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Bike to wherever on May 15

Ride your bicycle to several Berkeley-based energizer stations for free giveaways. Explore our bike boulevards or protected bikeways for safer rides.

Bicyclists riding on a protected bike lane on Bancroft Way

Published:

May 12, 2025

Last Updated:

May 16, 2025

On May 15, ride your bike – or a rental from a bike share station – to work, on errands, to take kids to school, to see family or friends, or for simple fun.

You’ll be able to stop at sites across Berkeley with volunteers handing out coffee, snacks, and commemorative tote bags. These different sites might host live music, give out prizes, and even do a bike check-up and minimal repair.

Plan your trip using our bike boulevards, calmed streets stretching across Berkeley that are engineered to discourage cut-through vehicle traffic and prioritize through-traffic by bicycle.

In doing so, you’ll be taking part in Bike to Wherever Day, a regional celebration of a sustainable mode of travel open to people of all ages and incomes. Come join us!

bike to wherever day energizer stations in Berkeley

As you ride, visit one of eighteen “energizer stations” in Berkeley to get free food, drinks, and biking swag. You can also just stop to chat with friendly, knowledgeable volunteers passionate about bicycling in Berkeley and the Bay Area.

Use an online map to see hours, features, and locations for Berkeley's energizer stations, which include morning and afternoon options.

Morning energizer stations

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Ave and Telegraph Ave: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Berkeley BikeHub, 2023 Center St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Berkeley City Hall, 2180 Milvia St: 7:00am – 9:00 am
Walden Center & School, 1802 Channing Way: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Mike’s Bikes, 1824 University Ave: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Backroads, 801 Cedar St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
GU Energy Labs, Ninth and Virginia Streets: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Fourth Street Shops, 1776 Fourth St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Street Level Cycles, Addison St and Bolivar Dr: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Nia House Learning Center, 2234 Ninth St: 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Bayer Corporation, Seventh St and Dwight Way: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Ashby BART Station BikeLink, 3100 Adeline St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Fulton St and Russell St: 7:45 am – 10:30 am
Baker & Commons/Elmwood Business Association, College Ave and Russell St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
Stay True Cycles, Vine St and Walnut St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am

Afternoon/evening energizer stations

Sports Basement, 2727 Milvia St: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Berkeley Tool Lending Library, 1901 Russell St: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Ecology Center, 1400 Shattuck Pl (North Berkeley Farmers' Market): 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

making biking in Berkeley safer and more accessible

The City of Berkeley’s Public Works Department maintains and improves city streets to model a bicycle-friendly city, as outlined in the Berkeley Bicycle Plan.

The City is helping expand the number of bike share stations, making it easier to take quick one-way trips without needing to worry about maintenance or theft. Give input online by May 21 or in person on May 14 on new station locations.

This year, the City is also constructing bike boulevards on Mabel and Bonar Streets from Parker to Addison, as well as on Parker Street from Mabel to Ninth Street.

The City is also planning and designing other bikeways throughout Berkeley, including the Telegraph Avenue Multimodal Corridor Project, the Woolsey-Fulton Bicycle Boulevard Project, and the Ohlone Greenway Safety Improvements Project.

Get on your bike on May 15 and come join us!