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VOLUME 35 NO. 8 AUGUST 2005 rideOn The SR4 Bypass Barrier

Out in eastern CoCoCo, where new houses sprout like weeds, SR 4 Bypass cuts a diagonal alignment from the Antioch Bridge southeast through Brentwood. As yet, only a two-lane route has been completed between Lone Tree Way and Balfour Road. That route severed an existing E-W bikeway on old Sand Creek Road. Nevertheless, the EIR for the project calls for crossings to be completed at the three intersecting trails: Marsh Creek, Delta DeAnza, and the Mokelumne Aqueduct. We also secured access to ride on the SR4 Bypass shoulder back in 2001. Two problems loom on the horizon as the Bypass Authority prepares to hand over the facility to Caltrans on December 31, 2007. First, despite the recent completion of the Mokelumne Aqueduct Trail from Pittsburg up to the SR4 Bypass right-of-way, we cannot find any evidence that a crossing is included in the plans for the facility to be handed over on the State Route 24 Bypass forms a barrier to the recently completed segment of the Mokelumne Trail in Brentwood. eve of 2008. Jim Townsend, Trails Manager for the East Bay Regional Parks District joined victims that lack any transportation mode EBBC members in peering though chain link choices. fence, across the highway to the new Brent- wood subdivisions on the other side of the road. The EBBC made the SR4 Bypass one of our 7 Furthermore, 2008 represents the year that the major campaign issues for 2005. Beside the route will become a full-fledged freeway, end- recent site visit, we raised the issue with Cal- ing bicycle access on this important corridor. trans at the most recent quarterly BAC meeting. Without taking extreme out-of-direction travel, California’s Streets & Highways Codes no other route beside SR4 Bypass affords bicy- Section 888. The department shall not clists a direct N-S connection from Antioch and construct a state highway as a freeway that Oakley to Brentwood. We must plan now to will result in the severance or destruction of accommodate bicyclists over AND along the an existing major route for nonmotorized SR4 Bypass corridor. Further access interrup- transportation traffic and light motorcycles, tion would represent an obscene violation of unless it provides a reasonable, safe, and State codes. convenient alternate route or such a route exists. Already, the “improvements” at an outlying shopping center on Lone Tree near a future Section 888.2. The department shall also interchange have conspired to make the street incorporate nonmotorized transportation unfriendly to bicyclists. Each new occupied facilities in the design of freeways on the home in the area represents another family of state highway system along corridors where nonmotorized facilities do not exist.

NEXT MEETING begins on Tuesday, August 16 at 7:30pm at the Rockridge branch of the Oakland Public Library, 5366 College Ave at Manila. 2. rideOn August 2005

shop owners, advocates, club riders – should be East Bay TEA-LU Update New Transportation proud that our efforts convinced members of Con- gress that when America bikes, America benefits,” The project list submitted by Representative Barbara Bill Will Help More says Tim Blumenthal, Executive Director of Bikes Lee was particularly impressive. Over half of her $16 Belong, the coalition representing the bicycle indus- million in earmark proposals directly benefit bicy- Americans Walk and try that has provided primary funding for America clists, pedestrians, or transit users. The Coliseum Bikes. BART to Bay Trail ($900,000) project promises to overcome the rail and I-880 barriers faced by Coli- Bike As in any legislation, the final bill fell short of reach- seum neighbors and BART passengers (also Capitol ing all of America Bikes’ goals. In the final days of Train) in reaching not just the Bay Trail, but the The final federal transportation bill approved by House-Senate negotiation the Senate’s Fair Share for Edgewater Business Park, entry-level jobs along both the House and Senate will launch a new Safe Safety provision was removed, which would have Hegenberger, and the Oakland Airport job center. The Routes to School program, and strengthen existing required states to spend their safety funds in propor- Coliseum