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Gilman roundabouts
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Update: 7-week closure of Gilman Street approach to I-80 starts Tuesday

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge May 01, 2023, 11:21 a.m.May 5, 2023

Gilman Street will be closed between Fourth and Second streets from Tuesday until June 21.

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Bike advocate Dave Campbell announces he’s leaving the East Bay after 24 years

by Jose Fermoso Dec. 06, 2022, 9:01 a.m.December 9, 2022

Campbell showed bicyclists how to organize to make streets safer for everyone. And he made advocacy fun.

Lindsey Turrentine sits at the wheel of her car during a morning commute.
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Casual Carpool was a Bay Area tradition before COVID. Can it make a comeback?

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Nov. 20, 2022, 8:00 a.m.December 7, 2022

Riders and drivers who want to revive casual carpool are finding it difficult to reestablish the famously organic tradition.

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Berkeleyside interactive maps: Cyclist and pedestrian injury crashes in 2021

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 09, 2022, 4:52 p.m.September 9, 2022

According to BPD, 145 people sustained moderate or serious injuries in 141 crashes in 2021 involving cyclists or pedestrians. Five others died.

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CHP recommends charges for big rig driver from Gilman Street crash

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso July 27, 2022, 3:34 p.m.July 29, 2022

The man and his company will be responsible for the $2.1 million freeway repairs, officials said.

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Update: I-80 East lane closures now set for Friday night to prep for Gilman work

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso July 22, 2022, 12:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

Authorities say they have identified the driver from Wednesday’s hit-and-run collision in northwest Berkeley.

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CHP seeks big rig driver who struck I-80 freeway overpass at Gilman Street

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso July 20, 2022, 1:20 p.m.August 4, 2022

After the collision, one lane of the freeway was shut down “to accommodate crews inspecting the overcrossing.”

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Many streets will close Sunday for the Berkeley Half Marathon

Avatar photo by Berkeleyside staff Feb. 24, 2022, 9:01 a.m.August 4, 2022

The half marathon starts at 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of Milvia and Kittredge streets, followed by the 5K and 10K that start at 8:30 a.m.

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Berkeley drops plan to charge for side-street parking in Elmwood

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Dec. 13, 2021, 3:00 p.m.August 4, 2022

The proposal to end free two-hour parking sparked a backlash from residents and businesses.

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Woman, 75, now in ICU after driver struck her in Berkeley Hills crosswalk

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Dec. 02, 2021, 3:50 p.m.August 4, 2022

The pedestrian was crossing at Marin and Euclid avenues when the driver, who was coming down the hill, struck her in the crosswalk, police said.

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No more free parking? City could charge for spots in much of Elmwood, Southside

Avatar photo by Nico Savidge Nov. 30, 2021, 4:45 p.m.August 4, 2022

Berkeley’s solution to the “shuffle” of drivers moving their cars every two hours is getting pushback from some businesses and residents.

Exterior of Cragmont Elementary School
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Berkeley parents ask for safer streets after fatal crash near Cragmont school

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso May 28, 2021, 2:12 p.m.August 4, 2022

As of this week, police say they still don’t know what caused the May 11 collision, which killed two people.

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