Author: Bike Walk Alameda

  Mark your calendars for Wednesday, February 24! That’s the night the City Council will consider a proposal to make Central Avenue safer for people who walk and bike.

The design for the Atlantic portion of the Cross Alameda Trail comes before the Transportation Commission this Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 7 p.m.! Ask the Transportation Commission members to support this one block long protected bikeway. Be sure they say “yes” to the proposed design.

Stuck without tools and need to fix your bike? Lucky for you, the city’s efforts to be bike friendly now include a free bike repair station. A bicycle pump and tools have been installed at the Alameda Free Library, which continues to expand the city’s mission to promote eco-friendly travel.

Earbuds or headsets can’t be worn while driving a vehicle or on a bike (SB 491, Transportation Committee) This law, among other things, makes it unlawful to wear a headset covering, earplugs in, or earphones covering, resting on, or inserted in, both ears, while operating a motor vehicle or a bicycle. This prohibition does not …

Read more “New Laws Pedestrians and Cyclists May Want to Know About”

The latest version of our ever-popular Bike Walk Alameda Biking and Walking Map is currently at the printer. We periodically update the map when new streets are added and others are upgraded to include better bicycle and walking infrastructure around Alameda. After more than 10 years in print, we are gearing up to release the …

Read more “Sixth Edition of Bicycle and Walking Map of Alameda Coming Soon!”

Bike Walk Alameda recently learned that the city of Alameda will be removing the 8 plastic, individual lockers at the Main St Ferry Terminal when WETA installs 20 new electronic bike lockers (early next year). The city doesn’t have another use for the lockers, so they are checking around to see if any businesses in …

Read more “Suggestions Welcomed for Relocating Lockers”