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March 1, 2018

Join us at the AC Transit Forum at Dwinelle Plaza, March 15 2018
AC Transit will be on the campus, at Dwinelle Plaza, on Thursday March 15 2018, from 10am-2pm

February 20, 2018

Students! Join the P&T Team!
Parking and Transportation seeks student employees for the Fall. Apply today!

January 22, 2018

Notice: New Uber & Lyft Pick Up and Drop off Zones
UC Berkeley Parking and Transportation Department are working with Uber & Lyft to establish designated pick up and drop off zones on campus.
Ribbon Cutting for Hearst and Bancroft Street Projects
Join the City of Berkeley and UC Berkeley for two ribbon cutting events on Friday, January 26.

January 9, 2018

Transit Stops Reopen on Campus

The Hearst Complete Streets Project and the Bancroft CycleTrack Projects are completed, all of the bus stops around the UC Campus have returned and are reactivated:

AC Transit: Route 52 and F.

Local Route 52 and Transbay Route F have returned to Hearst and Gayley Streets.

Additionally the stops along Bancroft Way have reopened for service.

Bear Transit P-Line Stop Reopens
The Perimeter Line stop, at Bancroft Way and Ellsworth Street, is now open.

December 21, 2017

Removal of Parking Spaces

PARKING SPACES TO BE REMOVED - January 1, 2018

We are permanently removing a total of 79 parking spaces from the following locations:

  • Rimway
  • Centennial Drive
  • Gridiron Way
  • Bowles Parking Lot

We are removing the spaces in order to honor an agreement between a neighborhood association and campus.

What are your alternatives

December 14, 2017

AC Transit Stops Reopen on North Side of Campus
Affects Local Lines 52 and 65, and Transbay Line F along Hearst, Euclid, and Gayley.
Holiday Schedule:

Customer Service Office:

* Parking and Transportation Office will be closed on December 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th,  and 29th, 2017. 

*We resume normal business schedule on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 from 7:30 a.m to 4:00 p.m .

Loop 

  • Loop Service closed from December 18, 2017 - January 15th, 2018 and

** Normal Loop service will resume on Tuesday, January 16, 2018**

Wednesday, December 20th, 2017 our office will be closed from 11:30 a.m-2:30 pm

Parking and Transportation Office will be closed between 11:30am to 2:30p.m on Wednesday, December 20th, 2017.  

November 28, 2017

Bear Transit Holiday Shuttle Service Calendar

Holiday

Service Type

Day

Night Safety
New Year's Day No No
Martin Luther King, Jr Day No Yes
President's Day No Yes
Spring Break Begins Yes No
Spring Break Ends Yes No
Cesar Chavez Day Yes No

November 14, 2017

UC Berkeley Named Gold Bicycle Friendly University
The League of American Bicyclists recognized UC Berkeley with a Gold Bicycle Friendly University (BFU) award, joining more than 180 visionary colleges and universities from across the country.

October 17, 2017

AC Transit Seeks input for Transbay Service Proposals
AC Transit will be holding public meetings to discuss proposed changed to Transbay Service, including the F Line serving UC Berkeley.

October 11, 2017

On October 18th our office will open at 8:30 a.m

Parking and Transportation office will be closed till 8:30 a.m on Wednesday, Octboer 18, 2017

October 4, 2017

Parking for the Friday Night Football Game

UC Annual Permit holders will be allowed to park in campus lots on Friday, October 13, 2017, until 5:30pm.

Permit holders must vacate Boalt and Bowles lots no later than 5:45pm. ‘C’ Annual permit holders may park at the Boalt Garage.

Daily Scratch-offs will not be valid on campus after 5:30pm for the Friday night Football game.

Public Parking

$30.00 Public Parking will be offered at the following locations at 5:30PM:

  • Genetics Garage (Oxford/Berkeley Way)

September 27, 2017

Lower Hearst Lot, Level 1 Closed 10/2-10/8

Access to Level 1 of Lower Hearst Lot will be closed on Monday, October 2-Sunday, October 8 due to city street construction. Levels 2-4 of Lower Hearst Lot can be accessed through Scenic Drive.

Additionally, we are requesting UC permit holders to park at the alternate parking locations:

Please see the attached diagram for detour information:

September 13, 2017

Fall permits are available for purchase in the office only.

Fall online sales has ended.  If you need to purchase fall student permit, please come in person at 1995 University Avenue, Ste. 110, Berkeley CA .

Important message concerning the loop service

There will be limited access to the Loop service on Thursday, September 14, 2017 from 7:45am – 10:00pm, due to the Ben Shapiro event at Zellerbach Hall. Please review the attached map for service areas. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you, and normal service will resume on Friday, September 15, 2017

August 15, 2017

Secure Bike Cage Update (Fall 2017)

Participants who are interested in the Secure Bike Cage program can register their bikes through the Parking & Transportation website. P&T Managers will review the application; and for Fall 2017 will update the PIN/Cal1 Card information to cages every Tuesday morning and Friday afternoon.

August 4, 2017

Notice: Departments interested in participating with the Ford GoBike Program

Parking and Transportation currently does not offer Ford GoBike corporate memberships for Staff and Faculty members beyond departments who have already secured agreements with.

Staff and faculty members interested in participating must contact their department chair or representative and they must contact Dave Sorrell, TDM Manager, in Parking and Transportation for further instructions in participating.