comes to America, and now to Berkeley and San Francisco. The US is coming to know it as a ‘Protected Intersection,’ but it’s the same thing, an intersection that extends protected bike lanes into the intersection and creates a much better experience for less confident and new bicyclists. A right-turning queue space is... MORE 13 Dec
Lafayette Commission Approves Car-Centric Roundabout
Lafayette Circulation Commission approved the car-centric, pedestrian and bike UN-friendly design of a new roundabout at Pleasant Hill Road and Olympic Blvd. The Commission supported staff’s recommendation of extra car approach lanes, which function as right-turn yield lanes, but also squeeze out modern, comfortable accommodations for residents... MORE 12 Dec
County Secures Extra Funding to Study Protected Bike Lanes on Treat Blvd
At the Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee of Contra Costa County, your emails of support convinced staff to reconsider the Treat Blvd Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan, and to further evaluate continuous bike lanes and the public’s preferred option Concept 1B, shown right. This is good news and thanks to County staff for listening... MORE 7 Dec
Lafayette Downtown Congestion Study
The City of Lafayette is conducting a Downtown Congestion Study and wants to know what you think. This website will serve as a way of communicating information to the public and receiving input from you. So, bookmark it to stay informed. Take a Transportation Priority Survey This study, funded by the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (... MORE 20 NovBuilding upon the Successes of OBAG
On Wednesday, November 4 the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) Programming and Allocations Commission is scheduled to approve the second round of the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) program. An important part of OBAG is its complete streets requirement which was crafted to comply with AB 1358, California’s Complete Streets Act of 2008... MORE 3 Nov