Walk-Bike News
Grants and Contract Narrowly Approved for Next Phase of Stevens Creek Protected Lanes
In a contentious 3-2 vote on February 4, 2025, the Cupertino City Council approved the construction of the next phase (2A) of the Class IV protected bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard, along with accepting grants to pay for it. Phase 1, completed in 2018, added...
DeAnza buffered bike lanes: fears of congestion prove false
New buffers were added to the standard bike lanes on DeAnza Boulevard in December 2024. Prior to this decision, there was great concern expressed by biking and bike lane opponents that this change would negatively affect car travel times along DeAnza in Cupertino....
Mixed Results for High School Students’ Active Commutes
Both the City of Cupertino Safe Routes to School (SR2S) and Walk Bike Cupertino track active transportation for public school students in Cupertino. SR2S polls students in all grades by having teachers report out how many students self-reported that they walked or...
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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...