Alhambra bike lane

Engineer and parent of Alhambra High students: sharrows are a major safety step backward; asked to restore bike lanes in the short constrained sections immediately.

Cycling family: they were angered by the removal and 'dumped out on a high-speed road'; asked for immediate parking conversion to restore bike lanes.

Transportation cyclist describing dark, fast, debris-strewn conditions; asked for a dedicated bike lane or road diet and better connectivity to Pleasant Hill.

John Muir parent frustrated that a principal emailed parents not to walk to school after a child was hit; bluntly criticized the study-first approach.

Family that bikes everywhere; wants bike lanes restored by removing a small number of parking spaces to meet national standards.

Bike East Bay advocacy manager: supports short-term parking conversion to restore class 2 lanes and a long-term road diet; cited an $8M liability verdict against a city that removed bike lanes.

Bike commuter; observed cyclists riding in the door zone on sharrows, suggested narrowing lanes now to slow traffic, and offered to volunteer on the study.

Family cyclist: removal limits where they can safely go; urged immediate bike lane restoration and long-term road diets on Alhambra and Berrellesa.

Expressed support for fellow citizens seeking a safe place to ride, day or night.

Father of two young girls: losing the lane cut off safe access to Nancy Boyd Park and the grocery store; 'help us feel safe.'

Even confident cyclists find this stretch uncomfortable; urged a long-term bike plan connecting regional trails to downtown.

Counterpoint: a one-lane road would worsen congestion for downtown growth, and parking losses already hurt older residents — he's pushing property tax relief for affected neighbors.

Hesitant about removing parking but willing to try it for safer lanes that more people will use.

Safe Streets advocate whose four-year-old niece was killed riding in the door zone in 2023; removing lanes doesn't fix the danger — restore them with parking conversion.

Rides Alhambra three times weekly with young children; urged council to ride the corridor at school-release time and restore proper bike lanes.

CCTA Active Transportation Program Manager: all five Martinez elementary schools now run Walk and Roll programs, with biking participation rising sharply — safety concerns are the biggest barrier for parents.