LOW CARBON ACCESS TO THE FRUITS OF THE CITY
El Cerrito/Richmond Annex
Walk & Roll
Travel, shop, and live locally
Join El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll (ECRA Walk & Roll) in advocating for mobility choice — streets that safely welcome sustainable, equitable, and alternatives to the automobile for both necessary and fun local travel in El Cerrito and adjacent neighborhoods.
ECRA Walk & Roll believes that the future of personal transportation for the Bay Area can't just be two- or three-ton cars, even if they are electric. Forty-two percent of travel trips in America are for two miles or less. In El Cerrito, where geographically nothing is very far from anything else, it shouldn't be necessary to drive a freeway-grade car to get to BART, get a haircut, or pick up a prescription. We live in a town with significant topographic challenges, yet electrified micromobility is rapidly addressing this challenge. Let's prepare for a green and prosperous future without requiring the financial burden of car ownership.
ECRA Walk & Roll has joined the El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce to help promote better access to local businesses by foot and bike.
Sign up for our newsletter and discussion group below.
Write to us at info@ecrawalkroll.org
ECRA IN THE NEWS
Livable El Cerrito: “A Safer San Pablo”
El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce: “ECRA Walk & Roll Champions Small Businesses and Community Health,” by Skye Christensen
Upcoming events
EL CERRITO MLK, JR., DAY PARADE, MON., JAN. 19:
El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll will march in El Cerrito’s Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade on Monday, January 19. Meet up with our fun contingent on foot or bikes starting at 9 a.m. at El Cerrito City Hall, 10890 San Pablo Ave. (at Manila) for a 10 a.m. parade start. We will have “MOBILITY EQUITY FOR ALL” signs for all to display. The parade marches to El Cerrito High School, 540 Ashbury Ave., for a rally and program in the Performing Arts Center.
2026 GENERAL MEETINGS: El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll meets every other second Wednesday, now on Google Meet. Our 2026 general meeting schedule is February 11, April 6, June 10, August 12, and October 14. (In December, we PARTY!) At the February 11 meeting, ECRA Walk & Roll co-founder Steve Price will share his presentation, “Mobility and safety in El Cerrito.”
2026 FAMILY-FRIENDLY HAPPY HOURS: Join us to hang out, eat, have a beer, and talk multimobility and safer streets with like-minded neighbors! Bring the kids/family/friends/partners! Our happy hours are every other second Wednesday 5–7 p.m. at family-friendly Fatapples, 7525 Fairmont Ave. Look for us at the picnic tables or indoors, depending on the weather. Mark your calendar for our 2026 happy hour dates: March 11, May 13, July 8, September 9, and November 11.
Left to right, Carrie and Owen Schulman and Stuart and Gaia Sonatina accept ECRA Walk & Roll’s Best Community Advocacy Award at Bike East Bay’s Biketopia event. Photos by Olivia Smartt
ECRA awarded Bike East Bay’s Best Community Advocacy Award for 2025!
On September 17, 2025, El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll was honored to receive Bike East Bay’s Best Community Advocacy Award at its annual Biketopia fundraiser.
“El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll is a small team of volunteer advocates making a big impact,” Bike East Bay wrote in its award announcement. “They’ve worked within their cities to improve projects underway and advocate for undertaking new projects.”
ECRA Walk & Roll coordinating committee members Carrie Schulman, Gaia Sonatina, and Stuart Sonatina accepted the award at Preservation Park in Oakland.
“Every year I see more and more people riding their bikes. This is such an exciting movement to be a part of,” Schulman told 300 attendees of Biketopia. “On behalf of our whole group, thank you to Bike East Bay for providing your support and expertise and thank you for honoring us with this award.”
El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll was Co–Runner Up (with the Practice Space) in the El Cerrito Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Best of El Cerrito Awards, in the Best Non-Profit Groups (Wide Reaching) category. Thanks to all who cast a vote for us! See all the winners here.
Join our Google discussion group to participate in conversations about pedestrian and bike issues in El Cerrito.