BPC 12-16-20 PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
AGENDA
This will be a teleconference meeting without a physical location
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
7:00 PM
Teleconference meeting
TELECONFERENCE / PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION TO HELP STOP THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19
In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No-29-20, this will be a
teleconference meeting without a physical location to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
Members of the public wishing comment on an item on the agenda may do so in the
following ways:
1) E-mail comments by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16 to the Commission at
bikepedcommission@cupertino.org. These e-mail comments will be received by the
commission members before the meeting and posted to the City’s website after the
meeting.
2) E-mail comments during the times for public comment during the meeting to the
Commission at bikepedcommission@cupertino.org. The staff liaison will read the emails
into the record, and display any attachments on the screen, for up to 3 minutes (subject to
the Chair’s discretion to shorten time for public comments). Members of the public that
wish to share a document must email bikepedcommission@cupertino .org prior to speaking.
3) Teleconferencing Instructions
Members of the public may observe the teleconference meeting or provide oral public
comments as follows:
Oral public comments will be accepted during the teleconference meeting. Comments may
be made during “oral communications” for matters not on the agenda, and during the
public comment period for each agenda item .
To address the Commission, click on the link below to register in advance and access the
meeting:
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attend this teleconference meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability
that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48
hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request, in
advance, by a person with a disability, meeting agendas and writings distributed for the
meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative
format.
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: November 18, 2020 Minutes
Recommended Action: Approve November 18, 2020 Minutes
Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter
within the jurisdiction of the Commission and 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 on the agenda.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2.Subject: Suggestions for FY 2021-2022 City Work Program Inclusions (Stillman)
Recommended Action: Propose Suggestions for FY 2021-2022 City Work Program
Inclusions (Stillman)
3.Subject: Traffic Gardens (Walkowiak)
Recommended Action: Receive Presentation on Traffic Gardens (Walkowiak)
4.Subject: Future Agenda Items (Eschelbeck)
Recommended Action: Develop and Maintain List of Future Agenda Items
(Eschelbeck)
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
5.Subject: Staff Report (Stillman)
Recommended Action: Receive Staff Report (Stillman)
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6.Subject: VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
Recommended Action: Receive VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
7.Subject: Report on Subcommittee Assignments and General Comments
Recommended Action: Report on Subcommittee Assignments and General Comments
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this
teleconference meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special
assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the
meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability,
meeting agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available
in the appropriate alternative format.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members after publication of the agenda will
be made available for public inspection. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall located at
10300 Torre Avenue during normal business hours.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code 2.08.100
written communications sent to the Cupertino City Council, Commissioners or City staff concerning a
matter on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written
communications are accessible to the public through the City’s website and kept in packet archives. You
are hereby admonished not to include any personal or private information in written communications to
the City that you do not wish to make public; doing so shall constitute a waiver of any privacy rights
you may have on the information provided to the City .
Members of the public are entitled to address the members concerning any item that is described in the
notice or agenda for this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the
members on any other item not on the agenda, you may do so during the public comment .
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Agenda Item
20-8564 Agenda Date:
12/16/2020 Agenda #: 1.
Subject: November 18, 2020 Minutes
Approve November 18, 2020 Minutes
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DRAFT MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
November 18, 2020
Draft Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Gerhard Eschelbeck, Muni Madhdhipatla, Erik Lindskog, Ilango Ganga
Absent: None
Staff: David Stillman, Staff Liaison
Others Present: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. October 21, 2020 Minutes
Commissioner Madhdhipatla motioned to approve, Commissioner Lindskog seconded
the motion. Motion passed 4-0.
POSTPONEMENTS
None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
2. Subject: Vision Zero Initiative (Ganga)
Commissioner Ganga gave a presentation on Vision Zero. The presentation is included in
these minutes.
Two public comments were received:
• Tim Oey. Tim is a Sunnyvale resident and supports Vision Zero in Cupertino.
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• Matt Widmann supports Vision Zero and would like to see data on the type and cause
of accidents.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla asked if there were opportunities for funding support.
Commissioner Ganga will look for additional sources of funding.
Commissioner Lindskog commented on need for an encouragement component in Vision
Zero to increase bike mode share.
Commissioner Eschelbeck supports future work on this program.
Commissioner Ganga stated that the type of information requested by Matt Widmann is
available and would be incorporated into Vision Zero plan.
An informal straw poll was taken. All commissioners were in support of implementing a
Vision Zero program.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
3. Staff Report (Stillman)
Mr. Stillman reported that at the November 17, 2020 City Council meeting, the Council received
a report from staff on fencing allocations and expected expenditures for the Regnart Creek Trail
Project and authorized the City Manager to award the construction contract up to 90% of
allocated budget. Mr. Stillman reported that the 100% plans will be completed and bid in early
December, the contract awarded in early January and construction commencing prior to February
1. Commissioner Ganga requested that the 100% plans be brought to the BPC for review and
comment. Mr. Stillman responded that the project plans will not be brought to the BPC.