station joins MacArthur, Fruitvale, and programs that will make it safer and easier for mil- tion to bicycle and pedestrian deaths. Today most West Oakland BART/Transit Village developments lions of Americans to bicycle and walk. “This bill states spend only a tiny fraction of those funds on for intermodal bus/bicycle and pedestrian improve- will help states provide substantial benefits for non-motorized safety, despite bicyclist and pedestrian ments ($3 million). Ashby BART will receive $3 mil- adults and children who ride bicycles, and this will fatality rates averaging 13 percent. Another disap- lion for intermodal and ADA improvements. benefit America as a whole – by helping people pointment was the Senate’s defeat, by a slim margin, Emeryville Amtrak gets $1 million. Unincorporated avoid traffic congestion, by producing less air pol- of a provision that would have required the construc- areas of Alameda County get $1 million for side- lution, and by helping more Americans lead active, tion of complete streets – roads that safely serve all walks. Even the highway earmarks may bear fruit. healthy lives,” says Andy Clarke, President of the users. We will certainly watch to insure that access is Board of America Bikes and Executive Director of “Despite these disappointments, we are confident that improved at Berkeley’s Gilman interchange ($1.5 the League of American Bicyclists. we have established bipartisan momentum for doing million). The same holds true with Oakland’s $2.5 million for I-880 from High St to I-980—the same The new Safe Routes to School program, champi- more to make all of our streets safe for bicycling and section of town with the worst waterfront access. In oned by Representative James Oberstar of Minne- walking,” says Clarke. A number of other provisions Walnut Creek, Representative Ellen Tauscher sota, is funded at $612 million over 5 years and will also help improve the environment for people included $800,000 for a “connector pathway” that in will help make it safe and convenient for children who bicycle and walk; please check out our website reality will widen a sidewalk adjacent to Ygnacio to walk to school. Grants administered by state regularly for additional information on all the provi- Valley Road—primarily on the north side where a Departments of Transportation will allow commu- sions. This information will be updated as details narrow four-foot sidewalk is the only existing path nities to build sidewalks, fix hazards, and slow become available. west of John Muir Hospital. EBBC representative traffic near schools while increasing safety -America Bikes John Ruzek noted that he looks forward to the Walnut through focused enforcement and education pro- www.americabikes.org Creek BAC review of any proposed design. grams. A smaller new program, the Non-Motor- ized Transportation Pilot Program, will grant each of four designated communities $6.2 million annu- ally over 4 years to develop comprehensive net- works for bicycling and walking. The intent is to demonstrate the potential of such networks to shift travel patterns. The bill, known as the Safe, Accountable, Flexi- ble, Efficient Transportation Equity Act-Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), also strengthens three existing programs of importance to bicycling: Transportation Enhancements, Congestion Mitiga- tion and Air Quality (CMAQ), and Recreational Trails. The Transportation Enhancements program has been a primary source of funding for multi-use trails and other facilities, and funding for the pro- gram is set at approximately $3.5 billion over 5 years. CMAQ helps communities improve air quality with non-polluting solutions. This program will be available in more communi- ties and funding is set at about $8.6 billion over 5 years. The Recreational Trails program uses off- road vehicle fuel taxes to build trails; it will receive a higher portion of the revenue from those taxes, receiving $370 million over five years, $100 million more than the original allocation in the last bill, TEA-21. “Everyone who contributed funds or contacted their members of Congress – bicycle suppliers, On behalf of EBBC members, Robert Raburn thanks Representative Barbara Lee for her support of bike and transit projects. August 2005 rideOn 3.

