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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California Passed 15 Active Transportation Bills Last Year
The California legislature leaned hard in 2022 into making our state a more cyclist and pedestrian friendly state, though missed some opportunities that we hope will come back again. Below are some of the more noteworthy state transportation bills passed and missed in...
Update: No creek crossing on Stevens Creek Trail unimproved extension
A few weeks ago, we shared that there was a new pathway continuing the Stevens Creek Trail (SCT) across Stevens Creek Boulevard to Varian Park. Unfortunately, we "jumped the gun" a bit with our news. That pathway requires crossing Stevens Creek (the creek itself), but...
13-year Study Shows Only Separated Bike Lanes Improve Safety
WBC has discussed many times that "Class III Bike Infrastructure"--those with painted symbols and a sign--are not as safe for cyclists than separated bike lanes and trails. (See my posts here from 2019 and here from 2020). Now, a new 13-year study by the University...