BPC 08-14-2018MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
August 14th, 2018
CUPERTINO
The meeting was called to order at 7:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Jennifer Shearin, Pete Heller, Erik Lindskog, Gerhard Eschelbeck, Sean Lyn
joined the meeting at 7:35
City Staff: Jennifer Chu
Others Present: Larry Dean, Walk-Bike Cupertino; Emma Shearin
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. The Commission unanimously approved the July 18, 2018 meeting minutes.
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Larry Dean highlighted the upcoming City Council meeting on August 21, related
to the Regnart Creek trail proposal.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
2. Cupertino 2016 Bicycle Transportation Plan Implementation Update (Chu)
• Associate Civil Engineer Jennifer Chu presented an update on the
Implementation of the 2016 Bicycle Transportation Plan:
• REGNART CREEK TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY
• Admin draft of study available on project webpage as of last Wednesday.
Study going to Council on 8/21/2018.
• JUNIPERO SERRA TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY
• Concluded 4th and last outreach meeting in June. Consultant prepared rough
draft of feasibility study. Staff still currently reviewing.
• HISTORIC DE ANZA TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY
• Consultant team in discussions with Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR). City staff
outreaching to HOAs, utility providers, and nearby residents to hear
comments and concerns. Second open house tentatively scheduled in
November to show early concepts based on community input thus far.
• CARMEN ROAD BRIDGE FEASIBILITY STUDY
• Study would analyze ways to improve bicycle and pedestrian crossing across
Stevens Creek Blvd. at Carmen Rd., including the feasibility of a bike/ped
bridge.
• MCCLELLAN RD CLASS IV BIKE LANES
• Design of Phase lA is complete, includes physically separated bike lanes
between Imperial Ave. and Stelling Rd. Construction expected to begin in
September and will take about 3 months to complete.
• STEVENS CREEK BL VD CLASS IV BIKE LANES
• Phase 1 includes physically separated bike lanes between Tan tau Ave. and
Wolfe Rd., and traffic signal modifications at each intersection to provide bike
signal phases that would separate bike thru movements from vehicle right
turn movements. Expect design to be completed in November and
construction to begin early 2019.
• Bicycle Pedestrian Commission recommended to set up an agenda item in
one of the upcoming commission meetings to review the three intersections
(Wolfe, Finch, Tantau)
• BIKE BOULEY ARDS
• Phase 1 includes improvements within neighborhoods where outreach is
completed. Expect design to be completed in November and construction to
begin early 2019.
NEW BUSINESS
3. Bicycle and Pedestrian Collision Data (Shearin)
• Commissioner Emma Shearin presented her research on Bicycle and
Pedestrian Safety in Cupertino. She reviewed Bicycle and Pedestrian collision
data from 2014-2017, covering a total of 243 incidents reported during that
period. Some of the key findings and the majority of injuries are minor, with
the exception of one fatality. The majority of accidents are caused by drivers,
and cyclists primarily causing accidents when improperly turning. August
and September are the months with the highest reported incident rates -
likely related to the start of the school year.
4. 2018 Fall Bike Fest Planning (Shearin)
• Commissioner Jennifer Shearin reported the completion of the flyer for the
upcoming Fall Bike Fest on October 27. Start/Finish for both the short and
long bike rides will be at Cupertino City Hall. Bicycle and Pedestrian
commissioners will be joining and supporting the short and long bike rides.
5. Mayor's Meeting Rotation Discussion (Shearin)
• Discussion about attending monthly mayor's meeting. Commissioners agreed
the current rotation is a good model, but will need to publish the rotation
schedule ahead for the next few months. David Stillman will publish
upcoming month's rotation to the commission. Bicycle and Pedestrian
Commission recommended to set up an ongoing BPC agenda item to report
back from the mayor's meeting. Commissioner Gerhard Eschelbeck was
attending the August meeting and summarized the mayor's meeting, which
included an update of active projects from the 2016 bicycle pedestrian plan
including the implementation of class IV at McClellan and Stevens Creek
Blvd., the implementation of bike boulevards, and the study of Regnart Creek
trail and Junipero Serra trail, as well as UPRR trail.
6. Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Workplan (Shearin)
• Jennifer Shearin recommended to develop an annual workplan for the bicycle
pedestrian commission, and invited commissioners to provide input about
suggested items for the annual workplan.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
7. Staff Report (Stillman)
• Associate Civil Engineer Jennifer Chu reported the Cupertino city council
members are invited for an onsite tour of the proposed Regnart Creek trail on
Monday, August 20. Jennifer Chu also reported about the grant applications
the City of Cupertino has applied for:
1. ATP CYCLE 4 GRANT
• Active Transportation Program. Staff submitted application for unfunded
portion of SCB Class IV Bike Lanes ($5.4M).
2. VERBS GRANT
• Vehicle Emissions Reductions Based at Schools, administered by VT A. Staff
submitted 2 applications: McClellan Rd. Class IV Bike Lanes and SCB Class
IV Bike Lanes.
8. VTA BP AC Report (Lindskog)
• Erik Lindskog reported from the VTA Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Committee meeting on August 8, about the Story-Keyes Complete Streets
Study, an effort to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety.
9. Public Relations Subcommittee Report (Heller)
• Pete Heller commented on the outreach efforts for the upcoming City Council
meeting on August 21, related to the Regnart Creek trail proposal.
10. Report on Committee Assignments and General Comments
• No report given.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:48 p.m.
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Gerhard Eschelbeck, Commissioner