Our Accomplishments

Recently Completed Campaign

• Measure BB: $1 Billion for Bikes in Alameda County
• Bikes on BART: Full Access for Bikes at all Hours
• Protected Bike Lanes on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, and to Hearst Avenue in Berkeley, Rumrill Road in San Pablo, and Fulton Street in Berkeley
• Local Working Groups formed in Fremont, Concord, Martinez, San Leandro and Castro Valley
• $45 million awarded to cities in East Bay from competitive state Active Transportation Program in last two cycles

Notable Region-Wide Achievements

• Bay Bridge Bike and Ped Path, named for Bike East Bay founder Alex Zuckerman, opens to the public - 2013
• BART’s rush hour ban on bikes is lifted as a pilot program - 2013
• Bike East Bay reaches 4,000 members! - 2012
• Bike Walnut Creek, a local working group of the Bike East Bay, was founded - 2012
• TIGER II Grants: $10.2 million for East Bay Green Transportation Initiative - 2010
• Bike/Ped Block Grants 2010: $24.5 million for new bike-ped projects in the East Bay - 2010
• Measure F: $11 million/year for local roads and Complete Streets - 2010
• $1 billion for Regional Bicycle Network included in MTC’s T2035 Plan - 2009
• Bike East Bay’s call for Routine Accommodation of bicyclists in all transportation projects was adopted by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission - 2006
• Established citizen Bicycle Advisory Committees to review plans and prioritize funding  
• Passed Contra Costa County Measure J, a 1.5% set-aside to fund implementation of the bike plan - 2004
• Passed Safe Routes to Transit Program as part of Regional Measure 2 toll increase, Bike East Bay and TALC are responsible for $20m Funding and Program Oversight/Coordination (ongoing); additional $10m/yr approved in MTC’s T2035 Plan - 2004
• Passed Alameda County Measure B, a 5% set-aside to fund implementation of the bike plan - 2000
• Bike Alameda, a local working group of the Bike East Bay, was founded - 1999
• Bikes on all East Bay bus systems (extra luggage-bay capacity on some transbay buses, on-board All-Nighters)  - 1998
• Caltrans Bay Area Bridge Bicycle Shuttle               
• Founded Bike to Work Day - 1994
• Bike access on Golden Gate Transit buses across the Richmond-San Rafael bridge            
• Bikes on all ferry services            
• East Bay Bicycle Transportation Maps are templates for all East Bay bike plans - 1994
• Free, secure valet bicycle parking at popular public events  - 1992
• Passage of Prop 116 funding for Amtrak’s Bike-Friendly California Cars on Capitol and San Joaquin trains - 1990
• Bike Racks on AC Transit Buses - 1985
• Bikes on BART  - 1975