January 2019 – July 2022
A crane lift near Bldg. 59 is closing Chu Road between Blackberry Gate and Bldg. 65 from Saturday, Aug. 3, at 12:01 a.m. until Sunday, Aug. 4, at 8 p.m. to vehicles, however bikes and pedestrians can enter. Only Bldg. 88 will be accessible to vehicles via Blackberry Gate. Use the Strawberry Gate. https://pim.lbl.gov/resource/site-construction-map-updates/
In an update of a previous post on a location move for the downtown shuttle stop, the new location is just south of the corner of Shattuck Ave. and Center St., in front of the GNC storefront, starting on July 29. Signage will be posted in that area to mark the new location.
The City of Berkeley is holding a series of wildfire evacuation drills for residents of the Berkeley hills. The drills will be Sunday mornings from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Aug. 4, 11, and 25. The drills may increase traffic around Berkeley and the Lab. Interested residents can sign up by July 31. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/City_Manager/Press_Releases/2019/2019-07-23_Sign_up_for_City-led_wildfire_evacuation_drills_in_August.aspx
To accommodate the Postdoc Career Fair in Building 50 and nearby locations on Friday, July 26, the H2 parking will close on Thursday, July 25, at 5 p.m. through Friday, July 26. Vehicles will need to be removed from this lot prior to 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Tri Delta Transit is offering shuttle rides to the Antioch and Pittsburg Bay Point BART stations from nearby neighborhoods. Each ride is $2 and could be an alternative for those who normally park at those stations. The shuttles operate Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. https://commute.lbl.gov/2019/07/22/new-neighborhood-tri-delta-shuttle-to-antioch-and-pittsburg-bart-stations/
West Contra Costa County is seeking input from commuters in Hercules, Pinole, San Pablo, Richmond, and unincorporated West Contra Costa County on an expanded express bus route to Berkeley. Click to take the survey. https://bit.ly/2NK7gCk
There will be a meeting for potential vanpool riders who live in the areas around Walnut Creek to form vanpools to the LBNL main campus. The meeting will be Monday, July 15 in room 149A at JGI Building 100 at 2800 Mitchell Dr. or via Zoom. The meeting times are scheduled based on zip code. https://commute.lbl.gov/2019/07/06/july-15-meet-up-for-potential-vanpool-riders-from-walnut-creek-area/
If you’ve been hesitant to take your bike on the Lab’s shuttle because you don’t know how to load your bike, the Lab’s Bicycle Coalition has put together a series of videos to help. https://commute.lbl.gov/resource/bike/instructions-for-bicyclists/instructions-for-bicyclists-videos/
Employees are invited to join a monthly Zoom call with COO Michael Brandt and other Ops leaders on the last Friday of each month at 9 a.m. Each operations area will give an update and staff are encouraged to ask questions. Click for dial-in details. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N2I2b2lrazI1Z3MyZ2ExNjgycm41YjRyZXYgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Beginning Monday, the Potter shuttle will arrive at Bldg. 65 at 10 and 40 minutes before the hour, giving riders time to make meetings on the hour and half-hour. Timing between stops has also been adjusted. Nextbus is being updated with the new schedule as well. https://commute.lbl.gov/resource/shuttle-buses/maps-routes-schedules/potter-st-jbei-route/