NEVs are golf-cart-sized vehicles or smaller, which are charged at a wall socket, travel up to 25 mph , and are intended for local trips rather than long-distance travel on freeways.

Jarrett Mullen, El Cerrito’s first sustainable transportation program manager since 2022, is moving on to new professional horizons. We will miss him!

The Magnificent #7 bus riders group has compiled a list of the many places that the #7 bus can take you in El Cerrito, Berkeley, and Emeryville.

Mintz is one of those thoughtful and visionary agents of change whose magic quietly shapes places.

Eight e-bike bills are currently making their way through the California state legislature. Bike East Bay has collected resources to help you stay informed.

“E-motos” are not e-bikes but are often falsely marketed as such. E-motos differ from e-bikes in having motors which generate over 750W of power or the ability to reach top speeds exceeding 28 mph.

Whenever a car crash kills or injures a pedestrian or bicyclist, people will say that the police department needs to do more traffic enforcement. But rarely are the designs of the street or intersection or vehicle examined.

Americans are living longer than ever, and they are driving older than ever. According to Federal Highway Administration data, in 2003, 15% of drivers were 65 or older, and they are now 23% of drivers.

Caltrans and the City of El Cerrito have a cooperative agreement to do a $14 million pavement rehabilitation work on San Pablo Avenue in El Cerrito.

According to a recent survey, nearly 1 in 5 Americans are interested in car-free living and an additional 40 percent are open to the idea.

The study found that traffic speeds near schools are routinely 30+ miles per hour, even where limits are 25 miles per hour, and daily traffic volumes are far higher than what feels safe for biking.

Caltrans is spending this money to smooth the street out without making any changes (a couple of blinking lights at two crosswalks doesn't do much) to how it is designed.

A 67-year-old Richmond Annex woman was struck by a car and seriously injured while attempting to cross San Pablo Avenue from Waldo Street. Source: Microsoft Bing map

Residents of a street with low car traffic had at least twice as many acquaintances as people living on a similar street with high car traffic.

“El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk and Roll is a small team of volunteer advocates making a big impact,” Bike East Bay wrote in its announcement that we received their “Best Community Advocacy” award.

Researchers in Denmark analyzed video footage of travelers’ behavior at major intersections and found that 14 percent of bicycle riders violated basic traffic rules—lots of bicycling on sidewalks. But when separated bike lanes were present, that dropped to under 4.9 percent.