Oakland's Bike to Work Day breaks new records
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Fri, 11 May at 6:29am.

For the 19th year in a row, Oakland hit the streets and broke records on Bike to Work Day.

Oakland saw 6 percent more riders than last year, setting a new all-time record. At Broadway and 27th Street, which has seen major improvements with new bikeways and signage, the number of people riding by on bikes this Bike to Work Day increased 40 percent from last year.

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East Bay Bicycle Coalition says Bike to Work Day breaks all records in 2012 (Community Voices)
Article by East Bay Bicycle ....
Last updated at Thu, 10 May at 1:38pm.

According to sponsor The East Bay Bicycle Coalition, over 17,000 riders commuting to work were counted at 143 energizer stations this morning.  That is a 22 %  increase in cyclists over 2011.  Mayor Jean Quan of Oakland rode 8 miles on her trusty electric bike from Eastmont Mall to City Hall, accompanied by a large contingent of riders.

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Participate in Oakland's 19th Bike to Work Day - TODAY, MAY 10
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Thu, 10 May at 7:07am.

Did you know that Oakland has the eighth largest Bike to Work Day in the United States?

Or that Oakland ranks seventh in the U.S. for women that bike?

Or that Oakland has the sixth highest rate of bike riding?

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Join Blessing of the Bikes this Saturday
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Fri, 4 May at 7:01am.

If next Thursday is Bike to Work Day, does that make this weekend Bike to Church Day?

In the East Bay, for the first time, the answer is "yes."

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Doyle to Ninth Street greenway connection opens in Triple Point neighborhood (Community Voices)
Article by Laura McCamy.
Last updated at Fri, 20 Apr at 6:51am.

What recently-completed East Bay road project is less than one-fourth mile long and more than 10 years in the planning? 

If you guessed the Ninth Street Bicycle Boulevard Extension, the connection between Berkeley’s Ninth Street Bicycle Boulevard and Emeryville’s Doyle Street Greenway, you win the prize. (Okay, there is no prize – but good for you!) 

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Going to SF this weekend? It won't be via the Bay Bridge
Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Sun, 19 Feb at 10:10am.

To accommodate Caltrans’ plan for new construction for the eastern span of the Bay Bridge, AC Transit bus service to and from San Francisco will be halted from Friday evening, Feb. 17, to Tuesday morning, Feb. 21.

The last transbay bus allowed to use the bridge will be Line NXC, leaving the San Francisco Terminal at 8:30 p.m. Friday.

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Fight for a “People’s Port” (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Steve Fisher.
Last updated at Mon, 12 Dec at 7:21am.

Abdul Khan is one of 2,000 truck drivers, contracted to haul containers in and out of the recent Occupy Oakland target: The Port of Oakland.

Last night, Khan spoke to a large crowd of community members including union workers, environmental activists and Oakland youth advocates at a “People’s Port Teach-in” held at the Bay Area Christian Connection Church.

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Alameda Estuary Shuttle changes to begin this Monday, Oct. 17

Blog entry by Ruth Villasenor.
Last updated at Sat, 15 Oct at 4:01am.

The free Alameda-Oakland Estuary Crossing Shuttle will see a slight schedule change in October.

Starting this Monday, Oct. 17, the shuttle will:

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