Join Berkeley bicyclists in Bay Area Bike to Wherever Day on May 16

On May 16, ride your bike to work, run errands, take kids to school, or see family and friends as part of a regional celebration of a sustainable transit accessible to people of all ages and incomes.

As you take part in Bike to Wherever Day, stop at sites across Berkeley with volunteers handing out coffee, snacks, and commemorative tote bags. Called “energizer stations,” these sites will host live music, give out prizes, or, in some spots, 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. 

This year is the 30th anniversary of Bay Area Bike to Wherever Day, which the City sponsors and was formerly known as Bike to Work Day.

Join the entire Bay Area on May 16 to support a healthy, climate-friendly, and fun way to move through Berkeley!

Bike to wherever day energizer stations in berkeley

Visit one of sixteen energizer stations in Berkeley to receive free food, beverages, and biking swag or meet 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 the following:

• UC Berkeley Sproul Plaza: 7:30 am – 11:00 am
• Berkeley High School, 1980 Allston Way: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
• Berkeley BikeHub, 2023 Center St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
• North Berkeley BART Station, 1750 Sacramento St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
• Backroads, Cedar St. Between Fifth and Sixth St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
• Berkeley Tool Lending Library, 1901 Russell St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Ecology Center, Shattuck Ave and Vine St (North Berkeley Farmers' Market): 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
• Mustard Seed Preschool, 1640 Hopkins St: 8:00 am – 10:00 am
• EcoHouse, 1305 Hopkins St: 8:00 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
• Rad Power Bikes, 2734 San Pablo Ave: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm
• Ashby BART Station BikeLink, 3100 Adeline St: 7:00 am – 9:00 am
• GU Energy Labs, Ninth and Virginia Streets: 7:00 am – 10:00 am
• Twelve, 901 Bancroft Way: 7:00 am – 9:00 am
• Fourth Street Shops, 1776 Fourth St: 7:00 am – 10:00 am

You can also visit one of the many other energizer stations located throughout the Bay Area.

Biking around Berkeley

The City of Berkeley’s Public Works Department maintains and improves city streets to make bicycling, walking, and rolling comfortable and convenient for all ages and abilities.

The City continues its improvements to make Berkeley a model bicycle-friendly city, as outlined in the Berkeley Bicycle Plan approved by the City Council in 2017.

This year, the City is constructing the Southside Complete Streets Project, which will provide concrete curb-protected bike lanes and other improvements on segments of Bancroft Way, Fulton Street, and Dana Street. The City is also planning and designing the Telegraph Avenue Multimodal Corridor Project, the Woolsey-Fulton Bicycle Boulevard Project, and the Ohlone Greenway Safety Improvements Project, among several projects, which will all provide safer bikeways throughout Berkeley.

Get on your bike on May 16 and come join us!

Links

• Bay Area Bike To Wherever Days 2024
• Live map of Energizer Stations (Bay Area Bike to Wherever Days 2024)
• Bike Boulevards in City of Berkeley
• Berkeley Improvement Projects
  • Southside Complete Streets Project
  • Telegraph Avenue Multimodal Corridor Project
  • Woolsey-Fulton Bicycle Boulevard Project
  • Ohlone Greenway Safety Improvements Project