BikeAlameda Estuary Crossing
If the Bay Area Air Quality Management District does not extend the grant funds for a second year, the shuttle might not continue past August 2012.
What you can do:
Contact
BAAQMD, Director of Strategic Incentives Damian Breen dbreen@baaqmd.gov (415-749-5041) and
BAAQMD board member Nate Miley (510.272.6694) asking to extend the current grant so that there is enough time to build ridership.
ECS Details!
Four Stops:
Alameda:
Marina Village/COA Satellite campus - 860 Atlantic Avenue
Wind river - 500 Wind River Way
College of Alameda (COA) - 555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway @ West Campus Drive
Oakland:
Lake Merritt BART: Madison Street between 8th and 9th Streets near Laney College
Riders: General public, bicyclists and students, faculty and staff
from the College of Alameda and Laney College
Cost: Free to users
Hours: Mon - Fri 7AM to 12:07PM & 3:30PM to 6:30PM
Bus Capacity: 24 passengers and 12 bicycles
For the latest information, see estuary
crossing shuttle
Estuary Crossing Shuttle (ECS)
BikeAlameda and the City of Alameda are very happy to announce a new
transportation choice between west Alameda and Oakland. Now
bicyclists and pedestrians can travel quickly and safely between
Atlantic and Webster and Lake MerrittBART/Laney College.
This is a pilot program.
Sign up to receive status updates: estuarycrossing email list.
Our mission is to find effective, economical transportation
alternatives across the estuary, between Alameda's West End
and Oakland, and help get them implemented.
What we do
Short term
- Build a large coalition
- Help the City of Alameda make the ESTUARY CROSSING SHUTTLE a success. For up to the minute information, see: www.estuaryxingshuttle.org. Launch date on August 15, 2011. Stay tuned for updates!"
- Monitor TDM program for Alameda Landing Estuary Water Shuttle (EWS)
Medium term
- Advocate for the implementation of recommendations of the feasibility study and a permanent solution
- Work on other relatively cheap and easy solutions
Join our Monthly Meetings
When: 7PM third Monday of every EVEN month
Where: Otaez Restaurant on Webster between Lincoln and Pacific. We usually meet at the tables in the back of the restaurant.
Why: Come hear how our campaign to build an alternative estuary crossing is going.
What you can do
Coalition members
- BikeAlameda (400 members)
- East Bay Bicycle Coalition (2000 members)
- College of Alameda (8000 students)
- Pedestrian Friendly Alameda (25 members)
- Northside Neighborhood Network (100 members)
- Alameda Open Space (50 members)
- Alameda Point Collaborative (200 residents, 25 employees)
- Sierra Club, Northern Alameda County (9000 members)
- Waterfront Action
- Oakland Bicycle And Pedestrian Advisory Committee
- Alameda Sun
- Taylor Engineering Marina Village(16 employees)
- Councilmember Nancy Nadel
- Alameda County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker
- District 13 Representative Pete Stark
News articles
- August 15, 2011 New Posey Tube shuttle begins service (Oakland Tribune)
- August 10, 2011 Monday, Aug. 15 - New, free Estuary Crossing Shuttle starts service (Oakland Local)
- July 21, 2011 Estuary Crossing Shuttle to Improve connection between Alameda?s West End and Oakland/BART (Alameda Runners)
- June 20, 2011 West End Estuary Crossing Shuttle Coming in August (Patch)
- Jun 1, 2011 Estuary Crossing Shuttle - Coming late summer 2011 (BikeAlameda)
- Oct 2009 Estuary Crossing Feasiblity Study is finalized
- Jan 27, 2009 Support is needed for estuary crossing
- Dec 12, 2008 Estuary Crossing Campaign - What you can do right now!
- May 15, 2007 Want to Ride to Work, but the Estuary is in the Way?
- Mar 27, 2007 City of Alameda awarded $100,000 for estuary crossing feasibility study
- Dec 5, 2006 BikeAlameda counts bicyclists and pedestrians in the Posey Tube and Park Street Bridge
- Dec 2006 BikeAlameda president, Lucy Gigli, interview on KQKE radio show
- Apr 23, 2006 West End to Oakland Access Campaign Kick off!
- Sep 12, 2006 West Alameda close to getting a water shuttle
- Mar 2004 Estuary Crossing ferry postponed indefinitely
- Jan 16, 2004 Estuary crossing ferry to begin service
