Bicycle Education & Encouragement

The City sponsors free bicycle safety, skills, and Earn-a-Bike classes in Oakland.

Past classes:

• Bike East Bay adult bicycle safety and skills classes and two youth bicycle giveaways (dates and locations to be announced)
  
• Cycles of Change UpCycle adult Earn-a-Bike classes and community bicycle ride series (dates and locations to be announced)

Related resources:

• Bicyclist and Driver Tips postcard in English, Spanish, and Chinese
  
• Bike-Friendly Driver education and online quiz
• Further resources and tips from Bike East Bay
• Safe bicycling tips from the League of American Bicyclists
• Short videos about safe driving and biking in English and in Spanish that were filmed around Lake Merritt by the League of American Bicyclists
• Bicycling in the Oakland Hills
  
• The law: California Vehicle Code, Bicyclists from CalBike
  
• For answers to common questions, see the Bikeway Project FAQs

Commuting

• 511.org includes resources for bicycling information in the nine-county Bay Area and beyond, sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
• Alameda County Guaranteed Ride Home Program
• AC Transit's Bikes on Board page has a video showing how easy it is to use bus front-mounted bike racks and cargo bays

• Oakland Bicycle Facilities and Projects Web Map showing existing & proposed bikeways, bike projects, bike signs, bike parking, and bike network through time
• 2024 Oakland Bikeways Map 15th Edition, available in print at local bike shops
• Bicycle Facilities Tour Map & Guide
• San Francisco Bay Trail Interactive Map

• Bike To Work Day
• Bike To Work Day poster gallery
• Bicycle Friendly Community postcard set
• Bicycle Friendly Community photo album

Registering your bicycle will help discourage bike theft and increase the chances your bike will be returned when stolen. Bike Index is the largest free online registry in the world. Go to the Bike East Bay website for comprehensive information on registering your bicycle, and steps you can take to prevent bicycle theft.

Report stolen bicycles to the Oakland Police Department (OPD) online or by phone. Phone reports to OPD's non-emergency number, (510) 777-3333 (TTY 238-3254) and report your bike's serial number, description (make, model, color, other defining characteristics), and describe the place and time the bicycle was stolen. If your bicycle was stolen and recovered by OPD, and if you file a report that includes your serial number, your bicycle will very likely be returned to you.

No bicycle license or registration is required. In December 2016, the City Council passed an Ordinance deleting Oakland Municipal Code requirements for bicycle licensing and registration.