Berkeley Bikeways

New protected bike lanes are open on Hearst Avenue and Bancroft Way, with thousands enjoying them every day. Next up is Dana Street south of campus and Milvia Street downtown.

Berkeley set a standard when it dedicated two blocks of protected bike lanes on Fulton Street in 2016. They followed that up with an innovative bike plan in 2017 proposing 20 protected bike facilities to safely get residents around town. However, the Plan received much push back because it included the public’s vision for better bicycling in Berkeley, a vision not shared by everyone. Thanks to huge public support, this forward-looking plan got approved and is the City’s basis for pushing forward on modern bikeways for streets such as Adeline, Hopkins, Oxford, Claremont, San Pablo Avenue and more.

Updates

Berkeley's Southside Pilot Project Brings Bike & Transit Improvements

Starting in the fall of 2017 with the Bancroft West section, the Southside Pilot Project will create a network of protected bike lanes, transit improvements, and pedestrian improvements in the south side of UC Berkeley’s campus. Working in...

Hearst Avenue Protected Bike Lanes Open this Fall

It took two Bike East Bay pop up bikeway demos and years of convincing Berkeley to fund and build its first protected bike lane, but when construction completes this Fall (estimated late September), Hearst Avenue will be Berkeley’s fourth protected bike facility, having been caught at the finish...

Berkeley Bike Plan Passes Unanimously, Ha!

Berkeley approved an innovative new bike plan on May 2 and is currently busy building two new bikeways that are high priorities in that plan–Hearst Avenue and Bancroft Way. Thanks to our effective advocacy, Berkeley will get to work next year on Milvia Street, the highest priority bikeway of the...

Repaving New Bikeways in Berkeley

Bike East Bay volunteers met April 14 at Westbrae Beer Garden to look over Berkeley’s upcoming five-year repaving plan and identify potential bike improvements on streets getting repaved. Of all the money Berkeley spends each year on transportation improvements, its repaving program is the...

Time to Approve Berkeley's Innovative Bike Plan

Efforts to weaken Berkeley’s innovative bike plan have been pushed back thanks to your hundreds of emails in support. Berkeley City Council should now be ready to approve the plan May 2 and we are ready to celebrate, with you. Meet May 2, 6:00pm at Au Coquelet Cafe to prep for the City Council...