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Eyes on the Street: North Berkeley BART Bike Improvements
Advocates celebrate another ribbon cutting on some great bike infrastructure to improve connections at North Berkeley BART. It needs more concrete though.
October 28, 2025
Berkeley Celebrates Southside Complete Streets Ribbon Cutting
A traffic sewer transformed into liveable streets thanks to the hard work of advocates and dedicated city officials.
October 1, 2025
Advocates Pop-Up Safety on 9th Street in Berkeley
Bike East Bay and other volunteers help show neighbors how much nicer a street can be without cars screaming back and forth
April 22, 2025
Open Letter: Berkeley Needs to Add Safety Measures Whenever it Repaves
Advocates in Berkeley demand action after a motorist kills yet another pedestrian on a street badly in need of safety improvements
November 20, 2024
Eyes on the Street: New Gilman/I-80 Overpass is Open
Welcome to West Berkeley's newest and sweetest connection to the shoreline and the Bay Trail
May 15, 2024
Commentary: Merchants Are Getting People Killed
The number one local obstruction to curbing traffic violence is local commerce and merchant groups.
May 1, 2024
Bad News for Berkeley Advocates: Rigel Robinson Resigns from City Council
And he's pulling out of mayoral race, citing continual harassment.
January 11, 2024
Essay: Why Even The Most Progressive Cities Are Failing Their Car-Free Residents
As traffic violence has climbed over the past few years, a number of ostensibly progressive, climate-friendly cities have demonstrated that they are uninterested in taking even modest steps to support non-drivers.
May 18, 2023
Berkeley Trying to KO Hopkins Protected Bike Lane
Walk Bike Berkeley has released a statement concerning what can only be described as a plot in city hall to destroy its long-fought-for protected bike lane project for Hopkins Street
April 6, 2023
Guest Commentary: Berkeley Needs Student Housing
Don't let CEQA harm our university system by blocking much-needed housing
March 28, 2023
