Pavement Marking Maintenance
Your help is needed for the annual City maintenance of Bicycle Pavement Markings
Bike in Berkeley? Your observation skills are needed to report any pavement markings that are worn, damaged or otherwise appear to need an update. Please email Eric Anderson, City of Berkeley's Bike Ped Planner at eanderson AT ci DOT berkeley DOT ca DOT us, if bike lane markings, Bike Boulevard pavement legends, bike stencils, etc.... could use refreshing. Your clear description of exact location and specific marking will be very much appreciated.
Safely through traffic circles
Perceptions of safety are often subjective. With more information they can be more objective. Speaking personally, I have not had problems with traffic circles. Taking the lane is even more important at traffic circles than at other places on residential streets. I make sure I have already taken the lane at least 50 feet before entering the circle. That way it's easy to control the speeds of cars behind me. A picture of this will help to explain what I mean.
Himalayan Fair May 16-17. Valet Bike Parking by BFBC
For the first time the Himalayan Fair is offering free valet bicycle parking. We will set up on Shattuck Ave. just north of Berryman. Come on down and enjoy the sights and the atmosphere.
BFBC - Past, Present and Future
BICYCLE-FRIENDLY BERKELEY COALITION
Established in 1995 with a community meeting. The effort to develop a bike plan had been languishing by the city. The organizing goal behind BFBC was to get a bike plan developed and passed.
Active Involvement:
- Bike Station expansion
- Berkeley Climate change plan
- Bicycle rental plan
- Gilman Street improvements
- Implementation of the Bike Plan, particularly the Bike Boulevards
- Bike parking at community events
Previous Accomplishments:
BFBC's position on the Bike Station Expansion and Relocation
To the BART Board of Directors:
The Bicycle-Friendly Berkeley Coalition (BFBC), a community-based, nonprofit organization founded in 1995, enthusiastically supports your authorization of the Downtown Berkeley BikeStation five-year commercial lease at the April 23rd BART Board Meeting.
BFBC's statement to City Council on the Climate Action Plan
This statement was submitted to Berkeley City Council on April 21, 2009
STATEMENT OF SUPPORT
BFBC Introduction
Bicycle-Friendly Berkeley Coalition (BFBC)
BFBC is the Bicycle-Friendly Berkeley Coalition. Our mission is to make Berkeley a more bicycle-friendly city. We want to help make bicycling so safe, convenient, and pleasant that it becomes a preferred way of getting around town.
Bicycle Trailer Loan Program
Bike Trailers - A membership benefit
BFBC now has three bicycle trailers for loan to all members who join or renew at our sustaining membership level of $25 or more.
These trailers are available for pick-up at the BCAT (Berkeley Center for Appropriate Transportation), where BFBC has its main office. To reserve a trailer, call the office at 510-962-4537. Please be sure to leave your callback number.
Here are the trailers for loan.
Gilman Roundabout
Here are the revised plans for a Gilman roundabout at the I80 interchange. The proposal is for a multilane design, but with curvature that limits speeds to no more than 25mph. This design was presented at the 3-19 Transportation Commission meeting.
To provide bike/ped access through the interchange, underpasses are proposed to run along the north end. This has not been indicated in the diagram (which currently shows at-grade crossings). Still to be decided: how to access the Class I path.
Berkeley Bike Station Expansion Saved by Outpouring of Supporters
Local advocates and BART officials successfully defeated a proposal by Berkeley staff on December 8, 2008 that would have caused a setback in the Bike Station expansion plans and resulted in the loss of over $1 million in funding committed to the project.
Jubilant supporters assembled in the Berkeley City Hall lobby following unanimous council action to prioritize the Bike Station Expansion.
A street-level Bike Station will open in 2009.
The location now known as "The Spot" on Shattuck Ave adjacent to the entrance to the Downtown Berkeley BART Station will provide guarded parking for up to 300 bicycles.
Mayor Tom Bates reminded the council members and public in the packed Council Chamber that the highly visible, street-level Bike Station will provide encouragement for many commuters and shoppers to use a bicycle. "The City of Berkeley is taking action toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions," he said.