...and expands almost nine-fold to be the nation's second largest. While not as proximate to the BART gates as the existing ten-year-old, 400 sq. ft station, it will be only be half a block away.
Anyone using the present station knows how cramped the quarters are. With the move above-ground on Shattuck Ave., it becomes more of a Berkeley Bike Station and less of a BART bike station.
Berkeley takes cycling seriously, as shown by the City Council overruling "their own staff and committed $60,000 a year for five years to run the station. BART is contributing $100,000 a year, and it got a $500,000 start up grant procured by both BART and the city."
"Gene Oh, owner of Alameda Bicycle, said for a charge of 3 cents an hour between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and 1 cent an hour after that, bike commuters can become members and have self service access through a key card 24-hours a day.
Valet parking is free for anyone who wants to leave their bike in downtown Berkeley from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m." Capacity is 268 bikes.
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