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- Grandview Independent (5/3/2024): Transit officials present plans to close Richmond Bridge bike lane
- Bike Talk radio show (5/3/2024): Handlebar Bias – Bike Month in the Bay Area
- Streetsblog (5/2/2024): Update on Oakland DOT’s Lakeshore Protected Bike Lane Project
- Alameda Post (5/1/2024): Alameda Bike Festival Prepares the Next Generation of Cyclists
- Streetsblog (5/1/2024): Call to Action: Save the Bike Path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
- Streetsblog (4/30/2024): It’s Bike Month!
- Oaklandside (4/30/2024): Ride to Raimondi: The Oakland Ballers want you to walk and bike to games
- Streetsblog (4/23/2024): CalBike Summit to Advocates: Don’t Take No for an Answer
- Oaklandside (4/12/2024): Now’s the time to weigh in on changes to San Pablo Avenue
- Streetsblog (4/5/2024): Call to Action: Fight to Hold onto Richmond-San Rafael Bike/Ped Path
- Bike Talk radio show (4/4/2024): Leading the Way: Oakland, Berkeley, and LA Ballot Measures
- Oaklandside (4/3/2024): Oakland’s new transportation department director says the days of widening vehicle lanes are over
- Streetsblog (4/2/2024): Oakland’s New DOT Chief
- Streetsblog (3/28/2024): Talking Headways Podcast: Saving Transit from the Fiscal Cliff
- Hayward.com (3/26/2024): Hayward Receives Grant for Safe Routes to Schools Infrastructure and Bicycle Incentives
- Oaklandside (3/21/2024): East Bay Greenway that will connect Oakland and San Leandro gets $30 million federal grant
- Smart Growth America (3/20/2024): San Leandro, CA: Complete Streets Leadership Academy case study
- Mercury News (3/20/2024): Dozens mark opening of new Mokelumne pedestrian/bike bridge over Highway 4
- Streetsblog (3/20/2024): Eyes on the Overcrossing: Mokelumne Bike Bridge Opens
- Grandview Independent (3/19/2024): MTC contemplates return of Richmond Bridge breakdown lane
- East Bay Times (3/18/2024): Richmond-San Rafael Bridge pedestrian lane may soon be removed after four-year pilot
- Streetsblog (3/7/2024): CARB Announces Planning, Clean Transportation Grants
- Streetsblog (3/6/2024): Awesome Bike Lanes Coming to El Cerrito
- Oaklandside (3/5/2024): Buses will skip some downtown Oakland stops on weekend nights in new permanent ‘detour’
- Oaklandside (3/1/2024): Oakland’s road safety chief is changing roles in surprise shuffle
- Streetsblog (2/27/2024): Kelley Leaving Oakland Department of Transportation
- Streetsblog (2/22/2024): Oakland Rips Out Protected Bike Lane on Embarcadero
- Contra Costa Herald (2/7/2024): 65 Bay Area candidates in March 5th primary share vision, values on transportation issues
- Streetsblog (2/7/2024): Bay Area Advocates Publish Voter Guides
- Streetsblog (2/6/2024): Commentary: Two More Traffic Horrors Underscore Why We Need Concrete Barrier ‘Speed Limiters’
- Streetsblog (2/5/2024): The Long Journey to the Groundbreaking of Oakland’s 14th Street Protected Bikeway
- Oaklandside (1/30/2024): 14th Street safety redesign is breaking ground
- Streetsblog (1/29/2024): Oakland Breaks Ground on 14th Street Safety Project
- SF Chronicle (1/29/2024): HAWK traffic signals on the rise in Bay Area. Here’s what to do when those lights flash
- Streetsblog (1/25/2024): Commentary: Kill the Projects, Break up Caltrans and Partner Agencies that Refuse to Stop Widening
- Streetsblog (1/22/2024): Eyes on the Street Update: Fruitvale Ave Raised Bike Lanes Now on Both Sides
- Streetsblog (1/18/2024): OakDOT Plans Broadway and MLK Safety Projects
- Oaklandside (1/18/2024): Another bicycle crash, another $6.5M lawsuit settlement for Oakland
- Streetsblog (1/10/2024): Bad News for Berkeley Advocates: Rigel Robinson Resigns from City Council
- KQED (1/9/2024): Richmond Bridge Bike Path Has an Amazing View — and an Uncertain Future
- Oakland North (12/18/2023): New water taxi service will connect Alameda Landing to Jack London Square
- East Bay Echo (12/11/2023): Hayward segment of East Bay Greenway expected to be on Whitman Street instead of Mission Boulevard
- Oaklandside (12/6/2023): Oakland to pay $6.5M to cyclist badly injured on MacArthur BoulevardÂ
- Streetsblog (12/5/2023): Oakland Mayor Makes New Promise About Safety
- SF Chronicle (12/2/2023): A free water shuttle connecting two East Bay cities is launching next year. Here are the details.
