Walk-Bike News
FUHSD Schools see record bike use
For the past 3 ½ school years, volunteers from Walk Bike Cupertino and the Rotary Club have visited each of our high schools to count the total number of student bicycles. Compiling this work has provided an in-depth look at recent trends in student biking across high...
Tragedy Highlights Why We Need Sidewalks and Protected Bike Lanes
Site of the accident on S. Foothill Blvd where 11-year old Mahi Kothari was killed and three other children seriously injured. Photo credit: TubeSock0 on Reddit r/Cupertino. On April 27th 2024, at 6:14pm, two families’ lives changed forever. Mahi Kothari, a bright...
Cupertino’s Fall Bike Fest 2024 continues to be popular
Last year’s attendance was an all-time record for the Cupertino Bike Fest, and this year maintained the same high level. Most notable for returning visitors was the all-day-long hustle and bustle of the festival. Right up until it closed at 1:00pm, the 11th Annual...
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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...