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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[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...
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...