News

Winter Curtailment: December 24, 2025 to January 4, 2026

• Parking & Transportation Customer Service Office (1995 University Ave, Ste 110) :
  • Will be closed beginning Wednesday, December 24, 2025 and will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026.

BEAR TRANSIT ALERT

ROAD CLOSURES AND DETOURS 

October 17, 2025 Game (Cal Vs North Carolina State) 

Due to heavy traffic and changes in expected schedules 

Changes to Routes: 

Campus Parking Changes

• Campus parking permits honored until 5:00 p.m., when all lots switch to Cal football parking

• Important: Vehicles with campus permits remaining after 5:00 p.m. will be cited and may be towed

• This follows the same process used for basketball gamedays

Road Closures & Access

Saturday, October 4 – Cal vs. Duke

On game day, both the South Side Line and North Side Line, provided by Parking & Transportation will operate on modified routes. The service begins approximately one hour after kickoff (around 8:30 PM). Riders should expect delays and detours

South Side Line

On Thursday, June 26, 2025, we celebrated the groundbreaking of our new Bancroft Parking Structure. The project is expected to be completed in August 2026 and will provide 660 much-needed parking spaces.
Read the full story on the news brief here on the Vice Chancellor of Administration page.

The Bancroft and College Bear Transit Shuttle stop has been temporarily closed due to construction. Please use the alternate stop located and Bancroft and Bowditch for the P and N lines. 

Night Safety & Door to Door Services will run as usual. 

Below are recommendations for alternative tranportation: 

Walking from Downtown Berkeley BART

• Parking & Transportation Customer Service Office (1995 University Ave, Ste 110) will be closed beginning Monday 12/23/24 and will reopen on Thursday 1/2/25.

Night Safety Service Protocol for Football game on Saturday, October 5th, 2024

Modified Night Safety Service

For scheduled night football games, Night Safety service will begin at, approximately one hour,
after kickoff, running modified routes, until approximately half-way through the 4 th quarter. At
approximately half-way through the 4 th quarter, service will stop, and resume service, regular
schedule, approximately, one hour, after the end of the game.

Commuter Survey Data for 2021, 2022, and 2023 is now available for access.

Due to staff availability, the following programs and updates are subject to delays, and we apologize for the inconvience.

• Secure Bike Cages - Staff must physically update the bike cages throughout the Southside of Campus, and updates cannot be done remotely. Please use the BikeLink lockers or the Shared Mobility Program (Lime, Veo, or Lyft) until the updates are completed (there is no timeline at the moment).
  
  

BayPass Update for 2024-25: The program continues, but we are not accepting new requests or applications. Contact the Mobility and Equity Committee and the Class Pass Oversight for more details.

Please see this webpage for the latest updates.

The Loop program is now operated by TripShot.

Please prepare for delays (of up to 15 minutes) for both AC Transit and Bear Transit services while the City of Berkeley embarks on their Southside Complete Streets Project. This will modify the streets along Bancroft, Dana, and Durant for up to 18 months (Estimated to finish in Mid 2025).

• Update: 22 April 2024: All AC Transit and Bear Transit stops along Bancroft have reopened. 

Spring Break Detours during the Southside Project

We ask you to thank your bus driver, whether it be our Drivers from Bear Transit, drivers from AC Transit, or BART Operators and Staff. Their efforts help the campus get up and around, and we are thankful for them.

Due to Construction and Repaving work along Bancroft Way (as part of the City of Berkeley's Southside Complete Streets Project), the Recreational Sports Facility (RSF) will be closed for vehicle access for the night of Thursday, March 14th.

From 9 pm on March 14th through 5 am on March 15th, RSF Garage will be closed for access - no cars can come in and out of the garage during this time, and all cars must be removed from the garage by 9pm.

Bear Transit partners with Transit app to offer upgraded app experience to all customers 

Want more sunlight and fewer red lights? Golden Bears and all students, staff and faculty at UC campuses can now take advantage of a newly introduced e-bike purchase program.