North Berkeley Now!

We are a group of North Berkeleyans who want a more walkable/bikeable neighborhood and more neighbors to enjoy it with.

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

Check out this beautiful video about going car-free in Berkeley!

[Walk Bike Berkeley @WalkBikeBerk]

This North Berkeley hills family traded in a car for e-bikes.

Watch our new video to see how it improved their life and our community!

[Traffic Violence Rapid Response @RapidRevolt]

International is experiencing a traffic violence crisis beyond anything ever seen before

@OakDOT, @rideact, and @CaltransD4 must install significant traffic calming with physical barriers and speed cushions to keep residents, riders, and bus operators safe from speeding drivers

[Berkeleyside @berkeleyside]

Developers submit North Berkeley BART housing proposal https://t.co/YCO5Yy6UJp

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

"we cannot keep what is good about our neighborhood unless we share it." 👏👏👏

[Rashi Kesarwani @RashiKesarwani]

About last night:
I’m asking us to do a little more than we originally thought we could, so that somebody else can have what we already have.

What I know for sure, we cannot keep what is good about our neighborhood unless we share it.

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

It's time to party and celebrate the ODS vote on 12/12. Check your inboxes, houseketeers #NorthBerkeleyBART

[Rebecca Saltzman @RebeccaForEC]

Tonight Berkeley City Council approved objective design standards for North Berkeley BART which is more exciting than it might sound.

This was Council’s final vote allowing housing development to happen!

Soon 750 homes - 50% affordable- will replace parking lots at N Berk BART!

[Rebecca Saltzman @RebeccaForEC]

Huge thanks to @JesseArreguin @RashiKesarwani and former Councilmember Linda Maio for their leadership to bring housing to North Berkeley BART!

Thanks also to hundreds of community members who organized and spoke in support over the years of planning, especially @NBerkeleyNow.

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

Yes!!! THANK YOU to @RashiKesarwani and everyone who fought for these 750 homes. Can't wait to meet all our new neighbors!

[Rashi Kesarwani @RashiKesarwani]

Taking N. Berkeley @SFBART just hits different after you approve 750 homes on the parking lot - half affordable to low-income households.

There is no world in which this isn't a good thing for our community.

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

Slow streets are safe streets

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

Remember, when it comes to the actual likelihood that a vehicle crash will occur at all, AND whether the consequences of a crash are serious, or even deadly, or not, speed is ALWAYS a factor. Including when the legal speed limits are currently too high. #SpeedKills #VisionZero

[Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action @bnhca]

Since we're not posting to Twitter any more, be sure to sign up for our emails! https://t.co/yMvHHJrdsg

[Berkeley Neighbors for Housing and Climate Action @bnhca]

Richard “Color of Law” Rothstein is speaking Tuesday night!

Thanks to @SBerkeleyNow for letting us know, Black Rep for hosting, and Berkeley Public Library for sponsoring!

[Terry Taplin🚰🏳️‍🌈🥑🌹🚲🚍✍️🏾 @TaplinTerry]

Streets must be safe for all users. W & S Berkeley’s roads must be rehabilitated after decades of disinvestment & structural racism.

No amount of entitled vitriol, of polemical condescension will change that. We fought for the Equity Zone & increased paving $ & won’t stop now.

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

What an elegant solution! Thank you Alfred (+your fellow commissioners)

[Alfred Twu @alfred_twu]

An idea I proposed to North Berkeley design standards that Planing Commission voted on: allow ornament as an alternative to requiring notches, bump outs, & multiple materials on large buildings.

This keeps building interesting, while also saving on structural & energy costs. 🏘️

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

Now the ODS ought to get voted on by Berkeley City Council and design for North Berkeley BART homes can begin in earnest. Onward to paradise instead of a parking lot! More neighbors not more cars!

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

The ODS got better! Last night the planning commission voted to adopt #NorthBerkeleyBART Objective Design Standards that include asks from the developer team. Read their letter here --> https://t.co/ctqw9RSm92

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

At the meeting, representatives of groups got 3 minutes to speak. Here's what North Berkeley Now!'s @mmelibbington said:

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

Learn more here and start writing your (short) public comments https://t.co/VHfyM7kFal With your limited time (probably 1 min, maybe 2) make sure to focus on details of the ODS like setbacks and height because street width is not entirely in the purview of the ODS

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

Come to the Berkeley Planning Commission TONIGHT at 5:30 at the North Berkeley senior center and support flexible Objective Design Standards for #NorthBerkeleyBART. Pick up a blue sticker and show your support for more transit-oriented homes and more neighbors of all kinds!

[Rashi Kesarwani @RashiKesarwani]

We've fought for 5 years for homes at N Berk BART. We're down to the last few public mtgs.

Join TONITE's Planning Commission beginning at 5:30 for a special mtg to adopt Objective Design Standards (1901 Hearst Ave, in person only)

Some TALK about homes. We have to BE about it.

[North Berkeley Now! @NBerkeleyNow]

As you prepare your public comment for tonight's ODS meeting make sure to hit the following points:
🏡 #NorthBerkeleyBART's ODS needs to maximize the capacity for homes
⬆️ Increase overall height limit as well as height limit on site edges
⬇️ Reduce or remove massing breaks