SHORT REPORTS

PARK & RIDE LOCKERS – A report on over the coming month. Of course on-board bicy- vancy, a nonprofit trails & greenways organiza- Bike to Work Day from a Pinole commuter to cle access and secure bicycle parking at the 6 or 7 tion, seeks a Trail Development Manager for Oakland who wanted to use a bike locker near proposed stations will be major goals. Transporta- the Western Regional Office (in San Francisco) SR4 and Sycamore, uncovered that nobody tion environmental issues we are likely to raise to support communities in their trail planning could locate the locker keys — or even who include: walkable communities within ½ mile of efforts by providing technical assistance, con- was responsible for the lockers! After EBBC stations and a dense network of bikeways within 2 ducting public outreach & training workshops, raised the issue at our July quarterly meeting miles; elimination of freeway and railroad barriers and building relationships with local agencies, with Caltrans (CTD4BAC), Caltrans staff have to station access; grade crossing safety; and miti- stakeholders, and allied organizations in the assembled a proposal to augment bike parking gated construction disruption to existing bike- recreation, alternative transportation, health and embark on marketing the long forsaken ways. Diesel engine emissions represent an air and conservation fields. Excellent writing and Park & Ride lots. There are currently fifty-one quality concern. Please visit www.ebart- speaking skills, and time/budget management; state owned Park & Ride lots in Caltrans’ Dis- project.org and share your suggestions. ability to build coalitions among diverse con- trict 4. Sixteen of these lots have bike lockers stituencies. Minimum Qualifications: four-year available for a one time refundable $25 key THEFT DETERRENT – EBBC engravers are college degree in urban/ regional planning, land deposit fee. Call 800-834-3032 for more infor- available at both East Bay BikeStations: Down- use management, parks/recreation, alternative mation or visit www.Dot.Ca.Gov/dist4 and town Berkeley BART and Fruitvale BART. Drop transportation or related field plus 2-4 years click on “Commute Help” to find the link to the by to engrave your ID# on your top tube to reduce related experience. Salary: low to mid $40K's, park and ride lot webpage. the risk of theft and increase your chances of DOE, plus benefits. Open until filled, but recovery if your bike is stolen. applicants strongly encouraged to apply ASAP, RAIL STATION LOCKERS – Also at the as interviewing will begin in July. Complete July CTD4BAC meeting, EBBC urged Caltrans DUBLIN/PLEASANTON - Join EBBC and Jim job description & application instructions avail- promote a capitol grant to install electronic on- Townsend from the East Bay Regional Park Dis- able on our website: www.railtrails.org (click demand lockers, or eLockers, at stations trict on a site visit to survey future bikeway on Employment at bottom of page). RTC, an throughout the and ACE Rail improvements that will link Dublin and Pleasan- equal opportunity employer, seeks qualified systems. According to Gene Skoropowski, ton, plus the Alamo Canal and Iron Horse Trails, candidates regardless of race, color, gender or General Manager, a recent Capitol survey and we'll explore future connections to Liver- national origin. revealed that 7% of their train passengers arrive more. Tour from 10am to noon from Dublin by bike. In a preliminary meeting with EBBC Pleasanton BART on Saturday, August 20. Trains MTC OPENING - Assistant Planner/Analyst and Caltrans, Mr Skoropowski surprised us arrive at 9:31 and 9:51am. in the Programming and Allocations Section. with an offer to even sell the BikeLink cards This position involves conducting complex used to operate the lockers. On-demand locker OAKLAND BIKETRIPPERS – Oakland financial analyses of transportation revenues availability would increase the travel options Museum of CA docents conduct free history tours and expenses. Working collaboratively with the available to passengers. We applaud the coop- on the third Sunday (Aug 21). Meet at 10am at the stakeholders, the position involves policy eration from Caltrans District 4 in preparing the 10th Ave Museum entrance. development for assigning federal formula grant application for federal Transportation transit funds and bridge toll funds for transit Enhancement funds intended for the Interre- SOLANO STROLL – Mark