BPC 12.18.19 Meeting PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
AGENDA
10300 Torre Avenue, City Hall Conference Room C
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
7:00 PM
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: November 20, 2019 Minutes
Recommended Action: Approve November 20, 2019 minutes
BPC Draft Minutes 11-20-19
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the commission on any matter not
on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the
commission from making any decisions with respect to a matter not listed on the agenda
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2.Subject: Commission Proposals for FY 2020-21 City Work Program (Stillman)
Recommended Action: Provide a List of Proposed City Work Program Items,
Identifying Top Three Proposals (Stillman)
3.Subject: McClellan Road Right-Turn Hook (Stillman)
Recommended Action: Discuss and Provide Comments Regarding Right-Hook
Conflicts along McClellan Road (Stillman)
4.Subject: McClellan Road Two-Stage Left-Turn Bike Boxes (Stillman)
Recommended Action: Discuss, Provide Comments, and Make Recommendation
Regarding Continuation of McClellan Road Northbound and Southbound Two-Stage
Left-Turn Bike Boxes (Stillman)
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
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Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Agenda December 18, 2019
5.Subject: Staff Report (Stillman)
Recommended Action: Receive Staff Report (Stillman)
6.Subject: VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
Recommended Action: Receive VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
7.Subject: Public Relations Subcommittee Report (Heller)
Recommended Action: Receive Public Relations Subcommittee Report (Heller)
8.Subject: Report on Committee assignments and general comments
Recommended Action: Report on Committee assignments and general comments
ADJOURNMENT
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DRAFT MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
November 20th, 2019
Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Commissioners Erik Lindskog, Muni Madhdhipatla, Jennifer Shearin and
Gerhard Eschelbeck .
Absent: Pete Heller.
Staff Present: David Stillman City Transportation Manager and Cherie Walkowiak City
Safe Routes 2 Schools Coordinator.
Visitors: Anne Ng, resident; Larry Dean, resident.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Motion made by Gerhard Eschelbeck, seconded by Jennifer Shearin to approve
September 18, 2019 BPC meeting minutes with a change to item 3) to read “Regnart”
instead of “Stevens”. Unanimous approval (4-0).
2. Upon review of the September 18, 2019 minutes, it was confirmed that the July 9,
2019 minutes were already approved on September 18, 2019. No further action
taken on this item.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Commissioner Lindskog presented two emails:
• One from Raj Shah, student at Cupertino High School (see attached letter in
minutes).
• The second was from a resident regarding an accident at Mary Ave. Bridge (see
attached letter in minutes). David Stillman stated that there will be a review of
standards and present conditions regarding the bollards near Mary Bridge and in
other locations. It will be brought forward on a future BPC agenda (December or
January) for discussion.
• Commissioner Madhdhipatla suggested to reduce one bollard and go with one
bollard in the middle instead of two right now. The current arrangement causes
confusion.
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Commissioner Eschelbeck presented emails which had been sent during the last month
to the entire BPC commission by residents or forwarded by the BPC Staff Liaison:
• Emails were regarding safety on McClellan after the installation of the new bike
lanes, including infrastructure concerns and accidents. Gerhard requested review
from staff for options for improvement.
Anne Ng, resident, spoke regarding her concerns about the McClellan Road bike lanes:
• She sees greater hazards with right turns and passing issues with bikes in bike
lanes. She would prefer bollards instead of concrete curbs.
• She also saw kids jostling for space in the bike lanes. Commissioner Lindskog
stated sidewalk-height bike lanes would help. Commissioner Madhdhipatla
responded that bidirectional bike lanes would help with passing. Responsive
discussion was that bidirectional bike lanes create great problems at
intersections.
• Larry Dean, resident, discussed issues with blacktop/gutter intersection being too
different in height and a utility pole that is still located in the bike lane. David
Stillman stated the city is still waiting on PG&E to move the pole.
• Commissioner Shearin mentioned that leaving the St. Jude’s parking lot onto
McClellan has not been an issue.
• Commissioner Lindskog stated that extending the bike lane divider into the
intersection to slow down turning cars and increase visibility would possibly
improve safety for cyclists.
• Commissioner Madhdhipatla mentioned traffic is driving more slowly and
carefully around the school area, perhaps because of the perception of narrower
lanes. David Stillman reinforced that the lanes are not any narrower than they
were previously. He also stated there is limited right of way on McClellan and
the focus for these lanes was to encourage students to ride more.
• Some discussion occurred regarding sidewalk-height bike lanes that were
installed on McClellan to prevent conflicts with garbage cans.
• Commissioner Shearin questioned whether the bike lane cleaning issue is settled.
David said an RFP will be going out soon for a cleaning permit, and the quotes
include this requirement.
• Commissioner Madhdhipatla discussed bollard locations. He stated that near
intersections, drivers move closer to the bike curb as there aren’t any bollards
there.
