Bike East Bay is working for continuous bike lanes on San Pablo Avenue, as part of a safer street for everyone who bikes, walks, drives, or takes transit.
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About San PAblo Ave
San Pablo Avenue is among the most significant roads in the East Bay, a hub for transportation, commerce, and culture that runs 22 miles through two counties and a dozen cities.
And yet the majority of the corridor remains inaccessible and hazardous to people walking and rolling due to fast vehicle traffic and the lack of protected, people-oriented infrastructure, and buses are frequently delayed behind backed-up car traffic.
We need to change that. Our Multimodal San Pablo Avenue campaign envisions thriving communities and continuous, low-stress and all-ages bicycle and pedestrian facilities from Downtown Oakland all the way north to the Carquinez Bridge.
This movement is already in progress, via a multitude of plans and projects. Read about a few of these, click around our interactive map above for more details, and sign our petition below to show your support.
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Major Projects
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This project extends 3.5-miles along San Pablo Ave from 16th Street in Oakland to Heinz Avenue in Berkeley, including protected bikeways, bike/walk crossing improvements, dedicated bus lanes, and bus stop amenities/streetscape improvements.
It is currently in the planning stages with construction estimated to start in 2030 (pending full funding).
“Parallel” neighborhood bikeway upgrades including traffic calming and car diverters are planned from Russell Street in Berkeley to Marin Ave in Albany, along with signalized bike boulevard crossings of San Pablo Ave and other major streets.
This project is in the late design stages and construction is estimated to start in early 2027.
Unfortunately dedicated bus and bike lanes on San Pablo were blocked via an earlier effort, but we aren’t giving up and will continue advocating beyond this project.
The City of Albany is updating their bike/walk plan in 2025-26, providing a great opportunity to prioritize continuous, protected bikeways across town.
Take the survey by Feb 16, 2026, and include “3. San Pablo Ave Bikeway” as one of your top three biking & rolling projects: https://fp.mysocialpinpoint.com/albany-active-transportation-plan/phase3-survey
December 2025 Update: Construction is nearly done, with completion expected in early 2026. Read our blog post here for details.
This half-mile of protected bikeway with bus upgrades will provide a critical facility from Potrero Ave to Knott Ave around Del Norte BART, as well as additional protected bikeway connections on Cutting Blvd and Eastshore Blvd.
The City of Pinole is developing their first ever bike/walk plan in 2025-26, providing a great opportunity to prioritize a continuous, protected bikeway as part of the plan.
The plan is evaluating multiple options for San Pablo Ave, including a physically separated bikeway.
Learn more and get involved with the process on the city’s plan page here
This project will construct a two-way protected cycletrack on San Pablo Ave closing a 3-mile gap in the Bay Trail between Lone Tree Point and the Carquinez Bridge.
The work is fully funded, and construction is estimated to start in 2027.
Campaign Updates
$168 Million for East Bay Affordable Housing and Bikeways
State funding from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities is recommended for affordable developments and bike/walk/transit infrastructure in Oakland, El Cerrito, Berkeley, and Walnut Creek.
San Pablo Ave: Oakland-South Berkeley Planning & El Cerrito Construction
A San Pablo Ave Campaign update with info the ground-breaking of El Cerrito’s Del Norte BART protected bikeway, and community outreach for the Oakland to South Berkeley project.
$235M in East Bay Biking, Walking, and Transit Projects Funded
Earlier this year the East Bay won over $300 Million for bike/walk projects from federal, state, and regional grant funding sources, and now another $235 Million has been awarded thanks
$300 Million in Project Funding for the East Bay
The East Bay won big with $300 Million in recent transportation award announcements from the federal Appropriations Bill, the federal Safe Streets for All program (SS4A), the federal Highway Safety
Protected Bikeways coming to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
Protected bike lanes and protected intersections are finally coming to El Cerrito, on San Pablo Avenue and Cutting Blvd leading to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, with construction expected