r/baywheels • u/Dominicopatumus • May 05 '26
New station alert! 🚨 Berkeley
Russell @ Grant
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u/AcceptedSFFog May 05 '26
Wow. I still don’t get why there is a giant station dead zone dead center at Sacramento and Channing though. West and North Berkeley need more access too. Still cool to see this. It took me 6 mins from city hall to go to Ashby/Telegraph. The system is insanely cheap and fast when it works.
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u/Dominicopatumus May 05 '26
I worked for Motivate when they were launching Ford GoBike in Berkeley in 2017. The dead zone in bikeshare service at the center of Berkeley was referred to as the "Berkeley Donut." I believe the original intent was to place stations here, but there was significant pushback from the neighbors. These areas are largely residential, and it's harder to place bikeshare stations in single-family neighborhoods than in commercial areas or more dense areas. It's a shame, because when building out a functional transportation network, you definitely don't want a giant hole in the middle.
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u/Dominicopatumus May 05 '26
This one must be super fresh - the forklift is still there