A controversial proposal to add bike lanes on Hopkins Street is returning to Berkeley City Council on Tuesday, reigniting a yearslong community debate. The proposal, intended to improve safety on Hopkins, suggests the addition of a protected bike lane, repaving the street, raised intersections and floating bus stops. Weaving in between commercial and residential areas in North Berkeley, Hopkins Street is a high-injury corridor for pedestrians and cyclists, and is part of a small percentage of Berkeley streets where more than 86% of fatal collisions occur. In the last 15 years, 46 pedestrian and bicycle crashes have occurred along the Hopkins corridor. Read more through the link in bio. ✍️: Padma Balaji 📸: Mo Mavrantonis . . . #ucberkeley #dailycal #berkeley #addbikelanes #residentsremaindivided