The Center Street garage in downtown Berkeley is slated for reconstruction. Image: Google Maps Parking in downtown Berkeley may get harder before it gets easier as a new project ramps up to demolish and rebuild the Center Street garage to add hundreds of spaces, improve seismic security and incorporate “green building” standards. The project is expected […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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City parking garage fees up downtown, down on Telegraph
The Telegraph Channing Garage will be free for the first hour beginning Dec. 2. Image: Google Maps Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council voted to change parking rates in three city-owned garages, downtown and near the Cal campus, as part of its goBerkeley effort to change driver behavior and make it easier for visitors to find […]
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Many Berkeley parking meters now accept most coins
The Berkeley City Council has, for the most part, done away with cash-payment minimums at parking meters. Photo: Steer Davies Gleave In the wake of public frustration and confusion after Berkeley adjusted many of its parking meters to require a minimum cash payment of 30 or 35 cents, depending on the area, the city has […]
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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 […]
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Metered parking changes launch Tuesday in Berkeley
The city-sponsored goBerkeley campaign is based on the concept of demand-responsive pricing. Click to view larger. Image: City of Berkeley After months of outreach and planning, new parking meter rules designed to change business-as-usual in three commercial districts in Berkeley go into effect Tuesday, Oct. 15. The changes, under the moniker goBerkeley, are designed to make […]
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Berkeley considers ‘visionary’ homeless housing project
City officials are considering the possibility of turning this parking lot into a supportive homeless housing complex. Image: Google Maps Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council took its first steps at considering a “super-green affordable housing project” that would offer extensive services to the homeless on the site of what’s now a 112-spot parking lot […]
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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 […]
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goBerkeley parking rules get final public review (for now)
How parking rate changes work: Block A is full while nearby Block B has plenty of spaces. If one vehicle is sensitive to the rate and moves from Block A to Block B, there is availability on both blocks. (Click the image for the full goBerkeley presentation given Monday night.) Image: goBerkeley The final recommendations […]
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2 goBerkeley public meetings on parking coming up
Parking pay stations in some Berkeley neighborhoods may get new signage as part of goBerkeley. Photo: Alta Planning + Design/goBerkeley Residents will have a chance to weigh in on and learn about proposed parking changes around Berkeley at two meetings coming up within the next week. The downtown, Telegraph and Elmwood neighborhoods are slated to […]
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Details unveiled on proposed metered parking changes
New parking meters with credit card payment options are part of the goBerkeley program. Photo: Steer Davies Gleave/goBerkeley In a presentation before the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday night, city staff presented their suggestions for upcoming metered parking changes designed to make some parking spots available on every commercial block in three of the city’s business districts. Downtown, […]