- Oaklandside (11/30/2023): Curb your confusion: The Oaklandside’s list of traffic and road safety terms and definitions
- Streetsblog (11/28/2023): Oakland DOT Releases Lakeshore Ave Protected Bike Lane Plans
- The Mercury News (11/20/2023): Boaters and bicyclists at odds in debate over Alameda’s plan for drawbridge to Oakland
- Oaklandside (11/15/2023): Safety upgrades are coming to the Bus Rapid Transit line in East Oakland
- Oaklandside (11/13/2023): ‘Parallel bikeways’ are coming to San Pablo Avenue. Here’s what that will look like
- Streetsblog (11/13/2023): RSR Bridge Riders Turn Out in Force to Celebrate Bike Path
- SF Chronicle (11/8/2023): Cyclists, drivers square off as planners weigh fate of bike path on Bay Area bridge
- Streetsblog (11/8/2023): Nope, the RSR Bridge Bike Lane Still Isn’t Causing Traffic and Pollution
- Oaklandside (10/17/2023): Speed cameras and intersection daylighting approved by Gov. Newsom for Oakland streets
- Knee Deep Times (10/12/2023): Stoked for Car-Lite, Bike-Safe Living
- Bike Talk radio show (10/7/2023): Leaders – discussion on SF’s Valencia cycletrack and Oakland’s 90th Ave Scraper Bikeway
- The Independent (10/2/2023): E-Bike Safety Workshop
- Streetsblog (9/29/2023): Oakland Promises Protected Bike Lanes on Lakeshore
- Oaklandside (9/15/2023): Automatic speed cameras for Oakland, other traffic safety measures, on Gov. Newsom’s desk
- Oaklandside (9/8/2023): E-bikes now allowed on 850 miles of East Bay park trails
- Streetsblog (9/5/2023): ‘Transbay the Hard Way’ Ride Underscores Lack of Bike Lane on Oakland Bay Bridge
- Oaklandside (8/31/2023): A 4-year-old’s tragic death highlights the need for protected bike lanes in Oakland, residents say
- Streetsblog (8/22/2023): Eyes on the Intersection: Quick Update on Telegraph
- Streetsblog (8/7/2023): Bicyclist Takeover of Oakland Bay Bridge Underscores Absurdity of Status Quo
- Oaklandside (7/26/2023): Proposed bike and pedestrian bridge would connect downtown Oakland to Alameda
- Streetsblog (7/19/2023): Three East Bay Victories for Safety
- Oaklandside (7/12/2023): Fruitvale Avenue is getting its first protected bike lane. Residents hope it’ll slow cars down
- Oaklandside (6/26/2023): De’Morea ‘Truckie’ Evans is making Oakland’s streets safer through community organizing
- Oaklandside (6/2/2023): Eyes on the Street: Construction of Fruitvale Ave’s Protected Bike Lane
- Berkeleyside (5/18/2023): Vacancies, turmoil in Berkeley Transportation Division threaten street projects
- Streetsblog (5/5/2023): Ribbon Cutting Will Open Bike Access to Treasure Island Seven Days a Week
- Oaklandside (4/19/2023): Traffic safety advocates deliver Oakland budget petition to City Council
- Streetsblog (4/3/2023): Eyes on the Street: Update on Telegraph, the Protected Bike Lane that Almost Wasn’t
- Berkeleyside (4/3/2023): Big changes are coming to San Pablo Avenue. Here’s what residents have to say
- Diablo Magazine (3/31/2023): Shifting Gears: East Bay Transit Alternatives
- Oaklandside (2/22/2023): Bay Area cyclists organize solidarity ride following violent car attacks
- Streetsblog (2/21/2023): East Bay Unity Ride for Safe Streets
- Berkeleyside (2/19/2023): January was Berkeley’s worst month for potholes on record
- Oaklandside (2/10/2023): Slow Streets are returning to Oakland through neighborhood bike routes and paving projects
- East Bay Times (2/7/2023): A deadly gap in Richmond’s Greenway is one step closer to being fixed for bicyclists and pedestrians
