AC Transit hopes to speed up and improve service on Line 51 with a series of signal improvements and other changes. Photo: Paul Sullivan/Flickr Citing budgetary and scheduling constraints, along with a desire to listen to community concerns, AC Transit has removed most of the “controversial” items from its proposal to improve service on the […]
California Office of Traffic Safety
Posted inCity
Traffic signal upgrades planned on Line 51 route
Proposed changes along the Line 51 route in Berkeley. (Click to view larger.) Image: AC Transit Intersections along AC Transit’s Line 51 bus route in Berkeley may see upgrades, if approved by city staff, designed to improve traffic signal timing coordination and allow signals to better recognize when vehicles are waiting for a green light. The […]
Posted inCity
AC Transit’s Line 51 plans get second review Thursday
Proposed changes along the Line 51 route in Berkeley. (Click to view larger.) Image: AC Transit Proposed changes to AC Transit’s Line 51 bus service in Berkeley will come back before the city’s Transportation Commission on Thursday night for a second review. AC Transit presented its plans — designed to speed up service and make […]
Posted inCity
Merchants ask AC Transit to revise Line 51 plans
Proposed changes along the Line 51 route in Berkeley. (Click to view larger.) Image: AC Transit Berkeley business owners took AC Transit to task last week for what they described as the agency’s failure to communicate as it moves ahead with proposed changes on the Line 51 route designed to speed up and improve bus […]
Posted inCity
Parking losses, lane changes possible in Line 51 overhaul
AC Transit is taking steps designed to improve service on Line 51. Photo: Paul Sullivan Two community meetings are scheduled this week to collect public input on proposed changes to AC Transit’s Line 51 service, which in Berkeley could include the temporary closure during peak travel hours of dozens of parking spots, the addition of […]
Posted inCity
The Alameda in Berkeley to be put on ‘road diet’
The Alameda is set to go on a “road diet.” Photo: Office of Transportation The Alameda is set to go on a “road diet.” Photo: Office of Transportation By Julia Hannafin Starting Aug. 12 for approximately two weeks, The Alameda from Hopkins Street to Solano Avenue will be put on a “road diet.” It will be […]
Posted inCrime
$15,000 reward offered after pedestrian hit-and-run death
A new sign near the east end of the University Avenue overpass, alerting pedestrians that access is prohibited, directs non-drivers to a nearby pedestrian bridge. Photo: Lance Knobel The city of Berkeley is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver responsible for a hit-and-run accident that killed a […]
Posted inCrime
Sign added near site of fatal Berkeley hit-and-run
A new sign near the east end of the University Avenue overpass alerting pedestrians that access is prohibited and directing them to use the nearby pedestrian bridge was erected within 24 hours of a nearby fatal suspected hit-and-run accident. Photo: Lance Knobel A sign has been installed on a median next to the University Avenue […]
Posted inCrime
Berkeley hit-and-run raises concerns for safety
University Avenue overpass looking west Monday, July 15, at approximately 1 p.m. Photo: Tracey Taylor By Camille Baptista Update, July 17: The pedestrian killed was identified by the Alameda County Coroner’s office as John Patrick Miller, 46. No residence was provided. He died of “extensive blunt trauma.” Update, 9:25 p.m. The man killed in the suspected hit-and-run incident […]
Posted inCommunity
What’s the rationale behind Berkeley walk signal sounds?
Audible walk signal sounds can help orient disabled pedestrians in a variety of ways. Photo: morethanreal In response to an earlier Ask Berkeleyside post about walk signals in Berkeley aimed to help the disabled, one reader asked a follow-up question about signal sounds, or the lack thereof: “I’m curious about the sound supplements to the buttons. Most […]
Posted inCity, Community, Crime & Safety
Neighbors demand safer streets in Berkeley’s District 4
District 4, City of Berkeley (Click to view larger). Image: City of Berkeley More than 40 residents in one of Berkeley’s busiest districts came together last week to voice their frustration about traffic issues on their neighborhood streets. Constant cut-throughs, shrugged-off stop signs, overgrown round-abouts and high speeds were among the concerns shared at a […]
Posted inCity
Berkeley offers free bike helmets to all residents — really
The City of Berkeley is giving free bicycle/multi-use helmets to any Berkeley resident who wants one. No catch. All you need to do to claim a helmet is turn up at the City of Berkeley Public Health Division at 1947 Center Street, on the 2nd Floor. Office hours are from 9am-5pm. No appointment necessary. The initiative to give […]
