Ninth Street in Berkeley is known for its excessive width, which has historically encouraged speeding and cut-through traffic. On a recent block party, organized by Bike East Bay, temporary bike lanes and traffic calming measures helped eliminate cut-through traffic, drawing around 1,000 attendees. The event aimed to gather community feedback on proposed changes, including a protected cycletrack and car diverters beyond this temporary setup, with insights likely influencing Berkeley's ongoing Bicycle Plan Update and related projects in Alameda County.
One of those people was David Boone of The Towne Cycles in West Oakland. "It's great to see this turnout and have the opportunity for feedback." People were out with their kids doing chalk art on a street normally reserved for car traffic.
The outcomes of this demonstration may help to inform Berkeley's Bicycle Plan Update underway now, and Alameda County's upcoming San Pablo Ave Parallel Bike Improvements Project in Berkeley, in addition to follow up opportunities.
But there was no cut-through traffic on Saturday, thanks to $6,000 worth of temporary pop-up bike lanes and traffic calming measures made out of plastic and painted roofing paper.
Karen Chapman came from Albany to check it out. "I live across from Solano Avenue, and my street is used as a bypass too," she said. "We desperately need help."
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