Bike Walk Alameda is very grateful to volunteer Andrea Dunlap for a terrific photo to grace the cover of our new map! Thank you, Andrea! Get your updated map at Bike to Wherever Day on May 20th or the Bike Festival on May 22.
The City has a few upcoming infrastructure workshops and surveys left in May. 5/12 6:30 pm Willie Stargell Virtual Community Workshop and Survey 5/18 6:30 pm Clement/Tilden Virtual Community Workshop 5/19 11:30 am Alameda Main Library In-Person Clement/Tilden Open House Details about these meetings and surveys can be found here.
Last week, in their second and final Grand Street community meeting, City staff presented an updated design that we’re really excited about! Grand Street is a high-injury corridor and a key north-south connector used by many school kids. With goals to improve safety, pavement condition, mobility for all modes, and to align with many of …
Read more “Grand Street Plans Updated with Separated Bike Lanes”
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. …
Read more “Slow Streets and Vision Zero Action Plan Updates”
How much extra effort and delay should we expect of people who walk near cars? Right now, our Public Works (PW) Department is answering that question, but you might not like the answer. At the request of our City Council, PW is developing an Intersection Access Policy (IAP) which will define, at signalized intersections, how …