No pedestrians are allowed underneath the freeway during the current phase of construction. When completed, there will be two roundabouts on Gilman Street, one on either side of Interstate 80.
Traffic safety
Berkeley woman struck by car while jogging dies from injuries
Julia Elkin, an environmental conservation worker, was struck by a car while jogging at Marin Avenue and Oxford Street. Police said she died Sunday of her injuries.
Berkeley puts additional $900K toward street safety after crash that injured young trick-or-treater
A traffic safety package approved this month includes money to slow cars near the scene of a crash that seriously injured a 7-year-old boy.
A hit-and-run driver nearly killed her son on Halloween. Now this Berkeley mother is demanding safer streets
Many Berkeley residents want traffic calming on their streets, but changes are slow as the city struggles with vacancies in its transportation office.
Watch for road work on Ashby, Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Two projects by the city and Caltrans aim to improve pedestrian safety and curb ramps along the busy streets.
Vacancies, turmoil in Berkeley Transportation Division threaten street projects
City officials have been raising concern for months about the backlog of projects in the short-staffed division. Now its leader is out amid an investigation into the office.
Update: After another crash on San Pablo, traffic signal finally turned on
The pedestrian signal was installed at Virginia Street and San Pablo Avenue last fall. Two people were hit by drivers and injured as it sat dark.
Bike advocate Dave Campbell announces he’s leaving the East Bay after 24 years
Campbell showed bicyclists how to organize to make streets safer for everyone. And he made advocacy fun.
Cyclist seriously injured in Northwest Berkeley crash
Caltrans installed a crossing signal earlier this year at the intersection where the crash happened, but hasn’t activated it.
Berkeley could ban right turns on red in push for street safety
Several cities across the country are rethinking right on red amid an increase in serious traffic crashes.
Remembering Enid Young, psychoanalyst hit by an SUV while walking in the Berkeley Hills
A creative, compassionate Buddhist, Young was an expert in chronic pain and formed a nonprofit for veterans with traumatic brain injuries.
Berkeley remembers William Evans, veteran hit and killed by truck driver
Friends, neighbors and safe street advocates gathered to commemorate the Marine veteran who lost both legs in Vietnam and his life in downtown Berkeley.