Walk-Bike News
Special Bike Camp Opportunity for Middle Schoolers
The City of Cupertino through Safe Routes to School is offering a Middle School Bike Skills Summer Workshop to prepare rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders for biking to middle school and beyond. Students will learn how to be confident riders by learning the rules of the...
VTA funds Homestead ‘Safe Routes’
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) board of directors recently approved funding for the Homestead Safe Routes to School project. The funding will advance planned pedestrian and bicycle improvements on Homestead Road in Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Los...
Council approves 2020-21 Capital Budget including Regnart Creek Trail
At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 16th, the Council discussed and unanimously approved the CIP (Capital Improvement Plan) Budget for 2020-21, which includes all walking and biking projects for the City of Cupertino. Though the City of Cupertino's income has...
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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...
Protected bike lanes are good for cyclists — and public health
A cyclist bikes up North Figueroa Street between Avenue 52 and Avenue 56 in Highland Park on July 16, 2014. (Los Angeles Times) To the editor: About half of car trips in the U.S. are within easy bicycling distance of three miles, but only about 1% of trips are...
ACTION ALERT: $100M for Active Transportation Program
Hello Partners and Supporters of Biking, Walking & Trails! Urgent Action Alert: We’ve asked the legislature to increase the Active Transportation Program, the state’s only dedicated fund for biking and walking, by $100 million. The Assembly's proposed budget...