Anne Ng asked whether the Stevens Creek bike lanes will be six (6) feet wide.
• David Stillman responded that the SCB lanes will be a minimum of six feet wide,
and seven in some locations. Anne Ng responded that experienced cyclists do
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not like the McClellan Lanes, and “escape routes”—large curb cuts between the
bike lane and drive lane— would be helpful.
Larry Dean mentioned he sees more children on bikes on McClellan now than before
the lanes were put in. Commissioner Madhdhipatla stated he has seen the same change.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
No written communications.
OLD BUSINESS
3. Cupertino 2019 Fall Bike Fest - Debrief (Walkowiak)
• Cherie Walkowiak, Safe Routes to School Coordinator, led a review of the Fall
Bike Fest, held on September 28, 2019.
• Commissioners attending (Lindskog, Shearin, Eschelbeck) were polled as to what
worked well and what could be improved for this year’s event. Full information
is attached to these minutes.
NEW BUSINESS
4. Two-stage Left-Turn Bike Box Education (Stillman)
• Two issues for education: “right hook” turn and two-stage left-turn bike boxes.
• Avoiding the “right hook” for cyclists:
- Staff and commissioners discussed adding signalization just for bikes. This is
not possible as there is no dedicated right turn lane.
- David Stillman stated the city will consider creating a protected intersection by
extending bike lanes and adding a pork chop to protect bikes from “right
hooks”.
- A new sign showing drivers should yield to bikes is to be added near
intersections. The sign will be on the sidewalk. David Stillman states it can’t be
on the bike curb as the curb isn’t wide enough.
• Staff is planning to create a video to show right-turn behavior and two-stage left-
turn bike box function. This is being created by Safe Routes to School staff.
Bike boxes discussion:
- There are complaints from residents about no right on red and about
congestion.
- Commissioner Madhdhipatla and Commissioner Lindskog state people will
get used to waiting for right on red.
- Volume of pedestrians crossing the street during school peak times causes the
problem of “never being able to turn.”
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• Lincoln and Kennedy schools will show the video to students, and links to the
video will go to parents. Monta Vista High will only send links to parents.
Commissioner Shearin recommended contacting the PTSA at Monta Vista to
reach other parents.
5. Stevens Creek Class IV Bikeway Project (Stillman)
• Commissioner Shearin discussed the angled intersection at the SW to NW corner
of Miller and Stevens Creek. This was discussed previously in the BPC when
concepts were shown for Class IV lanes on SCB. It may be handled in the second
phase of this project.
• Discussion regarding bike box for cyclists turning south on to Wolfe/Miller. The
location would likely be between the crosswalk and bike lane on the north side of
intersection. Consensus is that cyclists will not want to cross lanes of traffic to try
to use a left-turn lane shared with cars, and a bike box is necessary.
• During the discussion regarding intersection at Tantau and SCB, Commissioner
Shearin endorsed a pedestrian scramble phase, proposed previously in a Walk
Audit meeting at CHS. This will work well for pedestrians and decrease vehicle
waiting time at light.
• Commissioner Lindskog is concerned light timing is too slow for cyclists, and
they won’t want to wait that long for a green light. David Stillman assured him
that would be helped by bike detection in bike lanes.
• Commissioner Shearin brought up lack of detection by bikes at Main Street
facing south, crossing SCB. David Stillman said that there will be video
detection and there is a possibility to add a signal that a bike has been detected (a
light). Our city does have video detection at several locations already throughout
the city.
• Commissioner Madhdhipatla recommended additional law enforcement
monitoring at all intersections with no right on red to improve compliance.
6. Draft Ethics Protocol (Stillman)
• Commissioner Shearin discussed her concerns with the proposal’s lack of an
enforcement protocol. Written feedback was submitted to David Stillman.
• It was confirmed by Commissioner Eschelbeck that all feedback should be sent in
writing to Katy Nomura. The City Council meeting discussion on this topic will
take place on December 17, 2019.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
7. Staff Commission Report (Stillman)
• New Transportation staff engineer is starting on December 9, 2019.
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• Interviews were held today for a design consultant for phase 2 of the McClellan
Class IV Bike lanes.
• The design process for the Regnart Trail is proceeding, including having
meetings with neighbors about fencing and meetings with Water District. The
project complies with the General Plan per Planning Commission meeting on
11/12/19.
• Commissioner Eschelbeck asked about the Westport (The Oaks) center bike path
on the back side of the property. This path did not appear in the latest developer
proposal. David Stillman confirmed the city will be making that a condition of
the development.
• Commissioner Shearin would like a copy of the latest timeline with stages for all
projects, as the last one available was from August. David Stillman stated he will
follow up and provide her with an updated version.
8. VTA BPAC Report
• No report this month.
