On May 12, the city of Berkeley’s budget manager, Teresa Berkeley-Simmons, will present to city council the proposed spending over the next five years for capital improvements. This includes money to be spent on sidewalks, streets, parks, storm drains, sewers, and transportation such as bike improvement projects. Between 2016 and 2020, Berkeley plans to decrease […]
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Berkeley Bicycle Plan workshop draws a crowd
Attendees at Monday’s bike plan workshop gave feedback about what they like, and don’t like, about cycling in Berkeley. Photo: Emilie Raguso Attendees at Monday’s bike plan workshop gave feedback about what they like, and don’t like, about cycling in Berkeley. Photo: Emilie Raguso More than 100 people turned out Monday night to offer feedback […]
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Berkeley bike festival, cycling plan open house coming up
Get your bike on with two important events coming up in Berkeley in the next week. Photo: Bikes in Berkeley Berkeley cycling aficionados have two big events coming up in the next week: the city’s third annual Bikes in Berkeley Festival on Sunday, followed by an open house Monday focused on a major update to […]
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Op-ed: How come my street isn’t getting fixed?
How come my street isn’t getting fixed? Since Berkeley’s Five-Year Street paving plan came to Council November 18 (item 39), a lot of people have asked “how come my block isn’t on the list? It’s in major disrepair.” The answer is in our 2011 Streets audit; we provided a road map for getting the most […]
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Berkeley installs first permeable pavers downtown
The construction site on Allston Way. Photo: Charles Siler Traffic may be rough come school season, but the construction project closing Allston Way outside Berkeley High School is significant: the city’s first major permeable pavement installation. The block of Allston between Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Milvia Street in downtown Berkeley is shut down for construction until mid-November while […]
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In potholed city, which Berkeley streets will be paved?
Will your street be paved in the next two years? (Blue lines are scheduled for 2014, by June, and red lines for July 2014 through June 2015.) In some cases, locations are approximate. See this list for details. The city of Berkeley has budgeted nearly $15.4 million through June 2015 to repave nearly 25 miles […]
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City Manager Christine Daniel details Berkeley’s finances
City Manager Christine Daniel speaking at a City Council meeting earlier this year. Photo: Emilie Raguso Isabelle Gaston, president of the North East Berkeley Association, recently did an email interview with Christine Daniel, Berkeley’s City Manager, about the financial health of Berkeley for NEBA’s newsletter. Gaston provided the interview for reprinting on Berkeleyside. It has […]
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Have your say on improving Berkeley’s streets, watershed
Residents attended a meeting in early May to learn about the planning process for Measure M spending. Photo: Emilie Raguso Residents interested in street improvements and the city’s watershed have two chances this week to get involved in the discussion about how to spend millions of dollars in Measure M funds that are expected to start flowing […]
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Scorecard would help determine Measure M projects
Measure M will provide more money for improving streets, but it will still fall short of the need. Photo: Tracey Taylor The final public meeting currently scheduled to discuss Measure M spending will take place Thursday, July 18, at the South Berkeley Senior Center. Measure M, to pay for bonds related to street and watershed […]
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Second Measure M planning meeting comes Saturday
Residents attended a meeting in early May to learn about the planning process for Measure M spending. Photo: Emilie Raguso The second community meeting on Measure M spending will take place Saturday at 10 a.m. at the South Berkeley senior center to seek input from community members on their priorities for street and watershed improvements. Priorities […]
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City asks residents to brainstorm Measure M spending
Measure M will provide more funds for improving streets, but it still will fall short of the need. Photo: Tracey Taylor In the next few months, city representatives will start taking steps to determine how to allocate $30 million from Measure M, which voters approved in November to improve Berkeley’s streets and watershed. The first […]
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Ambitious public works program falls short of need
Measure M will provide more funds for improving streets, but it still will fall short of the need. Photo: Tracey Taylor The public works capital improvement program was the focus of the budget worksession that preceded Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. Public Works Director Andrew Clough and his colleagues presented an ambitious roster of projects […]
