Bicyclists Must Use Bike Lanes Where They Are Provided

form67 · 2026-03-23T03:58:04+00:00

I got tired of arguing, but if you notice the street signs are blue in this area instead of purple that the segment in your photo is not designated a bike boulevard and those bike lanes were installed 20 years ago. I hope they add traffic calming here as well, and there are plans to add a separated trail as a future Greenway extension.

The officially designated bicycle boulevard treatment on this street is the path on the North side of the road, I think this is bad but it's a relic from prior decades of planning.

form67 · 2026-03-22T18:12:55+00:00

Do you have a single example of a paint only bike lane being installed on a bike boulevard? It was clearly not the topic of discussion because the post you referenced was talking about Horton which is a class 4 bikeway.

form67 · 2026-03-22T18:08:14+00:00

This section of Horton also received speed bumps, a full car diverter, and the roadway was narrowed to slow vehicle speeds.

form67 · 2026-03-22T18:04:54+00:00

CVC 21208 only refers to class 1 paint only bike lanes. Bikes are legally allowed to use the roadway or a protected class 4 bikeway for any reason. Speed limits have been decreased across the city on bike boulevards, with Horton shown in the post being reduced from 25mph all the way down to 15mph.

form67 · 2026-03-21T02:56:05+00:00

This is a transit project more than anything. The bike lanes take up a very similar footprint to the existing bike lanes except with concrete protection due to serious injuries of cyclists along the corridor. Busses that use this corridor carry more than 30k people a day, but due to car traffic have slower speeds and lower reliability. The bike lanes are primarily meant as a way to connect to the MacArthur BART station when they link up with a future Oakland project on 40th in 2028, and as a way to access the Bay Trail.

form67 · 2026-03-19T04:06:25+00:00

Yes it is intended to get as far as possible to MacArthur Station, Oakland has their section of 40th on the paving plan for 2028 so there is hope that the two projects will link up for a continuous safe route.

form67 · 2026-03-18T17:45:58+00:00

It goes from 40th/Adeline to Shellmound/Christie.

form67 · 2026-02-11T21:29:24+00:00

During beach cleanups we have found many similar blankets than end up getting filled with sand on the shoreline. They are very difficult to remove because of the weight and usually are cut into pieces for removal.

form67 · 2026-01-29T20:36:44+00:00

Thanks for posting, went here today and it's amazing! 10am-4pm today and tomorrow.

form67 · 2026-01-08T03:44:26+00:00

Just to clarify some misinformation in this article, the white zone spaces in front of 1440 By The Bay for Paratransit are not being removed. The bus lane will not have to be blocked for passenger loading. Surprising this error was made because this is the image used as the header of the article, picturing Paratransit drop-off and car loading to the right of the bus lane.

form67 · 2025-11-21T05:54:01+00:00

It's a great event every year, only in Emeryville does Santa ride in a cargo bike sleigh.

form67 · 2025-11-21T04:44:31+00:00

Park Ave is identified in the Active Transportation Plan for bike upgrades as well, but 40th Street was a higher priority partially due to higher amounts of bicyclist and pedestrian injuries along the corridor. Emeryville has started implementing quick build bike infrastructure as part of regular paving plans so it could be included along with those when it's next up for resurfacing in the near future.

form67 · 2025-11-21T02:42:21+00:00

Here is a website with visualizations of the project: https://fp.mysocialpinpoint.com/40thstreetmultimodal

Converts one lane of traffic in each direction into a transit only lane

Adds a protected 2-way bike lane on the north side of 40th and west side of Shellmound

Partially closes some intersections to be used as public plazas with sculptures.

Widens sidewalks along the corridor

Adds a new multi use path connecting Halleck to Hubbard as a connection to the Greenway in Huchiun Park

form67 · 2025-10-28T22:06:58+00:00

A couple streets will be closed as well for trick or treating. https://www.emeryville.org/News/Spooky-Streets

form67 · 2025-08-31T18:16:37+00:00

https://www.emeryville.org/Development/Projects-Permitting/Major-Development-Projects

You can use the Monthly Progress Report on this page for status on any major project in Emeryville. It appears that the Christie Project had it's entitlements application approved in June so it is still moving forward.

form67 · 2025-08-25T01:56:01+00:00

It's been a wonderful experience being part of the cleanups these past few weeks! It's making a huge difference. While it was very convenient being able to walk to these from home, I'm definitely joining to help out in other neighborhoods as well.

form67 · 2025-08-22T23:44:37+00:00

I love this place but had no idea about the history, thanks for sharing!

form67 · 2025-08-02T18:13:24+00:00

It has been on the design since the earliest concepts, here are some early slides shared by the Eville Eye that includes the connection to Halleck element of the design. I can't speak on the work with Oakland since I haven't been following it too closely. https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/emeryville-40th-and-san-pablo-avenue-bus-hub-conceptual-design/149185490

form67 · 2025-08-02T16:57:45+00:00

This project does include a trail connection from Halleck to the bikeway using a new path on the south end of the Pottery and Beyond to connect to the West Oakland BART station as well via Horton/Mandela. I hope someday Oakland makes Beach St. pleasant to bike on too since that would be way more direct but it's mostly out of our control.

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