- Daily Cal (1/23/2023): ‘We don’t have a network’: City cyclists rally for bike lanes, road safety
- Shareable (1/13/2023): What guerilla urbanism can teach us about saving our own cities
- Mercury News (1/12/2023): Pesky potholes: Bay Area storm brings rash of new roadway damage
- Mercury News (12/27/2022): Fremont’s ambitious journey to zero traffic deaths
- Streetsblog (12/8/2022): Caltrans Asphalt Addiction Continues
- Oaklandside (12/5/2022): Bike advocate Dave Campbell announces he’s leaving the East Bay after 24 years
- Streetsblog (11/16/2022): Exit Interview: Dave Campbell, Advocate Extraordinaire, Leaves Bike East Bay
- Streetsblog (9/20/2022): Streetsblog Thanks Bike East Bay’s Dave Campbell
- Oaklandside (9/13/2022): East Bay Bike Party cyclists reeling from reckless driver incident
- Bike Talk radio show (8/20/2022): San Leandro Pop-Up Bikeways
- Streetsblog (8/15/2022): Advocates Work with San Leandro, Build Pop-up Protected Lanes
- Oaklandside (8/8/2022): ‘Electric bike library’ planned for Oakland
- Streetsblog (7/22/2022): Eyes on the Street: Two New Protected Intersections in Oakland
- Streetsblog (6/16/2022): New Leadership at Bike East Bay Centers Mobility Justice
- Richmond Pulse (5/22/2022): Cyclists Celebrate Bike to Wherever Day Across the Bay Area
- League of American Bicyclists (5/22/2022): Meet Dan Hernandez: Our Newest League Cycling Coach
- Streetsblog (3/14/2022): Will San Leandro Get Safe Bike Lanes?
- Oaklandside (2/17/2022): San Pablo Ave’s massive redesign is entering a new phase. Here’s where it stands
- Streetsblog (2/15/2022): Oakland Ends Slow Streets
- Bike Talk radio show (1/19/2022): Caltrans and Equiticity
- Mercury News (1/15/2022): Oakland winds down its pandemic-era street closure program
- Streetsblog (1/13/2022): Call to Action: Comment on Ashby/I-80 Widening
- Streetsblog (1/11/2022): Oakland TV Station Displays Hella Windshield Perspective
- Streetsblog (10/1/2021): Eyes on the Street: Ride on a Safer Milvia
- Streetsblog (9/27/2021): UPDATE: No Charges, Not Even a Traffic Ticket, for Distracted Motorist who Killed Greg Knapp
- SF Chronicle (9/18/2021): California cyclists could treat stop signs as yields if ‘Idaho Stop’ bill becomes law
- Streetsblog (9/15/2021): Bike East Bay Pleads with Fremont to Prioritize Safety
- Oakland North (9/9/2021): How to make Telegraph Avenue safer for bike riders
- Oaklandside (7/8/2021): Oakland will keep its protected bicycle lanes on Telegraph Avenue
- Streetsblog (7/7/2021): Resounding Win for Safety on Telegraph
- Berkeleyside (7/7/2021): Milvia Street getting 1 mile of protected bike lanes through downtown
- SF Chronicle (7/6/2021): Oakland City Council votes to keep protected bike lanes on Telegraph Avenue
- Mercury News (7/2/2021): Union City’s controversial connector road project gets boost from state
- BikeTalk podcast (6/25/2021): Protected Lanes – Telegraph Ave Oakland
- Streetsblog (6/9/2021): Bike East Bay Wants Your Help Saving Telegraph’s Protected Bike Lanes
- Streetsblog (6/7/2021): OakDOT Study Affirms Protected Bike Lanes are Safest
- Mercury News (5/7/2021): Beloved cyclist’s death leads to renewed scrutiny of busy East Bay roundabout
- Concord Patch (4/28/2021): Meet Contra Costa County’s Bike Champion Of The Year
- Daily Cal (4/22/2021): Berkeley residents take to bike sharing amid pandemic
- Silicon Valley.com (4/9/2021): Scooters, e-bikes finally making their way to Fremont streets
- Streetsblog (3/31/2021): Bike East Bay Calls Foul on Ballpark Bike Access
