Ride to Waterfront Park Launch Fest
What a great event and ride along the Cross Alameda Trail to celebrate our newest park at Seaplane Lagoon! So grateful to leadership, staff, and community that makes all this good stuff happen.
April 9 @ 12:15 pm : Ride to Waterfront Park Launch Fest
Saturday, Begins April 9th, 12:15 pm @ Alameda City Hall Please join Bike Walk Alameda on a group ride to the grand opening of Alameda’s newest park at Alameda Point. Bike Walk Alameda will be leading cyclists across town on the newest sections of the Cross Alameda Trail along Clement St. We’ll meet at the City …
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March 24 @ 7pm : Climate Reality Code Red
Thursday, March 24th, 7:00 pm A virtual event brought to you byCommunity Action for a Sustainable Alameda and Bike Walk Alameda The 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying. The UN Chief warned that this report is Code Red for human-driven global heating. Read more here. Presenter Joyce Mercado, …
Bike Walk Alameda Statement on the Death of Supervisor Chan
We are very saddened to hear of yet another fatal collision on Alameda’s streets. The victim is Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan. We extend our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones at this very difficult time. While we don’t have all the information yet as to the underlying cause of the crash, we know …
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Slow Streets and Vision Zero Action Plan Updates
At a special meeting on October 27, city staff presented their Slow Streets and Vision Zero Action Plan recommendations to the Transportation Commission. Here’s how it went down. Slow StreetsAt a high level, staff’s recommendations were to: 1. maintain the existing 4.7 miles of Slow Streets for another year, 2. prioritize finishing the Active Transportation Plan (ATP), and 3. …
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Revamped Short Hop Commuter Ferry Service Across the Estuary
Great news for those who want to commute from Central or West Alameda to Oakland by bike without suffering through the Tube, or having to worry about limited bike rack space on the bus: this $1, 10-minute commute short hop service will get you safely across the estuary and back every weekday, starting November 8. Amtrak and BART …
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Bike to Work Commuting Guide – Part 4: Bike Clothing & Gear for Commuting
A Perspective by BWA Member Keith Epstein (Part of a series of articles) This is part 4 of a 6 part series that I’m writing for Bike Walk Alameda, on bike commuting, tips that I have learned over my past 25 years of commuting to work by bicycle. If you missed part 1 on “Why …
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