A lot of bicyclists stopped by our energizer stations on Santa Clara, Webster, Park, and at the Harbor Bay Ferry on May 20th for Bike to Wherever Day to pick up their new map and bag, enjoy tasty snacks, and join or renew their memberships. If you couldn’t get to an energizer station to renew …
Caltrans will soon begin repaving Encinal Avenue between Broadway and Sherman, providing motorists a smoother ride and enhancing safety for pedestrians and wheelchair users. In addition to repaving, the work includes upgrading existing curb ramps, enhancing crosswalk markings, upgrading signals with accessible pedestrian signals, and installing vehicle speed feedback signs. This project will also incorporate …
Alameda Bike FestivalSunday, May 22nd, 11:30-2:30Bay Farm School @ 200 Aughinbaugh Way, Alameda Festival Activities Include: Pre-festival Bike Education class Family Cycling Workshop 10 am – 12:30 pm This workshop is for kids who are able to ride a bike and ready to take to the paths and roadways with their parents (suggested grade range …
Our updated map is finally here! Pick yours up at one of our 4 energizer stations on Bike to Wherever Day on May 20th. It takes a village to update and print a new bicycling and walking map of Alameda. Thank you to the following volunteers who pulled it all together: Tim Beloney – Project …
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.
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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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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