9. Public Relations Subcommittee Report
• No report this month.
10. Report on Committee Assignments and General Comments
• Commissioner Madhdhipatla attended the last (November 2019) Mayor’s
meeting. He will send the other commissioners his update from the meeting.
• Commissioner Shearin stated that the BPC should begin work soon on next
year’s Work Plan. David Stillman stated it would be put on the agenda for next
month.
• Commissioner Shearin mentioned that as the Bike Plan would be due for an
update in 2021, next year it would be a large part of the Work Plan. She also
stated that she would prefer to have a combined Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan to
eliminate issues seen previously regarding priority differences between the
plans. David Stillman stated City Staff agrees with having a combined plan.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 pm.
SUBMITTED BY:
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Jennifer Shearin, Commissioner
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GUIDANCE ON COMMISSION PROPOSALS FOR CITY WORK PROGRAM
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In the December/January timeframe, each Commission will submitproposed ideas for the
City Work Program for the upcoming fiscal year. These proposals will be taken into consideration
by Department Heads and the City Manager when developing the proposed City Work Program
for Council's consideration. When the proposed City Work Program is brought to Council in
March, the proposals submitted by Commissions will be provided as attachments with
indications as to which proposals are reflected in the proposed City WorkProgram. Once the City
Work Program is adopted by Council, Commissions wffl then develop their Commission Work
Programs based upon the items relevant to them in the approved City Work Program. Smaller
items that do not require staff time or budget may be added to the Commission Work Program
at this point in the process. Final Commission Work Programs should be brought for Council's
approval as consent items before July. For a flow chart ofthis process, see the City Work Program
Flow Chart.
Guidance on Commission Proposals for the City Work Program
Commission proposals for the City Work Program should be within the purview of the
Commission, have timelines of 12 months or less, and identify projects or deliverables the
Commission would be interested in addressing over the course of the next fiscal year. When
developing proposals, consider constraints related to:
* Staff resources,
* Budget, and
* Demands from routine business of the Commission.
If there are existing City Work Program items that the Commission would like to propose
continuing into the upcoming year, the Commission should include these items in their list of
proposals. Please identify:
* The Commission's top three proposals to aid in the prioritization process and
* No more than 10 proposals total for submission. There is no minimum number of
proposals required. Please note that not all proposals will be included in the proposed
City Work Program. When the proposed City Work Program is brought to Council, the
proposals submitted by Commissions will be provided as attachments with indications as
to which proposals are reflected in the proposed City Work Program.
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GUfDANCE ON COMMlSSfON PROPOSALS FOR CITY WORK PROGRAM
Suggested steps to develop Commission proposals for the City Work Program:
1. Review ffie purpose of the Commission as defined by the Cupertino Municipal Code in
Chapter 2.
2. Discuss and outline any priorities established by Council such as from prior City Work
Programs.
3. Brainstorm proposals relating to the Commission and determine the following:
a. Identify potential projects and deliverables relevant to the Commission.
b. Determine the benefit if the project or deliverable is completed.
c. Is it mandated by State or local law or by Council direction/priority?
d. Would the task or item require a policy change at the Council level?
e. Identify resources needed for completion such as staff time, creation of
Commission subcommittees, coordination with other Commissions etc.
f. What is the timeline to completion? (1 year, 2 year, or longer term?)
i. Proposals should be completable within the upcoming fiscal year (within
12 months). If a project or deliverable will take more than a year, it should
be broken up into phases and the proposal submission should only
include what can be accomplished in the upcoming fiscal year.
g. Determine measurement and evaluation criteria. How will you know you are on
track? How will you determine success?
4. Prioritize projects from urgent to low priority.
5. Identify the top three proposals from the Commission that can reasonably be
accomplished or worked on in the corning year.
6. Submit the Commission Proposals for City Work Program Form.
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11 .E A t T F'l h H O M e h H e A R T
Wesr t?atiley CommurUty Seryi5ces
Bikes for Tykes
Repair and Donate 50 bikes, helmets and locks to children in our community.
Repair Project will take place at Good Karma Bikes 460 Lincoln Ave, San lose, CA.
Need 2 to 4 additional volunteers to conduct repairs.
Jan. 4 10 AM to 2 PM
Jan 11 10 AM to 2 PM
Jan 14th Bike giveaway to WVCS Clients
Bike Repair Clinic. Walk in bike repair for low income West Valley residents.
