David Stillman has been promoted to Transportation Manager for Cupertino. A nine year city-staff veteran, Stillman’s focus is squarely on transportation issues, planning and implementation in the city.
“Prior to July, 2012 David Stillman, in the Public Works transportation section, reported to the Assistant Director of Public Works for Engineering. After the retirement of that Assistant Director, the position was not filled and Mr. Stillman reported directly to the Director of Public Works. David has taken on more responsibility in the Public Works department organization with supervising professional engineering staff, Safe Routes to School staff, and well as traffic signal technicians. He has also become the City’s ADA Coordinator, and has managed a concerted city-wide focus on the new bike plan and pedestrian plan. He also is the liaison for the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission. This coming year, David will also hire and supervise a new senior planner that will be working on transit solutions for the city, including possible shuttle and ride-share programs.” (Timm Borden, Directory of Public Works, city of Cupertino).
Reporting to David are Julie Chiu and Jennifer Chu, Associate Engineers. Both Julie and Jennifer support all the operations of the Transportation Division, including day-to-day traffic ops, customer requests, project management, and interfacing with other local and regional agencies. You can contact David at Davids@cupertino.org or (408) 777-3249.
Congratulations to David – you have the broad shoulders to manage and execute Cupertino’s many programs and projects to “Make it Safe and Easy to walk and cycle in Cupertino!”
While this talks about SC, the problem starts in Cupertino. In the evening commute east on Pruneridge there is a great difference between getting on PR from Meadow or Hubbard to that of Hillsdale. Of course Gianani’s 4 way stop makes access from that street easy. The requirement for a stop (or at least a rolling slow) opens gaps in the PR traffic flow. Not so from Hubbard or Meadow. SC unfortunately and incorrectly designates PR as an arterial route. The US guidelines state that an arterial road should never cut a neighborhood, which PR does.
One possible solution would be to replace the controlled green right turn arrow to a Stop and Yield. While this might increase the northbound right turn backup on Tantau, the actual traffic flow control is the Gianini 4 way stop.
I believe the change I suggest will actually improve Tantau flow as drivers desiring to make a right turn would not have the long wait for the control green. When clear of South bound Tantau traffic, right turns may be made resulting in gaps so our residents may enter or leave PR.
I’d like to see the portion of PR between Lawrence and Cupertino become a residential street with a 25 mph speed limit. Entering PR from northbound Hubbard is dangerous with the existing 35 mph speed limit on PR.
PR curves to the south enough that while ones sight line of a clear road results in having a PR car come barreling at one at 35 mph. I know this is not Cupertino’s problem but the combination of the sustained right green plus building turns and the 35 mph limit (exceeded) creates a dangerous situation. Plan work with SC traffic to correct.
530 Meadow