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See How Council Candidates Score on Our Election Survey
Quality of life in a city is the sense of wellbeing and happiness that a resident has--the mental, physical, and environmental comfort and enjoyment that residents feel, including safety, while going about their daily life. Closer to home, city surveys show that...
Happy 10th Anniversary, Walk Bike Cupertino
In the fall of 2013, while I was serving on the Cupertino City Council, resident and avid biker Larry Dean and I visited City Manager David Brandt. Larry said our bike plan at the time lacked ambition and coherent vision, and wanted to fix that to make biking safer...
Lower speed limits coming to 5 streets in Cupertino
There’s been a significant increase in pedestrian and cycling fatalities in California, and many cities have responded by creating Vision Zero Plans to reduce fatalities and severe injuries. California’s State Assembly has also responded, by allowing greater...
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The Case to Un-Pave Parking Lots and Put Up a Paradise
“Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone. They paved paradise, put up a parking lot.” Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi.We see it everywhere - half empty parking lots, parking spaces along streets that sit empty much of the time....
What does “Complete Streets” mean?
You may have heard the phrase “Complete Streets” design and wondered what this concept means. As defined by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration of the Department of Transportation (DOT), a “Complete Street is safe, and feels safe,” (emphasis added) for all users...
E-Bikes becoming more affordable
E-bikes are becoming more and more available, it’s a great way to get around while minimizing your carbon footprint, being outdoors and getting a little exercise.Recently CalBike won a $10M grant to help Californians purchase E-bikes by issues vouchers for those that...