your calendars for and ensuring timely use of funds and project gional Transportation Improvement Program. the annual Stroll. Join in the human-powered delivery by Bay Area transit properties. If Parade at 11am then drop by the EBBC parking there are any questions or further information is TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT – lot at the Well Fargo Bank near Colusa, open until needed, contact Ann Macaulay at 510 464- Our allies in the Transportation and Land Use 6pm. We’ll have plenty of our new “Ask me how I 7721. Coalition announced that on July 27, MTC lost 3500lbs” T-Shirts in high-vis green. voted approval of a new TOD policy. Through BART CAR CONVERSION - The BART written comments, EBBC endorsed the focused EMERYVILLE CHIRON – A decade ago we board approved a plan to retrofit 80 cab cars to campaign that TALC mounted. Among the added lengthy comments to an already thick EIR replace carpeting with a rubber floor, and to adopted TOD platform are incentives for on a proposed high-rise development for the cam- create an expanded bike/luggage/wheelchair affordable housing, a requirement for bicycle pus at 4560 Horton. Now the EBBC has been area. The pilot project would be funded by a $1 and pedestrian plans, and for zoning changes to invited to educate commuters and solicit members million grant request which was submitted on have to take place before transportation funds during an “Environmental Social” starting at 3pm July 29th. are allocated. on August 19. BART-SFO - Due to very poor ridership, eBART – An earlier feasibility study has iden- ALEX ZUCKERMANN – The beloved founder BART will be reducing rush-hour SFO service tified a preferred option for eastern CoCoCo of the EBBC celebrated his 84th birthday on June in half. As well, SamTrans (which funds the BART using diesel trainsets from Pittsburg/Bay 1 with bicyclists, musicians and family in Oak- extension) is considering a plan that would Point to Brentwood. EBBC representatives land at Bellaken Gardens, 2780 26th Avenue. close the San Bruno and South San Francisco attended an Environmental Impact open house stations on weekends. in Brentwood and we will prepare comments RAILS-TO-TRAILS - Rails-to-Trails Conser- 4. rideOn August 2005

BAC Calendar compiled by: John Ruzek

Alameda County Aug 11, Sep 8, 5:30 pm, 426 17th Street, Suite 100, Oakland. Refer to www.acta2002.com/MEETINGS/meetings.html or call staff to confirm next meeting. Staff: Rochelle Wheeler, 510-267-6121, [email protected]. Albany Call staff for meeting date. meets 4th Thurs- day of every month 1000 San Pablo Avenue; Staff: Cherry Chaicarn, (510) 528-5759, CChai- [email protected]; EBBC Rep: Preston Jordan, [email protected].

BART Aug 1, Oct 3, 6 pm MTC, 101 8th Street, Oak- land. Bimonthly, first Mondays. Staff: Laura Timo- thy, 510-464-6446; Co-Chairs Joe Carroll, 510-604- 4821, [email protected], Dave Favello, 925-939-9462, [email protected], - County repre- sentatives: Alameda - Eric McCaughrin EMcCaugh- [email protected]; Contra Costa – Dave Favello, Craig Jim Townsend (EBRPD), Robert Raburn, and Ole Ohlson discuss strategies to build a crossing over Hagelin 925-937-7610, [email protected]. SR4 despite opposition from the Bypass Authority (see cover article). Berkeley Aug 3, Sep 7, 4:00 pm, 2118 Milvia St., 3rd floor, Staff: Heath Maddox, (510) 981-7062, HMad- [email protected]; Chair: Sarah Syed; EBBC SUPPORTING BUSINESSES Rep: Dave Campbell 510-540-5971 DCamp- [email protected]. • Alameda Cycle 1522 Park St, Alameda Brentwood Brentwood’s BAC has recently been • Bay Area Bikes 1050 West Grand Ave, Oakland abandoned by the Parks and Recreation Department. • Cycle California! Magazine http://www.cyclecalifornia.com Contact City Engineer Baily Grewal at 925-516- 5420, [email protected], to • Cycle City 1433 High St., Alameda restablish BAC. EBBC Rep Dave Stoeffler 925-634- • Cycle Sports 3530 Grand Ave, Oakland 1793, [email protected]. • Dublin Cyclery, 7001 Dublin Blvd, Dublin California Bicycle Advisory Committee (CBAC) • Encina Bicycle Center, 2901 Ygnacio Valley Rd, Walnut Creek Aug 4, Oct 6, 10:00 - 3:00 pm, Meetings held bimonthly in Sacramento at Department of Transpor- • Electric Bike Network http://www.myebike.com tation, Conference Rm 2116, 1120 N Street. CBAC • Hank & Frank Bicycles 3377 Mount Diablo Blvd, Lafayette addresses bicycle issues regarding Caltrans facilities, standards and legislation of statewide significance. • Hank & Frank Bicycles 6030 College Ave, Oakland Staff: Ken McGuire, Caltrans, 916-653-2750, • Left Coast Cyclery 2928 Domingo Ave, Berkeley [email protected]; Chair: Alan Wachtel, • Montano Velo 4266 Piedmont Ave, Oakland CABO, 650-494-1750, [email protected]; BABC rep:. Deb Hubsmith, 415-454-7430, deb- • Missing Link 1988 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley [email protected]. • Omafeits 2001 Milva St, Berkeley Caltrans District 4, Oct 11, 1:30 pm, 111 Grand • Palmer Group http://www.bikeparking.com Avenue, Oakland (Call Chair to confirm). Meets • The Pedaler 3826 San Pablo Dam Rd, El Sobrante quarterly to review state highway projects that impact bicycle facilities. Staff: Julian Carroll, 510-286- • Perfection Cyclery 1341-H N. Main St, Walnut Creek 5598, Julian [email protected]; Chair: Doug • REI Berkeley, Concord, Fremont Johnson, MTC, 510-464-7846, [email protected]; EBBC Rep Robert Raburn, • Sharp Bicycle 969 Moraga Rd., Lafayette (510) 530-3444 [email protected]. • Stone’s Cyclery 2320 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda Contra Costa County Meets yearly in late fall to • Wheels of Justice Cyclery 2024 Mountain Blvd, Oakland review TDA Article 3 projects. Staff: Steve Kow- • Wilson Bicycle Sales http://www.wilsonbike.com alewski, 925-313-2225; Chair: John Ruzek, 925- 939-5181, [email protected]. Danville Meets as required. Staff: Tai Williams, Present your valid EBBC membership card (clip mailing label on back cover) to 925-314-3313, [email protected]. obtain member discount at participating retailers. Soon, you will be seeing the EBBC Chair: Vacant. logo on bike shop windows to indicate that the shop is an EBBC supporter and offers member discounts (typically 5-15% on parts and accessories). The mailing label must indicate that the membership is “Current” to qualify. “BAC” continued p. 8. August 2005 rideOn 5.

access can offer tremendous environmental Questa study, it is possible to extend the Chevron Energy and benefits. Provision of such alternatives helps to signed Bay Trail through the Chevron reduce pollution from automobile exhausts property to give the public continuous Hydrogen Renewal while enhancing the livability of local commu- visual access to the San Francisco Bay. nities and the aesthetic quality of the Bay After crossing the tightly clustered pipe- Project Shore. lines leading to the Long Wharf the trail would then continue along the base of the The EBBC submitted the following com- Already, a tremendous public investment has freeway embankment to the shoreline and ments on the “Notice of Preparation” for been made to provide for 24-hour bicycle existing trail under the bridge take-off Chevron’s Energy and Hydrogen Renewal access on Richmond’s local streets and roads, point. Project in Richmond: on both approaches to the Richmond San Rafael Bridge, and on the existing 20 miles of • North from the Bridge, after traveling past Since 1972 the East Bay Bicycle Coalition has Bay Trail in Richmond. Together these roads the historic Winehaven structures, Point represented the interests of bicyclists through- and trails represent a bikeway network that Molate Beach, and the former Point out Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Cur- must be maintained and expanded at every Molate Naval Fuel Depot, the path would rently some 4000 bicyclists either belong to the opportunity. The lasting environmental conse- follow the shoreline past the historic whal- EBBC or one of our 16 affiliated clubs or orga- quences of the proposed Chevron project ing station to Point San Pablo Yacht Har- nizations (the “coalition”). We have promoted demands that we invest in those bikeway com- bor. Guests at the East Brother Island completion of the Bay Trail since then-Senator ponents that are in the vicinity of the project. Lighthouse must travel to Point San Pablo Bill Lockyer introduced the legislation to create Harbor to travel by boat to the island. The a Bay Trail Plan in 1987 administered by Feasibility of Public Access shoreline path provides a much preferable ABAG. We further encouraged creation of the Members of the EBBC have joined planning route to the steep existing road that veers MTC’s Regional Bike Plan (2001) and the Con- professionals on multiple visits to restricted- inland to the harbor. tra Costa Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian access portions of the Chevron Richmond Plan (2003). Each of these