- Daily Cal (2/22/2021): Berkeley City Council approves Southside and Telegraph infrastructure projects
- SF Gate (2/12/2021): New push underway to build a bike lane across the entire Bay Bridge
- Streetsblog (2/1/2021): Petition for a Quick-Build Bike Lane on the Bay Bridge
- Streetsblog (11/20/2020): Eyes on the Street: Township Commons Park is Great – Just Don’t Bike to It
- Streetsblog (11/18/2020): Six Million Dollars for a Fake Bike Path
- Streetsblog (10/23/2020): Mayor Blasts Oakland/Alameda Freeway Plan
- KTVU (10/14/2020): Weekday bike path from Bay Bridge to Yerba Buena Island closed until spring
- Mercury News (8/29/2020): Fremont planning to spend $750,000 to protect 10 miles of bike lanes
- Streetsblog (8/4/2020): Oakland’s Quick-Build Protected Intersections are Safer
- Streetsblog (6/23/2020): Eyes on the Street: Fremont Finishes Best Bikeway in the Bay Area
- Streetsblog (4/31/2020): Eyes on the Street: Telegraph in Temescal Gets its Makeover
- Streetsblog (4/20/2020): Oakland Paves Way for Open Streets Everywhere
- Streetsblog (4/14/2020): Eyes on the Street: A Quick Look at Oakland’s ‘Slow Streets’
- SF Chronicle (4/10/2020): Oakland closing streets to traffic, enabling ‘physically distant’ recreation
- Streetsblog (4/8/2020): Bike Advocacy Organizations Move Bike Classes Online: Bike-Friendly Driver Training Tonight
- Streetsblog (3/11/2020): Options for an Estuary Crossing
- Streetsblog (1/28/2020): Eyes on the Street: Fremont’s Fabulous New Bike Lanes
- Streetsblog (12/17/2019): Air Quality Board Member Rides a Bike to Meeting. Why Is this Newsworthy?
- Streetsblog (11/18/2019): Bike/Pedestrian Path on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Is Finally Open
- Berkeleyside (11/13/2019): Berkeley looks to give cyclists more leeway at stop signs
- Streetsblog (10/31/2019): Protected Intersection Update: What’s Next?
- Daily Cal (10/8/2019): Berkeley City Council to vote on plan to improve cyclist safety
- Public Books (10/4/2019): A Just Future for Cycling?
- Marin IJ (10/1/2019): Richmond-San Rafael Bridge bike lane barrier installation begins
- Daily Cal (9/13/2019): Bike advocates push back on local traffic enforcement policies
- SF Chronicle (9/11/2019): Berkeley cyclists cry foul over hefty fines for rolling through stop signs
- Streetsblog (9/10/2019): Berkeley Police Are Ticketing Bicyclists for Running Stop Signs on Bicycle Boulevards
- Berkeleyside (9/6/2019): Open letter: Bike, pedestrian advocates ask city to stop ‘misguided’ enforcement
- Streetsblog (7/15/2019): Emeryville Approves 40th Street Protected Bike Lanes
- Streetsblog (7/1/2019): Oakland Bollard-izes Protected Intersections at Lake Merritt
- East Bay Express (6/5/2019): Berkeley and the Road Not Taken
- SF Examiner (5/25/2019): BART to double bike capacity on its new trains
- Mercury News (5/15/2019): The shared bike and scooter industry often leaves out people with disabilities — but Oakland is changing that
- KQED (4/24/2019): Caltrans ‘Pauses’ Big MacArthur Maze Project After Blasts From Cities, Residents
- Berkeleyside (4/22/2019): New ‘vision plan’ imagines 3-mile greenway from downtown Berkeley to Bay Bridge
- Mercury News (4/15/2019): Springtime is bike-time for Oakland’s Scraper team
- SF Chronicle (4/15/2019): Next wave in commuting: pedaling the Oakland Estuary — for starters
- Berkeleyside (2/5/2019): Berkeley unveils preliminary designs to make Milvia Street safer for cyclists
- East Bay Times (1/9/2019): Arrest made in hit-run of 14-year-old in Oakland
