Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Bike East Bay

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 […]

Oakland Officials and Advocates Celebrate 18 New Miles of Bikeways in 2011

By Ruth Miller | Dec 19, 2011 | 12 Comments

Oakland stripes its 18th mile of bikeways for 2011, celebrating its busiest and bike-friendliest year to date.

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 […]

Engineers Unveil Designs for Bike/Ped Path on Bay Bridge West Span

By Aaron Bialick | Dec 14, 2011 | 31 Comments

The long-sought addition of bicycle and pedestrian access across the length of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is one step closer to fruition. Last night, engineers presented the first design proposals for a pathway for bicyclists, pedestrians and maintenance crews to the west span, but they say the funding and technical challenges that lie ahead […]

BART Staff Opposes Rush Hour Bike Access on Rear Cars

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 28, 2011 | 50 Comments

BART staff has shot down a proposal from Director Robert Raburn to allow commuters to bring bicycles aboard the back cars of rush hour trains. In a memo [pdf] to the BART Board, Executive Planning and Budget Manager Carter Mau recommended maintaining the current policy, which prohibits bicycles aboard its most crowded trains during peak […]

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