Berkeley Bicycle Plan

The Plan is the result of a robust public engagement process that included 24 public events, 4 Commission meetings, 1 public hearing, and several interviews with people with disabilities. City staff, with consultant support, also engaged the public through interactive web mapping tools, project website, and postcards mailed to 17,000 Berkeley households in equity priority areas. The resulting Plan recommends a core network of “Low Stress” bikeways, a continuous and connected system of safe and comfortable bikeways that serve all types of people riding bicycles in Berkeley. The Bicycle Boulevard Design Guide (Appendix A) will support the City and other agencies in streamlining consistent design and project delivery on Berkeley’s Bicycle Boulevards. The Plan also highlights five key projects for implementation, while prioritizing many other projects, as noted in Appendix E. The bikeway costs, prioritization, and design guidelines resources in the Plan will help City staff, the City Council, and the community to determine where to focus our energy within the range of recommended bicycle projects and programs.

Public outreach for the 2026 Bicycle Plan update occurred during two distinct phases in 2022 and 2025. Phase one of engagement took place during the spring and summer months of 2022. Phase two of engagement took place during the winter months of 2025. The draft plan was released in August 2025. Both phases of engagement are summarized in Appendices B and C, respectively. Over 535 comments were received during the public draft plan comment period. 

The previous Berkeley Bicycle Plan was adopted in 2017. It was a comprehensive plan that established the recommendations for the citywide bikeway network, which we’ve updated. The chapters and appendices of the 2017 Bicycle Plan that remain in effect are linked below under the 2026 files