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Berkeley’s top transportation official is out of his job

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 16, 2023, 4:06 p.m.May 16, 2023

Farid Javandel’s departure came amid a lengthy city investigation into how the Transportation Division, which he led, handled the Hopkins Street bike lane project.

Hopkins Street bike lane project delayed by staffing, safety concerns
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Hopkins Street bike lane project delayed by staffing, safety concerns

Avatar photo by Alex N. Gecan April 05, 2023, 4:30 p.m.April 6, 2023

Fueled by what officials have characterized as a staffing crisis in Berkeley’s Public Works Department, the Hopkins Street bike lane project presentation has been postponed indefinitely.

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Malian musician grows gourds into string instruments in Northwest Berkeley community garden

Avatar photo by Andrew Gilbert March 13, 2023, 10:14 a.m.March 13, 2023

Mamadou Sidibe has been growing gourds into n’gonis — a type of hunter’s harp he popularized in Mali back in the 1980s — in the Karl Linn Community Garden on Hopkins Street.

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How did the Hopkins Street bike lane project turn into a ‘culture war’?

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Feb. 23, 2023, 4:14 p.m.February 26, 2023

The heated debate seems to be colored by broader disagreements over what kind of city Berkeley should be.

A western block of Hopkins Street, a two-lane road.
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Advocates push to extend planned Hopkins bike lanes, sparking another fierce debate

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Dec. 14, 2022, 3:22 p.m.December 14, 2022

The new bike track could extend as far west as Kains Avenue, at the expense of more than 100 parking spaces.

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Berkeley sticks with plan for Hopkins bike lanes

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Oct. 12, 2022, 4:28 p.m.October 12, 2022

But it’s not yet clear whether the long-running debate over the North Berkeley street is finished.

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City Council to reconsider controversial plan for Hopkins Street bike lanes

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Oct. 05, 2022, 4:06 p.m.October 6, 2022

City staff didn’t share estimates showing the project would require the removal of 60 parking spaces before a key vote last spring.

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New bike lanes coming to Hopkins Street despite some neighbors’ objections

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 11, 2022, 4:57 p.m.August 4, 2022

Some of the area’s residents and merchants vehemently opposed plans for new bike lanes that will require the removal of parking spaces.

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Hopkins Street bike lane plan seeks middle ground for contentious project

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge March 28, 2022, 4:33 p.m.August 4, 2022

A new proposal would add protections for cyclists and pedestrians, while keeping most of the parking in front of businesses.

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Parking vs. bike lanes: Berkeley’s Hopkins Street faces a stark choice

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Nov. 01, 2021, 4:46 p.m.August 4, 2022

One plan would replace much of the corridor’s parking with protected bike lanes. Another would keep parking, but leave bicyclists vulnerable.

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Should there be bike lanes on Hopkins Street? What will that do to parking?

Avatar photo by Kate Darby Rauch April 20, 2021, 9:56 a.m.August 4, 2022

The city of Berkeley is soliciting ideas on how to make Hopkins Street available to all, but the process has not been smooth.

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This beauty salon is a safe space for the East Bay’s Muslim women

by Veronica Irwin Aug. 27, 2019, 8:28 a.m.August 4, 2022

At Nefertiti Beauty, modest women can access salon hair services and imported clothes and goods all in one, woman-owned, women-only space.

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