Jan 14th 4 PM to 6 PM
Contact Josh Selo of WVCS at joshs.wvcommunityservices.org
A Community collaboration between West Valley Community Services, Walk-Bike
Cupertino, Good Karma Bikes and the Rotary Club of Cupertino (principal funder)
'iMest !h!lay Con'imunity Services
Rotary
Club of Cupertino
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1/7/2020 Mail - Erik Lindskog - Outlook
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FW: Call for Improved Road Conditions and Safe Passage for Pedestrians and Cyclists
Along Bollinger Rd
Liang Chao <LiangChao@cupertino.org>
Wed 12/18/2019 1:56 PM
To: City of Cupertino Bike and Ped Commission <Bikepedcommission@cupertino.org>
Cc: Ilango Ganga <>
Dear Bike and Ped Commissioners,
I thought the request on Pedestrian safety improvements is within your purview.
Liang
Liang Chao
Vice Mayor
Councilmember
LiangChao@cupertino.org
408-777-3192
From: Liana Crabtree <>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2019 11:27 AM
To: Steven Scharf <SScharf@cuper no.org>; Darcy Paul <DPaul@cuper no.org>; Liang Chao
<LiangChao@cuper no.org>; Rod Sinks <RSinks@cuper no.org>; Jon Robert Willey <JWilley@cuper no.org>;
Deborah L. Feng <DebF@cuper no.org>
Cc: City Clerk <CityClerk@cuper no.org>
Subject: Call for Improved Road Condi ons and Safe Passage for Pedestrians and Cyclists Along Bollinger Rd
SUBJECT: Call for Improved Road Conditions and Safe Passage for Pedestrians and Cyclists
Along Bollinger Rd
Honorable Mayor Scharf, Vice Mayor Paul, Council Members Chao, Sinks, and Willey and City
Manager Feng:
Please include my letter as part of the public record calling for improved pedestrian and cyclist
safety along Bollinger Road.
I agree 100% with concerns Cupertino resident Lisa Warren voiced about dangerous street
crossings at Bollinger Rd (Lawrence Expy to De Anza Blvd) during the 12/17/2019 Cupertino
City Council meeting. Traffic on this road shared with Cupertino and San José has worsened
recently because 1) a long-term, under-road construction project reroutes traffic suddenly and
awkwardly, especially near curves; 2) bad street lighting and head-on traffic mix poorly with
unmitigated vehicle headlamp glare; and 3) more and more, Bollinger becomes the escape
route from Stevens Creek congestion, so traffic has increased but the road itself remains
undivided, curvy, dark at night, and short on safe places to cross.
Bollinger at De Anza is my personal worst intersection in the area. Westbound Bollinger
Desk Item #3
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1/7/2020 Mail - Erik Lindskog - Outlook
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vehicles looking to turn right (northbound) have a dedicated lane. Far too often, drivers
approach the intersection at speeds indicating that they will slow just enough to keep from
toppling over during the turn. All the while, drivers are moving straight but preparing to turn right
by looking to the left for an opening where they can insert themselves into De Anza traffic.
(Driving right while looking left.) It’s an extremely dangerous space for pedestrians crossing to
or from the northeast corner of De Anza at Bollinger.
I’ve noticed other communities (Palo Alto) use an all-way red light to stop vehicle traffic in all
directions while the WALK light-only is activated exclusively for several seconds to pause
vehicle traffic and give pedestrians a jump start to cross busy intersections before any vehicles
are permitted to travel. Have traffic engineers considered if all-way vehicle stops with
WALK-lights active are feasible for Bollinger Rd intersections?
Also, best guess, I’d say as much pedestrian crossing happens at unmarked Clifden Way at
Bollinger as happens at signal-lighted De Anza at Bollinger because neighborhood streets near
Clifden serve as overflow parking for Trader Joe’s employees and customers. Also, VTA Route
25 has a popular stop located on eastbound Bollinger (San José) that is directly across from
Clifden. Given the demand for crossing Bollinger at Clifden, is there opportunity to add a
signaled/lighted crosswalk there?
The community pauses to recognize another life taken from someone attempting to cross a
road with dangers that have been well-documented and include multiple fatalities.
How will Cupertino and San José respond to create safer crossings along Bollinger Rd
from Lawrence Expy to De Anza Blvd?
Sincerely,
Liana Crabtree
Cupertino resident
representing myself only
REFERENCES
“Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Car in West San José,” by Jason Green, Mercury News,
12/12/2019, Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in West San Jose
Recording of 12/17/2019 Cupertino City Council meeting, see Oral Communications beginning
minute 44:30 for Lisa Warren’s comments regarding the fatality that occurred on Bollinger Rd
on 12/12/2019, City Council December 17, 2019 Non-Televised Special Meeting Closed
Session (5:00) followed by Televised Regular Meeting (6:45) - Dec 17th, 2019
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1/7/2020 Mail - Erik Lindskog - Outlook
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City Council December 17, 2019 Non-Televised
Special Meeting Closed Sess...
Live and Recorded Public meetings of City Council December 17,
2019 Non-Televised Special Meeting Closed Session...
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in West San
Jose
Collision occurred on Bollinger Road near Wunderlich Drive
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