TL;DR: Send an email to FITES now, comment in person or on Zoom on April 15, fill out a postcard for Hopkins bike lanes

If you’re new here: there’s a proposal to repave Hopkins without the approved bike lanes. The first meeting to consider this outrageous move is at FITES (Facilities, Infrastructure, Transportation, Environment & Sustainability, a city council subcommittee) on April 15 at 2pm. No, that is not a good time for a lot of people to attend this meeting but the good news is that you can still get involved by sending an email to the members of FITES. The deadline to get emails into the packet is Tuesday at noon, so we don't have a lot of time to take action.

Hopkins Repaving at FITES​
Wednesday, April 15 at 2pm​
​View the agenda for the meeting​

Take Action Now:

• Send an email to the members of FITES before April 14 at noon, the message in a nutshell: “Recommend complete streets treatment for Hopkins” or
• ​use Action Network to send a message

Take Action on April 15:

• Comment in person: 2180 Milvia, or
• ​Comment via Zoom​

Accommodation for students who can’t attend a 2pm meeting

If you know a student who would like to participate but can’t get out of school, they or a parent can email a statement to be read aloud at the meeting. Students can send written statements or short videos (1 minute). Make sure to say that you are a K-12 student in the email.
​Send the statement or video before April 15 to: clunaparra@berkeleyca.gov, council@berkeleyca.gov, policycommittee@berkeleyca.gov

Snail Mail for Bike Lanes

Come fill out a postcard to send to your councilmember or the mayor! Don’t worry about postage, we have it handled. We’ll be sending them between now and the council meeting about Hopkins repaving (date TBD) so stay tuned for opportunities to fill yours out, here are the first three:

1. North Berkeley Now! Second Sunday
​Sunday, April 12 from noon to 2pm
​Cornerstone in Downtown Berkeley (normally at Headlands but moved this month due to rain)

2. Car-Free Happy Hour
​Thursday, April 16 from 5:30pm to about 7:30pm
​Headlands Brewing Berkeley​

3. BUSD Climate Fair - Safe Routes to Schools table
​Saturday, April 25 from 10am to 2pm
​King Middle School​

Reply to this email if you, your organization, or business would like to host a postcard-filling-out party!