The new bike track could extend as far west as Kains Avenue, at the expense of more than 100 parking spaces.
Hopkins Street
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Berkeley sticks with plan for Hopkins bike lanes
But it’s not yet clear whether the long-running debate over the North Berkeley street is finished.
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City Council to reconsider controversial plan for Hopkins Street bike lanes
City staff didn’t share estimates showing the project would require the removal of 60 parking spaces before a key vote last spring.
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New bike lanes coming to Hopkins Street despite some neighbors’ objections
Some of the area’s residents and merchants vehemently opposed plans for new bike lanes that will require the removal of parking spaces.
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Hopkins Street bike lane plan seeks middle ground for contentious project
A new proposal would add protections for cyclists and pedestrians, while keeping most of the parking in front of businesses.
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Parking vs. bike lanes: Berkeley’s Hopkins Street faces a stark choice
One plan would replace much of the corridor’s parking with protected bike lanes. Another would keep parking, but leave bicyclists vulnerable.
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Should there be bike lanes on Hopkins Street? What will that do to parking?
The city of Berkeley is soliciting ideas on how to make Hopkins Street available to all, but the process has not been smooth.
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This beauty salon is a safe space for the East Bay’s Muslim women
At Nefertiti Beauty, modest women can access salon hair services and imported clothes and goods all in one, woman-owned, women-only space.
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Berkeley Fire responds to fire at Northbrae residence
The fire started in a shed behind a home in a residential neighborhood near the North Berkeley Library.
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The 10 worst streets in Berkeley (with one very clear winner)
More than a third of nearly 1,200 votes in Berkeleyside’s non-scientific poll of worst paved streets in Berkeley went to one street. And, yes, we have video.
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One ‘peeper’ arrested (again) in Berkeley; police ask for help to find another
A man charged in March with stalking and “peeping” into a woman’s window in North Berkeley was arrested in a police sting after reports that he was seen nearby looking into another woman’s window at least three times.
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Berkeley makes safety improvements to The Alameda-Hopkins intersection
Berkeley made some improvements, with more to come, to the intersection of The Alameda and Hopkins Street. Drivers have slowed down, making it safer for pedestrians.