"The City of Alameda received the League of American Bicyclists' Gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) Award for our efforts to build better places for people to bike - a distinction held by only 32 cities nationwide. Alameda's journey to this honor reflects a decade of steady progress, starting with a Bronze Award in 2016 and a Silver Award in 2021."
"In just the past few years, the City of Alameda made major safety upgrades to Central Avenue and added a bike and pedestrian water shuttle between Western Alameda and Oakland. They also installed Dutch-style, sidewalk-level protected bike lanes and intersections around "the Point" development. And those are just the recent improvements. Over ten years ago, Alameda installed the two-mile Shoreline Drive protected bike lane, one of the first and most substantial protected lanes in the Bay Area. Back in 2009, the city installed the Fernside protected bike lane."
""More than 40 percent of Alameda students walk and bike to school, and we are committed to making sure they get there safely," stated Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft. "This includes building 'complete streets' and expanding Neighborhood Greenways to ensure that residents, workers, and visitors can travel safely to school, work, shopping, and dining across our beautiful island." "Biking protects our environment, keeps us healthy, and saves Alamedans money. That's why I'm so proud of Alameda's commitment to making bicycling safe, easy, and comfortable for people of all ages and abilities," said Assemblymember Mia Bonta."
Alameda received the League of American Bicyclists' Gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community Award, a distinction held by only 32 cities nationwide. The city progressed from a Bronze Award in 2016 to Silver in 2021 before achieving Gold after a decade of steady improvements. Recent projects include major safety upgrades to Central Avenue, a bike and pedestrian water shuttle between Western Alameda and Oakland, and Dutch-style, sidewalk-level protected bike lanes and intersections around the Point development. Earlier work includes the two-mile Shoreline Drive protected bike lane and the 2009 Fernside protected lane. More than 40 percent of Alameda students walk or bike to school, and officials promote complete streets and Neighborhood Greenways while emphasizing bicycling's environmental, health, and economic benefits.
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