Walk-Bike News
Anti-Trail and Anti-Walking/Biking Voices Dominate City Council Meetings
From our May 9 newsletter: ⤑ The city council rejected a proposal to expand the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission (BPC) to a 7-member Complete Streets Commission, similar to ones established in Los Altos, Menlo Park, and Los Gatos. ⤑ The opponents of the Regnart Creek...
Your age can determine dramatically if you will be in a pedestrian or cyclist crash
Though the trend for both pedestrian and cyclist accidents in Cupertino is downward (fewer crashes), there are still enough for concern. This is especially true as many studies show that most accidents are never reported. Who is most likely to experience a crash? ...
Pedestrian and Bike Accidents show multi-year downward trend
Over the past four years, Cupertino has seen fewer accidents each year between cyclists, pedestrians and vehicles. Any resident will tell you that traffic has increased (aside from after March 2020), which usually increases crashes. So why are we not seeing more of...
Related News
![[The Mercury News] Cupertino’s Safe Routes 2 School program looks to parents](https://walkbikecupertino.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/greenbiker.jpg)
[The Mercury News] Cupertino’s Safe Routes 2 School program looks to parents
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/27/cupertinos-safe-routes-2-school-program-looks-to-parents/ A city program that seeks to find safe routes and methods for getting students to school is putting out the call for parent participation. Cupertino Safe Routes 2...
![[LA Times]Cyclists don’t follow the rules of the road? Maybe it’s time to change those rules](https://walkbikecupertino.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/la-timesOct3_2016.png)
[LA Times]Cyclists don’t follow the rules of the road? Maybe it’s time to change those rules
[Click to read this at LA-times] Like many bicycle commuters across America, Kurt Holzer looks at a stop sign and sees a suggestion rather than a command. If the intersection is clear and it’s safe to do so, he rolls right through, sometimes barely slowing down. This...
VTA BPAC Meeting Report (August 10, 2016)
By Gary Jones, Cupertino Bike Commission Representative Special announcement: Thank you James Wiant for your past service to the city of Cupertino on the VTA Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (“BPAC”). All in attendance at this month’s meeting extend their...