// Bicycle Boulevards in the East Bay
Posted on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
I’m sure it didn’t escape your notice, but this site is named after the Bicycle Boulevard system that’s found in such East Bay cities as Berkeley and Emeryville. The reason it’s such a great name for a site is that a Bicycle Boulevard is intended to make a path for cyclists, a place where they don’t have to fear traffic and dangerous intersections. I hope this blog is also a sort of boulevard for readers–a path to more cycling knowledge, etc. But I digress.
The Bicycle Boulevard system is great because it’s really just a series of road that are specially designated as bike paths. They’re typically roads that see a low volume of traffic but are wide enough to leave plenty of room for cylcists to coexist with any cars that do happen to drive there. The Bicycle Boulevards in the East Bay have few stop signs, and often have bridges or cut-through paths where appropriate. These modifications allow a cyclist to keep cruising at a decent speed, without having to take back roads that have a stop sign every block, or a bike path that can be slow and congested with joggers, walkers, roller bladers, and the like.
The City of Berkeley’s website has great details about where the Bicycle Boulevards are located, and how to understand the signage along the routes. If you’re commuting in the East Bay, I encourage you to try and find your way via the Bicycle Boulevard system. It’s well marked, and can get you pretty much anywhere you need to go around Emeryville and Berkeley.
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