Near-term and long-term plans for Fernside were approved by Council in March of 2025. If you’ve been wondering what’s been happening since then, read on! Near-Term Improvements are Underway Near-term improvements on Fernside Avenue are now underway as part of the city’s Pavement Management Project, Phase 44. This work covers the stretch between Versailles and …
Progress—and Pushback Thanks to the progress the City of Alameda has made in recent years, our bike network is growing well. With progress, though, has come some pushback—aka “bike lash”—and a familiar set of arguments against making our streets safer and more accessible for all users. “Not everyone can ride a bike.” “Our streets are …
UPDATED 10/7/2026 Our Questions, Their Answers This election, Alameda voters have three candidates running for Mayor and six candidates competing for two open City Council seats. Mayor: City Council: Candidates have been busy participating in forums, attending community events, and responding to voter questionnaires. In this post, we’re sharing responses to two questionnaires we think …
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Most of us are simply glad that Alameda will have a more effective process for enforcing parking-in-bike-lane violations later this fall, assuming Council approves the second reading of the proposed ordinance at its next meeting. We don’t particularly care which statute is used. This post is for those of us who do care about the …
At its final meeting before the August recess, the Alameda City Council unanimously approved the City’s proposed No Parking in Bicycle Lanes ordinance. The vote is good news. Thanks to those who made comments in support. The ordinance gives Alameda a clear local tool to enforce parking violations in all bike lanes—something that has been …
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Good news, but, isn’t parking in bike lanes already illegal? This post from last year describes Alameda‘s enforcement approach to the persistent problem of parking in bike lanes. Basically, Alameda interprets Vehicle Code (CVC) 21211 — a law that many other cities in California apply to all bikeways — as applying only to Class I …
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In good news, City Council voted at its July 7 meeting to place an infrastructure bond on the November ballot, which would give voters the opportunity to decide its future. The measure passed 4–1, with Councilmember Daysog casting the sole dissenting vote. At its next meeting on July 21, they will have a final vote …
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