BPC 05-20-2015 MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
C1 May 201h, 2015
CUPERTINO
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Pete Heller, Gary Jones, Vidula Aiyer, Sean Lyn, Erick Lindskog
Staff: David Stillman
Others Present: Anastasia Novozhilova
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
• Anastasia, an Apple employee, advocated for more bike-friendly and pedestrian-
friendly infrastructure. She commented she feels dangerous to ride on De Anza
Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd.because of lack of physical isolation for bike lanes.
• Sean briefed the Bike to Work Day. There were 166 bicyclists and roughly 100
people stopped by. There are much more stopped bicyclists this year. Sean
commented it's because our Energizer Station is easier to be noticed this year.
Whole Foods was the major sponsor this year.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
ORDERS OF THE DAY
1) Staff Report: Kick-off meeting of Cupertino Safe-Route to School holds on 6/2.
2) No report given.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3) Commission approved the April 15t11, 2015 minutes as amended.
OLD BUSINESS
4) Bike Rodeo Planning—no report given.
NEIN BUSINESS
5) Green Bike Lane Discussion
a. Lyn commented the uneven surfaces on bike lane due to street gutters.
The boundary of street gutters could potentially trip bicycle tires. The
Commission needs more time to discuss about it.
b. Lyn commented the design of intersection of right-turning car and bike
lane is confusing to both car drivers and inexperienced bicyclists. Stillman
explained the rules and reason of the design. The Commission suggests
the solutions shall be part of the traffic safety education on bicycle and
pedestrian. It will be part of future action on education plans.
6) Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Mission Statement
a. Aiyer made a presentation of the draft of Commission Mission Statement,
including the background and status of bicycle-pedestrian safety of all
major cities in the United States.
7) Bike and Ped Fatality Rates in Other Countries-Presentation given.
8) Documentation of Items and Issues for the BPC
a. Lindskog proposed a group-working document for the Commission to co-
contribute and review for pools of issues and work-items. The
Commission decided to discuss in the next meeting.
9) Inner-City Pathway-deferred to future meeting.
10)Hotlist-deferred to future meeting.
11)Items for Future Agendas- deferred to future meeting.
12)Next Meeting-Information-June 17, 2015, 7 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:35 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Sean Lyn, Commissioner