Sunday Streets Berkeley takes over Shattuck Avenue
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Berkeley community members took to the streets Sunday for an event that closed off 17 blocks of Shattuck Avenue for pedestrian and bicyclist usage. Read More…
Police records show high number of bicycle collisions on campus border
Though gauging the relative danger of Berkeley’s streets remains difficult, data obtained from the police records shows that well over a hundred bicycle-involved collisions typically occur each year. Read More…
New bike path to open at Berkeley Marina
The city of Berkeley began construction last week of a new bike path extending through the Berkeley Marina, a project that has been in the making for more than eight years in order to create a safer cycling environment in the area. Read More…
Berkeley plans to increase city bike friendly initiatives
The city of Berkeley is implementing initiatives that would alter the city streets to make them safer for bicyclists. Plans include modifications in bicycle boulevards and roadways. Read More…
Students bike to school in first annual Campus Bike Day
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QylOMM_BRmc&w=560&h=345] UC Berkeley held its first annual Campus Bike Day on Friday, intended to be a yearly event to encourage students, faculty and staff to commute to campus on bicycles. Those rolling onto campus were greeted at Energizer Stations where they were handed free Clif bars and other snacks, Read More…
New walk-zone lines streak campus
UC Berkeley students old and new may be noticing the broad yellow stripes which now stroke various parts of campus, telling bicyclists, skateboarders, rollerskaters and other two-wheeled travelers that they are entering a “walk zone.” Noor Al-Samarrai is the lead communities reporter.