New bus stop benches for El Cerrito
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 for bike and pedestrian safety
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.
Did you know: Requiring cyclists to make a complete stop at stop signs is actually less safe
Yielding instead of stopping helps cyclists maintain momentum, which can make navigating intersections safer and more efficient. It also increases their visibility to drivers.
“I love the #7 bus! Give it a try!"
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!
Support safer, more joyful, and inclusive streets for all!
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.
Meet the ECRA Walk & Roll coordinating committee
In 2024, El Cerrito/Richmond Annex Walk & Roll established organizational guidelines and a work plan. Our coordinating committee now has six members who are excited to advocate for safer, more joyful, multimodal streets in El Cerrito and Richmond Annex.
More bike racks needed at the El Cerrito Plaza Shopping Center
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.
El Cerrito Plaza Shopping Center is remarkably accessible
Compared to other Northern California shopping centers, El Cerrito Plaza is much better embedded in its surrounding urban environment.
Vehicles are consuming more curb space
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.
State mandates new Complete Streets standards for streets like San Pablo Avenue!
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.
People for Bikes scores our area in its Best Places to bike ratings
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).
Out and about without your own car: The North Coast
California’s coast is breathtaking—lonesome beaches, dramatic topography to the water’s edge, spectacular old-growth forests, and charming towns.
Walk & Roll at the Solano Stroll
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?”
Celebrate Transit Month by riding AC Transit 72 buses
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.
$39 million recommended affordable housing award includes bike and pedestrian upgrades around El Cerrito Plaza BART
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.
Being car-free, can you still go anywhere you want?
At El Cerrito’s Fourth of July Celebration, EC/RA Walk & Roll had a spin wheel that challenged people to figure out how to get to a variety of destinations without driving a personal car.
How easy is it to rent a car nearby?
Living car-lite or car-free mustn’t deprive you of life experience, especially if you live in our area with its rich toolkit of mobility options.