Berkeley cyclists: Bike to Wherever Day comes Thursday
Ride your bicycle to Berkeley-based energizer stations for free giveaways. Explore bike boulevards or join officials on a morning ride.
On Thursday, May 15, ride your bike — or a rental from a Berkeley bike share station — to work, on errands, to take kids to school, to see family and friends, or for simple fun.
You'll be able to stop at sites across Berkeley offering coffee, snacks and commemorative tote bags handed out by volunteers. You may even find live music, prizes and bike check-ups, including help with minor repairs.
Or join city officials for an 8:30 a.m. ride that starts at the Ashby BART station.
Plan your trip using the city's bike boulevards, calmed streets stretching across Berkeley that are engineered to discourage cut-through vehicle traffic and prioritize through-traffic by bicycle.
In doing so, you’ll be taking part in Bike to Wherever Day, a regional celebration of a sustainable mode of travel open to people of all ages and incomes. Come join us!
Bike to Wherever Day energizer stations in Berkeley
As you ride, visit one of 18 "energizer stations" in Berkeley to get free food, drinks and biking swag.
You can also stop by just to chat with friendly, knowledgeable volunteers passionate about bicycling in Berkeley and the Bay Area.
Use Bike East Bay's online map to see hours, features and locations for Berkeley's energizer stations, which include morning and afternoon options.
Morning energizer stations in Berkeley
- UC Berkeley, Bancroft Way and Telegraph avenues: 7-9 a.m.
- Berkeley BikeHub, 2023 Center St.: 7-10 a.m.
- Berkeley City Hall, 2180 Milvia St.: 7-9 a.m.
- Walden Center & School, 1802 Channing Way: 7-10 a.m.
- Mike’s Bikes, 1824 University Ave.: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Backroads, 801 Cedar St.: 7-10 a.m.
- GU Energy Labs, Ninth and Virginia streets: 7-10 a.m.
- Fourth Street Shops, 1776 Fourth St.: 7-10 a.m.
- Street Level Cycles, Addison Street and Bolivar Drive: 7-10 a.m.
- Nia House Learning Center, 2234 Ninth St.: 8-10 a.m.
- Bayer Corporation, Seventh Street and Dwight Way: 7-10 a.m.
- Ashby BART Station BikeLink, 3100 Adeline St.: 7-10 a.m.
- Fulton and Russell streets: 7:45-10:30 a.m.
- Baker & Commons/Elmwood Business Association, College Avenue and Russell Street: 7-10 a.m.
- Stay True Cycles, Vine and Walnut streets: 7-10 a.m.
PM energizer stations in Berkeley
- Sports Basement, 2727 Milvia St.: 1-4 p.m.
- Berkeley Tool Lending Library, 1901 Russell St.: 4-6 p.m.
- Ecology Center, 1400 Shattuck Place (North Berkeley farmers market): 4-6 p.m.
- If you're looking for a happy hour, you'll need to go to Oakland
Making biking in Berkeley safer and more accessible
The city of Berkeley’s Public Works Department maintains and improves city streets to model a bicycle-friendly city, as outlined in the Berkeley Bicycle Plan.
The city is helping expand the number of bike share stations, making it easier to take quick one-way trips without needing to worry about maintenance or theft.
Give input online by May 21 or in person on Wednesday, May 14, on new station locations.
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This year, the city is also constructing bike boulevards at Mabel and Bonar streets from Parker to Addison, as well as on Parker Street from Mabel to Ninth Street.
The city is also planning other bikeways throughout Berkeley, including the Telegraph Avenue Multimodal Corridor Project, the Woolsey-Fulton Bicycle Boulevard Project and the Ohlone Greenway Safety Improvements Project.
Get on your bike Thursday, May 15, and join us!
This post originally appeared on the city of Berkeley website and has been reprinted here with minor edits. Get more city of Berkeley alerts by subscribing online.
