Walk-Bike News
McClellan protected bike lanes east of Stelling break ground August 3
The first phase of the McClellan protected lanes were completed last year between Stelling Road and Imperial Avenue. The protected bike lanes have made travel along McClellan, a major school commute and cross-city connector, safer and easier for cyclists of all ages....
New Streetlight Banners Made by Students Encourage Walking and Biking
Have you seen the beautiful new banners along Stevens Creek and near City Center? They are designed by our very own Cupertino students to advertise Cupertino Safe Routes to School! These banners are a great way of bringing community art to public spaces to encourage...
City Staff confirm Regnart Trail and McClellan Lanes will ease parking at Civic Center
An agenda item during the last Cupertino City Council meeting on July 7 was a parking study for the Cupertino branch of the Santa Clara Public Library. Difficulty finding parking at the civic center has been an ongoing complaint of library patrons as well as City Hall...
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[StreetsBlog CAL] Draft CA Statewide Bike and Pedestrian Plan Ready for Public Comment
http://cal.streetsblog.org/2017/02/08/draft-ca-statewide-bike-and-pedestrian-plan-ready-for-public-comment/ Caltrans just posted its first draft of the first statewide California Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan and is seeking public comment on it (see below for details)....
[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
[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...