[BHS Etree] MISC: Milvia Bikeway Open House, Jan. 30 (Wed)

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PLEASE do not reply to this email, contact the project team at
MilviaBikewayProject at CityOfBerkeley.info
<MilviaBikewayProject at CityOfBerkeley.info?subject=>.


*Help make Milvia Street safer for all road users*


Come learn about and give feedback on plans to install a protected bikeway,
increase safety at intersections, and calm traffic along Milvia Street –
Berkeley’s busiest north-south bikeway.


At a January 30th open house, you’ll have the opportunity to speak with
City staff and provide input on the project to improve the Milvia Street
Bicycle Boulevard between Hearst and Blake streets. The City will show
design options to look at and comment upon.


The project proposes to build a protected bikeway -- a bicycle lane
protected from vehicle traffic by a physical barrier. The City is looking
at traffic calming measures at certain intersections, such as Milvia Street
and University Avenue, where a “protected intersection” would separate
cars, bikes, and people walking to improve safety for all users.


The input from you and others will help determine what other changes may be
needed for this busy downtown street.


Learn more on the Milvia Bikeway project webpage
<https://www.cityofberkeley.info/milvia/> and by subscribing to email
updates <https://mailchi.mp/17948a4783df/milvia>. Join in person for the
Open House:


*Milvia Bikeway Open House*

*Wednesday, January 30th*

*5:00pm to 7:00pm*

*Berkeley High School Library*

*1980 Allston Way*


Some goals of the project are to:

• Increase safety for everyone traveling on Milvia, whether walking,
biking, or driving

• Close a gap in the City’s “low-stress” bikeway network to encourage
cycling by Berkeleyans of all ages and abilities

• Maintain and support and the economic vitality of the corridor by
improving walking and biking access to businesses and transit

• Help achieve the City’s Climate Action Plan goals by shifting to the less
polluting modes of transportation of walking, biking, and transit


Berkeley has the nation’s highest bike-to-work rate for cities over 100,000
residents, and more people are biking than ever before, particularly on
Milvia. During the 2-hour peak evening commute, over 500 bicyclists pass
through the intersection of Milvia Street and Channing Way. Over 400
bicyclists pass through the intersection of Milvia Street at Hearst Avenue
at that time.


Bicycling has been increasing in Berkeley, but there have also been an
increasing number of collisions. Between 2001 and 2012, Milvia Street had
the highest number of total collisions, suggesting that the road design of
this downtown Bicycle Boulevard can be improved. Every road and its needs
are different, but an effort completed earlier this year on Hearst
Avenue similarly
sought to create a corridor for all types of travelers
<https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2018/2018-01-09_Hearst_Avenue,_a_street_for_all_travelers.aspx>
.


This project is the result of existing community planning that identified
the need for a safer Milvia Street, and the City needs your continued
participation to make it as successful as it can be.


For further questions about the project, please contact the project team at
MilviaBikewayProject at CityOfBerkeley.info
<MilviaBikewayProject at CityOfBerkeley.info?subject=>. Visit the project
website <https://www.cityofberkeley.info/milvia/> for additional
information, and subscribe to our email distribution list
<https://mailchi.mp/17948a4783df/milvia> for project updates.


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