Richmond Street Neighbors Association, a group formed to oppose El Cerrito’s Richmond Street Complete Streets Improvement Project, has posted a website, Richmond Street For All. We offer evidence-based responses to the many unsubstantiated falsehoods and mischaracterizations on their website.

"It's unfair to have cities where parking is free for cars and housing is expensive for people."

Ideally, we want protected bike lanes on Richmond Street, but we stand firm that we want significant traffic calming improvements and safety improvements for bicycle travel.

Parade watchers at El Cerrito's Martin Luther King, Jr., celebration took advantage of a new bench installed by unknown volunteers on Ashbury Avenue.

New state laws include limits on roads that may be painted with sharrows and "daylighting" prohibitions on parking within 20 feet of an intersection or crosswalk.

Yielding instead of stopping helps cyclists maintain momentum, which can make navigating intersections safer and more efficient. It also increases their visibility to drivers.

AC Transit is planning to reduce service on the 7, in March of next year. You can be one of the riders who helps transit survive by trying out the 7, soon!

Your support will help us continue our community outreach and advocacy and move forward with our work plan, including starting a bike parking program for local businesses.

El Cerrito and El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll have been working with Regency, the company that owns and manages the Plaza, to add lots more bike racks.

Compared to other Northern California shopping centers, El Cerrito Plaza is much better embedded in its surrounding urban environment.

Not long ago people were impressed with the size of SUVs, which are much larger than sedans. But double-cab pickup trucks—the top-selling vehicles in America and growing—make SUVs look small.

A new landmark bill signed into law by Governor Newsom puts Caltrans on notice to work with local governments to make major streets like San Pablo Avenue work for all users, not just motorists.

In its 2024 city ratings, People for Bikes gave El Cerrito a rating of 59 out of 100 (up from 55 in 2022) and Richmond a score of 30 out of 100 (up from 27 in 2023).

California’s coast is breathtaking—lonesome beaches, dramatic topography to the water’s edge, spectacular old-growth forests, and charming towns.

We invited passersby to spin a wheel to choose a destination and answer the question, “How would you get there from our area if you didn’t own a car?”

AC Transit’s busiest bus line passes through our area on San Pablo Avenue. San Pablo Avenue is an incredibly rich place of useful destinations.

California’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program has recommended a $39 million award for the El Cerrito Plaza BART "Parcel A South" affordable housing development, part of transit-oriented development plans for the station area. This award would include substantial fundign for upgrades to bike and pedestrian infrastructure.