Bike Parking and Facilities | E-Bikes | Bike Resources
Berkeley Lab encourages safe cycling and is working to continually foster a more bike-friendly campus for its staff. Cycling provides an alternative to automobile use for travel to, from, and around the laboratory site and promotes sustainability and wellness in the workplace. Bicycling can be a dependable, low-cost, enjoyable mode of transportation. Cycling also burns about 300 to 500 calories an hour, so you can commute and stay fit at the same time. Members of the Lab community are eligible for monthly bike and e-bike leases.
Riding to the Lab: Gate Access
The Lab can be accessed via these three gates:
- Bicyclists should use the main entrance, employee lane at the Blackberry Gate.
- Grizzly Gate is the upper Lab entrance off of Centennial Drive. There is a dedicated bike/pedestrian entrance which opens with a valid Lab ID card 24/7.
- Strawberry Gate is the lower gate, also on Centennial Drive. It requires a proximity card reader to enter. To exit, use the pedestrian gate in the eastern (inbound) car gate (there is a detector in the pavement but it doesn’t seem to register bikes).
See the Lab Site Map for gate locations.
Taking your Bike on the Shuttle
Bicycle Parking
The Lab has many bicycle racks across the campus. Use the LBNL Commute Parking Map to find the closest bike rack to your building.
Fix It Locations
The Lab has three bicycle Fix-It stations. They are located in the bike parking area near Building 65, between buildings 30 and 33, and by Building 66. The Fix-It stations have basic bicycle repair tools and an air pump.
Watch this video to learn how to use the tools at the Fix-It stations.