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.

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Upcoming meetings/Happy Hours

SUPER-FUN FAMILY-FRIENDLY HOLIDAY PARTY, DEC. 19, 5-7 P.M. Join ECRA Walk & Roll-ers for a holiday get-together on Friday, Dec. 19, 5-7 p.m., at 543 Norvell St. Bring friends and family and something to share (drinks, appetizers, treats, etc.). We’ve had a terrific year advocating for safer streets — let’s celebrate!

Our hosts Bill and Diana add: “On December 19 the sun will set at 4:53 p.m. This time of year we tend to get really nice sunsets from our house (might even set right in the Golden Gate Bridge), so I recommend y'all come a little early, say 4:30 p.m., to enjoy the sunset as well.”

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.