Walk-Bike News
Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Priorities for 2023
This coming year, due to staff shortages, there will not be any new city work items. The staff liaison, David Stillman, therefore asked the BPC at their November 2022 meeting about what their top priorities of the currently approved projects that they would like staff...
Pedestrian Scramble potential solution to congestion at Bubb and McClellan Intersection
The City of Cupertino is trying something new to address congestion at the Bubb and McClellan intersection in the mornings: a “pedestrian scramble”. This change will allow either all car traffic, or all pedestrian traffic, to cross during a light cycle phase instead...
Sunnyvale considers whether to make Homestead bike lanes full time
Homestead Road is a key east-west transportation corridor at the far northern edge of Cupertino, connecting Los Altos in the west to San Jose in the east. The road provides access to several large strip malls, apartment blocks, detached single family housing,...
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Cyclists and Motorists: Avoid a “Right Hook” on McClellan Road
Drivers need to be very careful to not turn across the new bike lanes on McClellan without looking to see if a bike is traveling along the lane first. If they do not, it can cause what is called a “right hook”, which can be dangerous or even deadly for cyclists. Cars...
National Parks Trying To Get A Handle On E-Bikes
October 21, 20194:27 PM ETHeard on All Things Considered MARK AREHART An e-bike resembles a regular bicycle, with its batteries and electric motor integrated into the bike's frame. Enthusiasts see e-bikes on national park trails as a great thing, but some...
Just back from Copenhagen…
A trip report from Dave Stearns, a long-standing Cupertino biking advocate.... " …and you better not walk in the bike lanes. They will chase you back onto the sidewalk. The 3-wheel “Christiana” bikes (see the pic of the mom and kid in the front basket) are...