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.
Transportation
Kids bike ride at Lake Merritt will be 100% fun
Organizers expect this Saturday’s “Kidical Mass” bicycling event to be the biggest yet. And there will be snacks!
Now’s the time to weigh in on changes to San Pablo Avenue
Protected bike lanes, bus lanes, parking, and more. East Bay residents have until late May to let transportation planners know what they think.
BART service restored after rescue from tracks at North Berkeley station
A train may have struck a person, the person’s wheelchair or both, a BART spokesperson said. Details on the person were not immediately available.
Bus-only lane coming to Durant Avenue in bid to speed up AC Transit
Construction will start later this spring on the project to reserve one of Durant’s three traffic lanes for buses, AC Transit officials say.
Guerrilla bus benches continue to pop up in Berkeley as city efforts stall
Transit activists have now installed 16 benches in the East Bay. Councilmember Terry Taplin said he hopes Berkeley can roll out a few of its own by summer.
Q&A: State Sen. Scott Wiener on his new bill to mandate speed-limiting tech in cars
Speed governors would reduce dangerous driving, but they could face opposition from industry and the public.
Berkeley pilot killed in Concord plane crash
Jacek Romanski, 75, was the only person onboard the plane when it crashed in an intersection near the Buchanan Field Airport Tuesday.
Activists vow to keep installing guerrilla benches at East Bay bus stops
Berkeley replaced one DIY bench with a city-approved one, but a pair of activists have since added at least four more wood benches in Berkeley and Oakland.
Cal grad brings DIY bench to Berkeley bus stop after a rider was forced to sit on sidewalk
“It’s the sort of thing where someone just needs to step up,” said Mingwei Samuel, who built downtown Berkeley’s newest bench.
Crews start year-long project to repave and redesign Southside streets
Changes to Telegraph Avenue have been put on hold, but a $16.5M project affecting nearby streets is underway.
Big changes coming to elections for AC Transit Board
The board’s two at-large members will be out of their jobs — one next fall, one in 2026 — and there will soon be seven ward seats instead of five.