Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Berkeley

Sunnyvale Latest City to Consider Anti-Harassment Law for Bike Riders

By Bryan Goebel | Jul 9, 2012 | 11 Comments

A groundbreaking law adopted in Los Angeles almost one year ago that allows bicycle riders to take civil action against drivers who harass them continues to generate local and national interest, with Sunnyvale becoming the latest city to consider enacting protections. “So many (drivers) seem to think it’s like basketball rules: no hit, no foul. […]

Hit-and-Run Berkeley Driver Caught on Camera Injuring Two Bicyclists

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 27, 2012 | 23 Comments

Footage of an egregious hit-and-run crash where a driver injured two bicyclists in Berkeley was posted online by one of the victims yesterday. The man who recorded the incident, identified on Youtube as “Bruno,” wrote in the video’s description that police have found the car and the owner, but that he is “waiting for the […]

Berkeley Enacts Law to Protect Bicyclists From Driver Harassment

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 21, 2012 | 30 Comments

Last week, Berkeley became the second American city to implement an anti-harassment law to protect bicycle riders and allow victims to sue offending drivers in civil court. The ordinance will be followed by an educational campaign later this year, and proponents hope it will garner greater respect towards people cycling on the city’s streets. “This […]

Tomorrow: East Bay Advocates Call for Fixing Alameda Transit First

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 15, 2011 | 6 Comments

A coalition of East Bay advocates is urging supporters to speak up tomorrow morning and tell the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) to take advantage of a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to repair and restore a failing system and provide a cost-effective, equitable, and sustainable transportation future.” Measure B, Alameda County’s largest source of transportation funding, is […]

Bay Area Cities Rediscover the Creeks Under Their Streets

By Matt Baume | Apr 9, 2010 | 11 Comments

One of the proposed designs for Center Street in Berkeley, by Ecocity Builders (Editor’s note: This is Part 1 in a 3-part series on the Bay Area watershed) The proposal to convert Center Street in Berkeley from an asphalt thoroughfare to a park-like promenade — revealing a long-hidden underground creek — is the latest twist […]

Bridge the Gap!

By Chris Carlsson | Jan 27, 2010 | 9 Comments

Photo: Matthew Roth As I climbed the steps out of the Lake Merritt BART station this morning I heard loud chanting. "Wow," I thought, "those bicyclists have really pulled out the troops!" But the demonstrators that greeted me across 8th Street in Oakland were pile drivers, iron workers, carpenters and other trades workers, chanting "Jobs […]

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