06-21-2023 BPC Final Minutes1
Bicycle Pedestrian Commission
Regular Meeting
June 21, 2023
FINAL MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
June 21, 2023
Final Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Ilango Ganga, Grace John, Herve Marcy (VC), Joel Wolf (C), John Zhao
Absent: None
Staff: Marlon Aumentado, Staff Liaison
Others Present: David Stillman, Transportation Manager; Cherie Walkowiak, Safe
Routes To School Coordinator
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. May 17, 2023 Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Minutes
MOTION: Vice Chair Marcy moved, seconded by Commissioner Ganga to approve the
minutes as presented.
MOTION PASSED: 4‐0, John Absent
POSTPONEMENTS
No Postponements
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Andrea, public speaker reminded residents of the Go Safely California campaign which
promotes a safety culture so residents can go places safely. Following safety rules saves lives.
Commissioner John joined the meeting at 7:05 p.m.
Commissioner Ganga wanted to bring “Go Safely” up as a Future Agenda Item.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
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OLD BUSINESS
2. Future Agenda Items (Wolf)
Carmen Road Bridge
Education on How to Use Two‐Stage Left Turn Boxes
Path between Lincoln Elementary and Monta Vista High School
The Impact of Semi‐Rural Designation on Bike and Ped Projects/Priorities
Reassess the Intersection at Bubb Road/McClellan Road
Stevens Creek Boulevard, Phases 1‐3
Vision Zero (Workplan Item)
Lead Pedestrian Walk Interval (LPI) (start the pedestrian green before vehicles)
Input from Seniors on the Bicycle Pedestrian Improvements
Bollinger Road Safety Corridor Project
AB 43 – Summary and how Commission can support implementation (to what extent we can
reduce speed limits)
Bicycle Licensing (to prevent bike theft)
Bicycle Facilities (Workplan Item)
Land Donation from Richard Lowenthal (Carter)
Review Progress toward BPC Objectives (Six months to annually)
BPC Input at the VTA BPAC Meeting Regarding Adult Bicycle Education (Lindskog/Ganga)
League of American Bicyclists Application – Due fall 2023
Review Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvements and Provide Input from the Public
Pedestrian Safety around Shopping Centers
Update from Safe Routes to School (SR2S)
Examine Pedestrian Walkways for Safety
Pedestrian Focused Area in Cupertino related to the VTA Plan for Pedestrian Safety
Study of the speed of cars and street crossing behavior on Rodrigues Avenue
Know & understand Federal grant funding with the Department of Transportation on updated
bicycle pedestrian planning
Go Safely Program CA Program Presentation – Andrea Office of Highway Safety
Notification of Commission on Grant Applications periodically (every 6 months?)
NEW BUSINESS
3. 2023 Fall Bike Fest Planning and Coordination (Walkowiak)
Cherie Walkowiak, Safe Routes to School Coordinator gave a presentation on the 2023 Fall Bike
Fest Planning and Coordination.
Ms. Walkowiak stated the various jobs that were available and looked for volunteers. Chair
Wolf volunteered to lead the longer bike ride; he suggested someone in the front and the back.
Ms. Walkowiak said there was always a lead and someone in the back; she needed four to five
of the Commissioners for the bike rides. Chair Wolf suggested recruiting from Walk Bike
Cupertino.
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Commissioner Zhao asked about the other roles and was there a need for volunteers to run the
booths, in addition to volunteering for a bike ride. Ms. Walkowiak said there were a lot of high
school volunteers to help run booths. At least one or two Commissioners will assist with the
waivers before they go on the ride.
Commissioner Zhao was not sure if he was going to be in town but if he was, he was interested
in the longer ride. Chair Wolf was interested in the longer ride. Commissioner Ganga was
interested in the shorter ride. David Stillman, Transportation Manager said he could assist with
either ride, Vice Chair Marcy said the same.
Ms. Walkowiak asked about volunteers for the registration table. Commissioner’s John and
Zhao volunteered. Vice Chair Marcy volunteered for the safety talk; Ms. Walkowiak said she
would provide some talking points. Chair Wolf said he was able to staff the bike history booth.
Mr. Stillman volunteered the new Transit and Transportation Planner to assist.
Chair Wolf asked if the City of San Jose provided any old bicycles. Ms. Walkowiak said it was
just posters, there were no actual bikes.
Ms. Walkowiak showed a map of potential bike rides for the shorter ride and said each was two
and half to three miles long; the long bike ride could be about 15 miles long. Commissioner
Zhao asked if there were stops. Ms. Walkowiak said they were considering riding through.
Chair Wolf suggested a 10–12‐mile bike ride near Lawrence‐Mitty. Ms. Walkowiak mentioned
the longer ride was 10‐15 miles in the past. Vice Chair Marcy thought a good objective was to
show people trails they have not been on before. He suggested Lawrence‐Mitty and Tamien
Innu. Commissioner Zhao suggested the west side of the City of Cupertino.
Commissioner Ganga discussed the short ride and recalled last year they road all the way to
Rancho Rinconada area. Ms. Walkowiak recalled previous years and said riders were 30‐45
minutes apart. This year, she suggested shortening the short ride to three miles.
