Cupertino Community Event Reminders:


Jan 24              Safe Routes to School Meeting
 

Jan  25               Community Review Meeting:
  Stevens Creek Blvd. separated Bike Lanes;
  East/West Bike-way via McClellan Road;
  Wanted: Community input and feedback!

Jan 26                 Bike/Ped Commission Meeting    
                      
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Parents: Tell us what you think about Student Bike Safety...

                                             
 For more events   see:


Advocating Safe and Easy Cycling in Cupertino

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2016 Cupertino Community Bike/Ped Highlights:


With You - our community - and our city leaders energized, 2016 came to a close enjoying great momentum for cycling and safety improvements for Cupertino and area residents.  Make sure that you thank our elected and appointed officials for their commitment !  
Their accomplishments include:
 
                    
 
  • The majority of the 2015 bike project plan was completed (with ~$500K in remaining projects carried over);
 
  • $2M budgeted for FY2016 by the city council to start work on implementing select phases of the 2016 Bike Plan.  (Since late 2014, the council has allocated approximately $3.5M for bike/ped safety improvements).

 
  • Planning/study phases started on:
    • Steven Creek Boulevard: Class IV (separated) bike routes across the city from Foothill to Lawrence Expressway;
    • Cross-Cupertino East/West Protected  Bike Way: McClellan Road route from Foothill Blvd to Tantau Road, tying our schools and library centers together;
    • Public review/input session scheduled for Wednesday, Jan 25th.


  • Cupertino Union School District - Safety Training
    With the support of Safe Routes Program leadership and Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department -  the district leadership launched a formal bike safety training program in all CUSD middle schools with roll-out planned for the balance of CUSD's elementary schools.
 
  • Upcoming Projects in the first half of the New Year: 
 
    • Develop a formal Pedestrian Improvement and Safety Plan;

 
    • Plan the I-280 (adjacent)  bike/ped trail from Mary Avenue to Wolfe Road;

 
    • Develop  the Union-Pacific  bike/ped trail plan from Rainbow to Stevens Creek Blvd;

 
    • Create city-wide "Way-finder" bike routes signage 
      to make routes friendlier and useful to the cycling community.

 
 
    • Sidewalk ordinance proposed allowing students 12 and under (along with parents) to ride their bicycles on sidewalks.  This ordinance has been approved by the Bike/Ped commission and will be presented to the City Council in February 2016.


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Want to know how many kids in your neighborhood go to your school?    Check out the  Interactive map  of the neighborhoods where our school children live by school or district.  It may help you with carpooling and ride-sharing needs.


 

See our valuable list of  safety and training resources 

Walk-Bike Cupertino Strongly Supports

  • Making Cupertino the Bay Area leader for Safe and Easy walking and biking;
  • Create direct bike-ped pathways;
  • Educate drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists on best practices and sharing  the road;
  • Embed bicycle safety training in our schools' curriculum;
  • Incorporate "Way-finder" signage, historical markers and points-of-interest into bike and walking pathways
  • Support the  $15M funding set aside   for  Cupertino's strategic walk-bike  improvements over the next 5 years.

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Thank you for your support and your actions....  
        
Your efforts do make a difference - Join us Today! .
 
Here's to a safe and healthy 2017 to you and your family!

Your Walk-Bike Cupertino Advisory Board Team


 
See some of the recent improvements below: Safe Routes crossings
:Ann Arbor at  Memorial Park and Orange Avenue.  Next on our list, we are looking at improving the path through Memorial Park from the new passageway south, and adding green within the conflict zones along Stelling between Stevens Creek and McClellan
            
Walk, Bike Cupertino | info@walkbikecupertino.com |
Cupertino, CA 95014