Walk-Bike News
Grants and Contract Narrowly Approved for Next Phase of Stevens Creek Protected Lanes
In a contentious 3-2 vote on February 4, 2025, the Cupertino City Council approved the construction of the next phase (2A) of the Class IV protected bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard, along with accepting grants to pay for it. Phase 1, completed in 2018, added...
DeAnza buffered bike lanes: fears of congestion prove false
New buffers were added to the standard bike lanes on DeAnza Boulevard in December 2024. Prior to this decision, there was great concern expressed by biking and bike lane opponents that this change would negatively affect car travel times along DeAnza in Cupertino....
Mixed Results for High School Students’ Active Commutes
Both the City of Cupertino Safe Routes to School (SR2S) and Walk Bike Cupertino track active transportation for public school students in Cupertino. SR2S polls students in all grades by having teachers report out how many students self-reported that they walked or...
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Biking to Work: 5 Lessons Learned from My Commute
As my company (Amazon) started to ask employees to return to the office after the consequences of the COVID pandemic were better understood, I faced a dilemma: I had moved to Cupertino with my family in 2020 without even thinking about where my office location was....
WBC in the News!
Walk Bike Cupertino has been getting a lot of press lately for our efforts to make walking and biking safer and easier. Recent news stories have centered on two issues: the continued safety issues at Calle de Barcelona and Finch near Cupertino High, and the...
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...