Commissioner Zhao brought out people being spread out on the short ride due to the difference
in ability and said the route had options to cut the loop short. If people did not want to do the
full loop, they were able to come back before they hit the trail. Chair Wolf said if that was the
case, there was a need for two leaders, so one person could do a longer option and one the
shorter. Vice Chair Marcy suggested signs if there were two options for the short ride,
otherwise, he suggested keeping it simple.
NO ACTION TAKEN
4. Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant Update (Stillman)
David Stillman, Transportation Manager gave a presentation to the Bicycle Pedestrian
Commission (Commission) on the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Grant
update.
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Commissioner Zhao inquired about the countermeasures, speed feedback signs, and high
friction pavements; he wanted to know if there were other treatments. Mr. Stillman said no
those are the only two.
Vice Chair Marcy recalled the data about collisions and saw that McClellan Road was identified
as one of the corridors. He wondered if there was a change in the number of collisions on
McClellan Road since the separated bike lanes were installed. Mr. Stillman did not have that
data with him but assured the Commission he would look into it.
Commissioner Ganga stated that the countermeasures were mainly focused on preventing
accidents, but he wondered if there were other improvements being made in response to the
two pedestrian identified fatalities. He did not see that Stelling Road was included in this
improvement. Mr. Stillman answered that Bollinger Road was included but Stelling Road was
not addressed in this project. He understood the fatality dealt with a driver that was texting,
which would not be addressed in an infrastructure project like this. He was going to look at
further areas in the City of Cupertino that were identified by the Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP)
which were addressed by grants or future cycles of Capital Improvement Program (CIP.)
Commissioner Ganga asked how much was spent on LRSP. Mr. Stillman said it was less than
$100,000.
Vice Chair Marcy inquired about the crash data and wondered if that was vehicle verses vehicle
or vehicle verses pedestrian. Mr. Stillman said it includes all collisions.
Chair Wolf stated there was a 135‐page report from the consulting firm that compiled the report
for the LRSP in January 2023 and there were many safety improvements recommended. He
wondered what percentage of the report the LRSP covered because he noticed there was no
intersection safety improvements at this time. Mr. Stillman did not know the exact percentage
but guessed it was fairly small. The LRSP was going to be used every year moving forward, and
so was Vision Zero when it was complete, to identify projects for CIP or for grants. The other
safety issues were going to potentially be addressed through these safety plans.
Chair Wolf inquired about the epoxy and the aggregate that were mentioned and if water was
able to percolate in between the pavement. Mr. Stillman said it was not going to percolate in
between the pavement but it was going to fall within some voids. There was a ten‐year useful
life.
Vice Chair Marcy inquired about the criteria for the counter measures. Mr. Stillman said with
the HSIP grant application, depending on the specific problem being addressed, there was a
specific list of items that could be chosen to indicate eligibility for the funding. The ones chosen
were from that list. That was not to say it was not possible to do other things outside the scope
of the grant.
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Commissioner Zhao inquired about the grant and asked if the counter measures were set in
stone. Mr. Stillman answered yes, for this project, for these particular collision factors.
Commissioner Zhao inquired why Stevens Creek Boulevard was not included. Mr. Stillman
answered that it did not rise to the level of [inaudible] types of accidents. Stevens Creek
Boulevard may have been eligible for other types of counter measures for other types of
accidents that were occurring but not for the types that were addressed with this application.
Stevens Creek Boulevard was identified as a high collision corridor in the LRSP.
Commissioner Ganga summarized that this program brought a lot of returns. Perhaps some
programs were able to be augmented by Vision Zero, which was another safety program that
looked at bicycle and pedestrian safety; there was a potential for additional funding if there was
a plan. The Federal Infrastructure Bill earmarked dollars for local communities to spend on such
programs. He suggested looking for additional countermeasures to use, despite funding, for
next year’s CIP. Mr. Stillman concurred and said he would do that with the next cycle and
would bring those recommendations back to the Commission, so they were able to see what
was being proposed and so they could weigh in.
NO ACTION TAKEN
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
5. Staff Update and Commissioner Activity Report (All)
David Stillman, Transportation Manager said the Wolfe Road/I‐280 project had a shortfall in the
Measure B funding. He was going to look to cover the shortfall with Senate Bill 1 funding but
that was not looking good. Valley Transportation Authority and the City of Cupertino were
working to try to identify other funding sources to cover the shortfall.
Chair Wolf asked if that involved the trail at the interchange of Wolfe Road and I‐280. Mr.
Stillman said access to the trail was to be provided from Wolfe Road, but that portion of the trail
was not going to happen for some time.
Commissioner Ganga gave a report on the Mayor’s meeting and Safe Routes to School Meeting
for June.
Chair Wolf gave an update on the energizer station for Bike to Work Day and said there were
about 75 riders that came through and there were more than enough volunteers. He also sat in
on the bike rack meeting. The Rotary Club has money for artistic bike racks. The Chamber of
Commerce was going to act as a liaison between the City and businesses regarding the
installation of bike racks on private property. Chad Mosley, Director of Public Works was going
to head writing an agreement, which was needed if City money was going to be used on private
property. If there was City money spent on artistic bike racks for public property, then the Art
Commission needed to be involved. Mr. Stillman was looking for a representative from the
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Bicycle Pedestrian Commission to be on the stakeholder group for Vision Zero. Commissioner
Ganga and Commissioner Zhao volunteered.
Commissioner John was to attend the Mayor’s Meeting and Safe Routes to School meeting for
July.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
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Marlon Aumentado, Staff Liaison
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