Author: Bike Walk Alameda

The Posey Tube walkway will be closed for maintenance and servicing between Alameda and Oakland through August 2016.

For many years Bike Walk Alameda has teamed up with the folks at Alameda Backyard Chickens to encourage you to get out and bike around to the open visit chicken yards in the Alameda. The tour is on Sunday, May 15, 2016 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Members tell us all the time, “Bike Walk Alameda is the best!” And while we happen to agree, we’d love to be able to prove it with a Best of Alameda award. Vote for Bike Walk Alameda for best non-profit and Shoreline Drive for best thing to happen this year. Voting is fast and easy …

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Starting in May 2016, Oakland’s Embarcadero Bridge will be closed between Fifth Avenue and Oak Street, restricting travel along this popular bike corridor. The closure will remain for two years while the city removes the existing bridge and constructs a replacement, including continuous bike lanes on both sides and a multi-use path.

Forgot to renew your membership to Bike Walk Alameda? Well, it’s never too late to join! This past year your support helped us win a critical battle to make Central Avenue safer for people who bike and walk, fight plans to eliminate safe bike access to the new Cross Alameda Trail and celebrate the opening …

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If you’ve lived in Alameda for any length of time, chances are you’ve met George Stephens. He’s one of the friendly staffers at Alameda Bicycle and an Island fixture who can often be seen pedaling around town or reading at a local coffee shop, and someone who is quick to offer a smile or advice …

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Bike Walk Alameda board member Bonnie Wehmann recently launched Easy Street Cycling, offering bike camps for kids ages 10-14 to gain knowledge and practice riding bikes safely, confidently and independently on the roadway.