three adopted plan- Refinery, the Richmond San Rafael Bridge, and • Contribute to the Bay Trail access on the ning documents offer guidance for bicycle Point San Pablo. We are confidant that it is fea- Richmond San Rafael Bridge and retain facilities that would be impacted by the pro- sible to allow bicycle travel past these present the existing freeway shoulder access route posed project. Steps must be taken to eliminate barriers to public access. that is direct, offers gentle gradients, and or mitigate the project’s adverse impacts on is open 24-hours/day. The only improve- Traffic and Transportation, Recreation, Air Documents supporting the feasibility of public ment needed for this “on-street” route are Quality, and Land Use and Planning. access include studies by Questa Engineering bikeway destination signs from the trans- Corporation & F.E. Jordan Associates, Feasibil- bay bus stop at Castro Street and Tewks- Segmented Project ity Study of Bay Trail Routes to Point San bury Avenue to the existing bicycle path The EBBC’s standing from review and submit- Pablo Peninsula (2001); and two Caltrans stud- fronting Chevron headquarters that leads tal in November 1999 of comments on the Cali- ies, the 1998 Richmond San Rafael Bridge to a short shoulder segment on I-580 fornia State Lands Commission lease of the Public Access Feasibility Study and the 2001 before following the Western Drive exit to Richmond Long Wharf to Chevron leads us to Statewide Safety Study of Bicycle and Pedestri- Point Molate and Point San Pablo. question why this NOP does not address the ans on Freeways, Expressways, Toll Bridges pending DEIR for the Long Wharf lease and Tunnels. For consistency with adopted local and regional renewal? The lease renewal process is a signifi- plans and as mitigation for the direct, indirect cant component of the overall Energy and Our overall access goals in the area are: 1) to and cumulative impacts of this Chevron project, Hydrogen Renewal Project--not a tiered step. provide a signed shoreline connection between EBBC recommends mitigation requiring Chev- Under CEQA Guidelines (§ 15378), the term Point Richmond and the existing multiuse path ron to provide public access easements, build “project” means the whole of an action which under the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge; 2) and maintain Class I Bay Trail segments, con- may be subject to several discretionary approv- north from the Bridge we seek to follow the tribute to construction of the Richmond San als by public agencies. The project shall not be shoreline to the Point San Pablo Yacht Harbor; Rafael Bridge bikeway, and provide guiding “segmented” in considering its direct or indi- and 3) contribute to implementation of the Bay destination signs on local on-street bikeways rect change to the environment. Trail bikeway on the bridge itself and discour- that approach the Richmond San Rafael Bridge, age increased traffic volumes between Marin Point Molate, and . Bikeways for Transportation and Recreation and I-580, the Richmond Parkway and I-80. Removal of existing barriers on the Bay Trail is These public access projects are discussed in -Robert Raburn important to provide nonmotorized alternatives detail below. to driving to work or recreation. Because most of the Bay Area’s population lives within a few • From the transbay bus stop at the intersec- miles to the shoreline, coupled with the grow- tion of Castro Street and Tewksbury Ave- ing network of bikeways, careful land-use and nue to the existing trail on the south side transportation planning that consider bicycle of the Richmond/San Rafael Bridge toll plaza area. As suggested in Option 2 of the 6. rideOn August 2005

Minutes of the Board and General Meetings of July 19, 2005, held at the Berkeley Center for Alternative Transportation

