The design for a mixed-use project at 2501 Haste St. Courtesy: Kirk E. Peterson & Associates The city of Berkeley and Ken Sarachan have settled a lawsuit over his empty lot at 2501 Haste St. on the corner of Telegraph Avenue, clearing the way for the construction of a a six-story, mixed-use, Moorish, palace-like structure […]
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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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‘Innovative’ housing with rooftop farms set for Southside
A photo-simulation of Garden Village at 2201 Dwight Way in Berkeley. Image: Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects City zoning board members approved a 77-unit mixed-use housing development near downtown Berkeley late last week, expressing excitement about a “unique” design set to include more than a dozen working rooftop farm plots and a novel approach to parking. “Garden […]
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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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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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Berkeley’s Sundays On Telegraph event gains momentum
The Juggler’s Cooperative perform at SoTelegraph on Sunday July 7. Photo: William Newton After a slow start, Sundays On Telegraph, a new weekly event launched in June that sees a stretch of Berkeley’s most famous street closed to traffic for a day, saw an uptick on July 7. Bill Newton, who took some of the photographs […]
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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, […]
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Sundays On Telegraph start slow, but show potential
Children and adults enjoy the chalk zone at a recent Sundays on Telegraph event. Photo: Ted Friedman By Camille Baptista After low turnouts at the first three Sundays on Telegraph events, organizers hope that better weather and increased awareness will draw bigger crowds in the coming weeks. “It’s a work in progress,” said Janet Klein, who […]
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City sets goBerkeley transportation program in motion
Five members of the city of Berkeley team who have been working to develop goBerkeley over the past year. From left to right: Warren Logan, Amy Anton, Willa Ng, Matt Nichols and Fatema Crane. Photo: Emilie Raguso City officials and several regional transportation agencies held a special event in front of the Berkeley City Hall […]
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Berkeley council weighs in on parking pilot program
Parking changes to begin in September are slated for three of Berkeley’s business districts. Image: goBerkeley Parking changes to begin in September are slated for three of Berkeley’s business districts. Image: goBerkeley The Berkeley City Council held a special meeting Tuesday night to discuss proposed changes to parking pricing in three of the city’s business […]
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Berkeley to study impact of quotas on Telegraph Avenue
Waiting in line on Telegraph Avenue, May 2013. Photo: George Kelly The city of Berkeley is considering relaxing commercial quotas on Telegraph Avenue for three years to let market forces play more of a role in what businesses open on the avenue. Advocates for the change say it will breathe new life into the street, […]