Lafayette Advances BART Bike Station as Chamber Opens 2027 Nominations

Infrastructure construction near the Lafayette transit corridor and annual business leadership recognition moved forward this week. The City of Lafayette issued its November 5 construction update for the BART Bike Station and Pathway Project, detailing upcoming structural steel and concrete work for the week of November 9, while the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce opened the nomination window for the 2027 Business Person of the Year award ahead of a December 4 deadline.

Structural Steel and Concrete Work Scheduled at Lafayette BART Bike Station

In a project bulletin posted on November 6, 2026, at 8:15 a.m. covering progress through November 5, city engineering staff reported that the project contractor formed the pathway and curb along the east side of the project site and poured the slurry cement base.

For the week of November 9, crews are scheduled to install rebar for the east-side pathway and curb, pour the concrete paver base and curb, and begin erecting structural steel for the bike station. Construction hours run from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, with continuous access maintained for emergency vehicles. Residents with questions can contact Engineering Services Manager Matt Luttropp at 925-299-3247.

Lafayette Chamber Opens 2027 Business Person of the Year Nominations

Alongside downtown infrastructure upgrades, the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce opened nominations for the 2027 Business Person of the Year. Submissions are due by Friday, December 4, 2026, at noon, with the honoree announcement slated for mid-December and the celebratory dinner tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 28, 2027.

Nominees are reviewed by an Independent Selection Committee composed of 5 voting members—the current Lafayette Chamber President, the Vice-President, the current award recipient, and 2 selected Board Members—supported by a non-voting staff liaison. Under the chamber's eligibility rules (labeled in the announcement under the 2026 criteria heading for the upcoming 2027 cycle), candidates must be a current Lafayette Chamber of Commerce member for at least 2 years, participate actively in a business, community organization, or nonprofit, and demonstrate leadership, mentorship, and environmental or social responsibility. Past recipients include Ed Stokes, Paul Barendregt, Dan Kelly, Jay Lifson, Colleen McCormick, Leila Douglah, Dana Green, Jennifer Perlmutter, John McCormick, Tom Stack, Hollie Lucas-Alcalay, Nick Bozych, and Erin and Ford Andrews. Nomination inquiries may be directed to the chamber office at 925-284-7404.