Walk-Bike News
Bike Buses: a great way for students to get to school safely
The percentage of people biking to both Monta Vista and Cupertino High Schools have shown a slight upward trend, currently around 15% (Tino) and 12% (MV) of the student population. This is fairly typical of our local high schools, with the exception of Homestead High...
Sometimes biking on the sidewalk is the safest option
Cities vary in whether they allow sidewalk riding. San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Palo Alto allow sidewalk riding by people of all ages (with some caveats), with restrictions in business districts. Cupertino prohibits sidewalk riding for people 13 years old and above, while...
Three easy and inexpensive ways to dramatically improve safety for our students
Like many Cupertino residents, my kids attended and thrived at our local CUSD and FUHSD schools. This doesn't mean that they didn't face challenges--and one of them was a safe commute to school each day. Some of the issues that students face have been addressed...
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What we can learn from Amsterdam and Copenhagen
Different countries around the world have varying levels of support for biking infrastructure. While in most countries, gas-powered vehicles such as cars form the majority of transportation, a few countries in particular have been particularly forward in implementing...
California’s Daylighting Bill (AB 413) Enhances Crosswalk Safety
According to the Federal Highway Administration, approximately half of all traffic-related injuries occur near intersections. As an attempt to combat this statistic, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 413 (AB 413) into law in Sacramento on Tuesday. Authored by...
Insights: new technology of automatic transmissions for bikes
Walk-Bike Cupertino Board member and Vice-Chair of the Cupertino Bike Ped Commission Hervé Marcy met with Simon Faneco, CEO of ratioX. ratioX makes touchless automatic bike transmissions, a unique innovation designed to increase the enjoyment of bike and ebike...