Board of Directors Meeting criminal prosecution is expected, but the safety, and repair crews to get to places Police will try to return the bikes to their needed without blocking traffic lanes. We CHAIR was Craig Hagelin proper owners, and Mr. Karin will hence- have requested data on west span accidents. ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED is a ser- forth keep proper records, which include E-BART is a planned regular passenger rail- vice offered by the Post Office, for an extra fee, proper identification of bike sellers. road line to go from the Bay Point BART sta- which has the Post Office inform the sender of BIKE-TO-WORK-DAY cost us $2,075, tion eastward to where it is needed. Robert a forwarding address if the recipient has but we were reimbursed by BABC with Raburn and Ole Ohlson will lead a campaign moved, and also notify the sender if the $6,000. BABC had received $150,000 from for bikes on the trains, safe bike routes to the addressee cannot be located. We voted to buy MTC to conduct BTWD. The consensus is stations, and secure bike parking at stations. this service for our newsletter. that BTWD is too big of a job for a volunteer CONCORD NAVAL WEAPONS STA- FINANCES: We will record our income at organization, and that we will have to re- TION has the only flat bike route from the events to show gross income, donations, and think the whole matter. BABC will receive East Bay to the Central Valley. Now that the sales of T-shirts and maps. We must pay State the contract from MTC to do the event in US Navy is abandoning most of the land sale tax on our sales of maps and T-shirts. Our 2006. there we must ensure that the Local Redevel- sales tax permit had expired in 2003, but is ROUTE 4 BY-PASS in eastern CoCoCo opment Authority (LRA) creates a safe bike being renewed. We must file a sales tax report was built by a local authority, but it is to be route, something that disappeared when the for the years wherein we neglected to do so. We given to Caltrans for operation. The agree- Navy closed Port Chicago Highway. We were introduced to Ms Trish Keats, and hired ment said that all the trails that were inter- have to convince the Navy that a bike route her to be our new Treasurer, a job which she rupted by the By-Pass were to have there does not constitute a danger to the has done well for the BFBC. connections built, but the Mokelumne Aque- nation’s security. VOLUNTEERS: We thanked our July 4th duct Trail connection has not been built. Ole NEXT MEETING will be at the Rockridge Berkeley event volunteers: Jane Turner, Bill Ohlson reported on progress with the agency. Library on College Ave at Manila St, Oak- Pinkham, Ron Bishop, Doug Cross, Pat and We are also building a good working rela- land, on Tue, Aug 16, 2005, at 7:30 PM. Robert Raburn. tionship with Jim Townsend, the new EBRPD trail person. Respectfully submitted by Yehuda Sherman, sec’y. SOLANO STROLL will be Sun, Sep 11, General Membership Meeting 2005, and volunteers are needed. CHAIR was Craig Hagelin. CALTRANS DISTRICT 4 BAC will meet SELF-INTRODUCTIONS and announce- again on Wed, Oct 12, 2005. Discussion top- ments of forthcoming events were also made. ics are being solicited by Raburn. We expect to work on the Highway 4 By-Pass and on E- MINUTES of the previous meeting of Tue, bike lockers where needed, such as at such June 21, 2005, were approved. places as AMTRAK stations. MEMBERSHIP A mailing to those whose SAFE-ROUTES-TO-TRANSIT has membership needed to be renewed resulted so $20,000,000 for projects. EBBC and TALC LIST SERVE! far in an income of $775. will be handling the money. [email protected] MAPS We are collecting corrections to our PLEASANT HILL BART COMMITTEE, new East-of-the-Hills Map, hoping to print is working on a trail to run under the BART To keep up with the latest news and those corrections by Nov 2005. tracks going perpendicular from the Iron happenings, subscribe to the EBBC BIKE THEFTS As reported in our July Horse Trail north-eastward to Bancroft online mailing list. Mailing lists are a rideOn newsletter, Karim Cycles at 2800 Tele- Road, and then a bike route on city streets to great way to quickly notify lots of Oak Grove Road. graph Ave was the subject of a Berkeley Police EBBC members of important meet- search warrant on June 15, 2005. A number of BRIDGES: Assemblywoman Loni Han- ings, hearings, etc. stolen bikes, and bikes with their serial num- cock has proposed a bill to take all the Bay bers defaced, were confiscated. The owner had bridges from CalTrans and give control of To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to not kept proper records of from whom bikes them to MTC. As yet there is no money for http://lists.ebbc.org/listinfo.cgi/ebbc- were purchased. Isaac Rodriquez, Adlai the bike path on the west span of the Bay talk-ebbc.org, and follow the instruc- Karim’s chief bike repairman, came to our Bridge, despite the advantage it offers as a tions. meeting and confirmed the story in rideOn. No way for passengers in disabled cars to get to August 2005 rideOn 7.

