As evening approached, a party atmosphere prevailed at the east end of the bridge path.
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Oakland Mayor and MTC Commissioner Jean Quan leads the inaugural bike ride from her office to the end of the completed bike path.
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Traditional Chinese lion dancers perform at the ceremony.
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The lion dancers pose with the Bay in the background.
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Robert Rayburn of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition speaks at the ceremony.
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The sons of Alex Zuckermann — late bike activist and the path's namesake — unveil the entrance sign.
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Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and the family of bicycle activist Alex Zuckermann, framed by the self-anchored suspension span cables.
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MTC Chair — and cycling enthusiast — rides with East Bay Bike Coalition's Renee Rivera.
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The pedestrian lane is differentiated from the two bikes lanes by a lighter color and highly visible symbols.
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Bicycle police officers will patrol the path.
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September 3, 2013
The morning after the Labor Day festivities and chain cutting at the toll plaza, a modest but eager contingent of local officials, bicycle activists and members of the media gathered at the foot of the new East Span’s eastbound deck in Oakland to inaugurate the Bay Bridge’s first ever bicycle/pedestrian path. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, who also acts as an MTC commissioner, spearheaded the ceremony, showing her enthusiasm for the path by bicycling to the event with staff and supporters. Later that same day, East Bay bike enthusiasts staged a mass ride to and happening on the new pathway.