Politicians in the Bay Area want to remove bike lanes from the Richmond-San Rafael bridge because they are worried about traffic congestion.
Cyclists say removing these bike lanes will put them in danger.
https://richmondside.org/2025/08/05/richmond-san-rafael-bridge-bike-path-final-vote/
https://bikeeastbay.org/rsr2024-2/
During the public hearing, commissioner Karl Hasz was spotted driving his car
Yes, so the proposal is to replace the unused bike lane with a bus lane.
Not according to the actual proposal and ABC7’s summary.
It’s to become a breakdown lane and a lane for emergency vehicles. There’s going to be a shuttle service which is likely going to be operating in the same lane as everyone else. Basically, no one really gets to use the lane during rush hour.