CONTACT THE EBBC 510 433-RIDE (Info msg) COALITION PARTNERS www.ebbc.org [email protected] Bicycle Trails Council of the East Bay Jason Meggs 510-273-9288 Executive Director Robert Raburn 510-466-5123 www.btceastbay.org [email protected] 510-530-3444 [email protected] Cherry City Cyclists Nikki Grimes 510-793-3648 CA Association of Bicycling Organizations http://www.cherrycitycyclists.org Kathy Tate, East Bay Rep 925-671-7579 EBBC OFFICERS & Delta Pedalers Dave Stoeffler 925-634-1793 [email protected] BOARDMEMBERS http://www.deltaped.org California Bicycle Coalition www.calbike.org Diablo Cyclists http://www.diablocyclists.com Paul Dorn, Exec. Dir 916-446-7558 Chair Craig Hagelin ...... Walnut Creek Different Spokes Derek Liecty 510-339-2345 Greenbelt Alliance www.greenbelt.org 925-937-7610 [email protected] Fremont Freewheelers Ben Lee510-651-2448 David Reid [email protected] Vice Chair Dave Campbell...... Berkeley http://fremontfreewheelers.org Transportation and Land Use Coalition Grizzly Peak Cyclists Al Forkosh 510-655-4221 http://wwwtranscoalition.org 510-540-5971 [email protected] Stuart Cohen, Exec. Dir 510-740-3150 Secretary Yehuda Sherman ...... Lafayette http://GrizzlyPeakCyclists.org 925-284-5363 [email protected] Hikanbyke http:/hikanbyke.org Oakland Yellowjackets 510-986-9011 Leo Dubose ...... Oakland COMMUNITY REPS & ADVOCATES http://www.oaklandyellowjackets.org (See Also: BAC Calender & Affiliated Orgs.) Amber Crabbe...... Oakland Royal Grounders (Montclair) Bruce Ohlson ...... Pittsburg Ron Scrivani [email protected] Albany Preston Jordon 510-559-8684 Eric McCaughrin ...... Berkeley Santa Rosa Cycling Club [email protected] Rick Rickard ...... Oakland Bill Oetinger [email protected] Concord Kathy Tate 925-671-7579 Andrew Rudiak ...... Pleasanton Single Cyclists (Marin Co.) 415-459-2453 Contra Costa County John Ruzek Bill Pinkham ...... Richmond Strada Sempre Duro Rick De Gette 925-944-7049 925-939-5181 [email protected] Valley Spokesmen Jim Eklund 925-743-9824 Fremont Michael Graff 510-713-7441 EBBC VOLUNTEERS [email protected] [email protected] Hazard Eliminations Ian MacDonald http://www.valleyspokesmen.org Lamorinda Bart Carr 925-299-1522 510-832-6300 [email protected] [email protected] Livermore Amador Valley Trails Council Membership Coordinator Andrew Rudiak AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS Deloris Bengston www.tclav.org 925-462-5017 [email protected] Bay Area Bicycle Coalitions www.bayareabikes.org Martinez Dick Anderson 925 372-5889 EBBC Info Line Pat Brown 510-433-RIDE David Burch, Chair 415-749-4641 Pittsburg Bruce “Ole” Ohlson 925-439-5848 rideOn Publisher Eric McCaughrin Bay Trail Project http://www.abag.ca.gov [email protected] 510-682-7686 [email protected] Laura Thompson, Exec. Dir510-464-7935 Pleasant Hill De Capshaw 925-825-6720 Webmaster Jennifer Stanley BikeAlameda http://www.bikealameda.org Pleasanton Robert DeMattei 925-484-1470 [email protected] Lucy Gigli 510-595-4690 West CoCoCo Bill Pinkham [email protected] AFFILIATED RIDE CLUBS Bicycle-Friendly Berkeley Coalition -Grassroots “Spokes”people Wanted - 510-549-RIDE www.bfbc.org You can help in any of 33 cities in the East Bay. Berkeley Bicycle Club www.berkeleybike.org Bike the Bridge Coalition www.bikethebridge.org

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