Mr. Stillman reported that the McClellan Road Class IV bike lane phase 2 project is substantially
complete. Final striping is being completed now. Commissioner Madhdhipatla noted that he has
observed bicyclists riding on the top of the concrete islands. He also expressed some concerns
about the curve in the island as it approaches an intersection. Commissioner Lindskog expressed
concerns about bicyclists riding over the bump in front of driveways and losing control and
requested staff look at ways to increase friction on the bump. Mr. Stillman indicated that staff
would look into these issues.
Mr. Stillman reported that the Stevens Creek Blvd Class IV bike lane project is still
underway and on schedule.
Mr. Stillman reported that City Council awarded the construction contract for the Linda Vista
Trail at the November 17, 2020 meeting.
Mr. Stillman reported that conceptual design work is proceeding on the Junipero Serra Trail
central and eastern segments. Work on the western segment will begin once design on the
central and eastern segments has been substantially completed.
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Mr. Stillman reported that the consultant agreement for the Bollinger Road study is being
signed this week following successful scope and fee negotiations. Public outreach should
begin before the winter holiday.
Mr. Stillman reported that work orders for the Tier 1 School Walk Audit items have been
issued to City crews, with two schools remaining. Work will be completed as City crew
resources permit.
Mr. Stillman reported that Commissioner Lindskog’s reappointment to the VTA BPAC for
an additional two-year term was approved by City Council at the November 17, 2020
meeting.
4. VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
Commissioner Lindskog gave a presentation summarizing the most recent VTA BPAC
meeting. The presentation is included in these minutes.
Tim Oey provided some additional detail on a few items.
5. Report on Subcommittee Assignments and General Comments
Commissioner Eschelbeck gave a summary of the November Mayor’s meeting. Notes are
included as an attachment to these minutes.
Commissioner Ganga reported that BPC and TICC has identified a student volunteer to assist
with compilation of crash data.
Commissioner Madhdhipatla inquired as to when Blackberry Farm Entrance Study item would
be brought to BPC. Mr. Stillman responded that it would be brought to BPC once the Public
Works Department revisits the project.
Commissioner Ganga requested on a future agenda the creation of a list of future agenda items.
Future agenda items: Commission work plan, Bollinger Road Safety Study, Future agenda item
list.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
____________________________
David Stillman, Staff Liaison
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Vision Zero initiative
discussion
Ilango Ganga
Cupertino Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting
Nov 18, 2020
11/18/20 Item #2
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Outline
•Vision Zero overview
•Principles
•Adoption in neighboring cities
•Opportunities to develop/adopt Vision Zero initiative for Cupertino
•Data driven decisions for policy –Crash data for our City
•Potential for including in next year’s Workplan
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Vision Zero overview
•Vision Zero policy was initiated 20 years ago in Sweden to eliminate
traffic fatalities and severe injuries among all road users
•Ten US cities formed Vision zero focus program with a shared goal to
collaborate, develop, share and role model best practices
•NYC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, among others
•In the last 5 years adopted by our neighboring cities
•San Jose, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Fremont,.. different stages of adoption
•Objective is to develop best practices to achieve zero traffic fatalities
and severe injuries on our streets, sidewalks and bikeways
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Principles
•Traditional approach accepts certain number of traffic fatalities and severe
injuries as inevitable whereas Vision Zero strategy is that traffic fatalities and
severe injuries are preventable
•Safety for all road users, including bicyclists and pedestrians
•Leadership & commitment: develop strategy & adopt plans, set timeline,
elected leaders & city officials to drive policy and community engagement
•Safe roadways and safe speeds: safe well connected transport network for all
modes of travel, safe designs. Speed management policies, prioritize safety
•Data driven approach: for identifying risk factors, mitigation measures,
continuous evaluation of risky locations & corridors, to drive policy, and budget
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Vision Zero San Jose action plan
•Expanded Analytics: data monitoring, build models to predict future trends
•Tools to draw data from cells signals, vehicle movements, city cameras and smart city sources
•Before and after evaluation –annual report of project progress & effectiveness
•Quick build safety projects on priority safety corridors –compare before & after data to ensure effectiveness
We can learn from and coordinate with our neighboring cities
Source: San Jose Vision Zero action plan, 2020
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Data from San Jose City
•Investments prioritized for areas experiencing high incidence fatal and severe injury crashes
Source: San Jose Vision Zero action plan, 2020
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Data from Cupertino
•Majority of the crashes in Cupertino occur in Arterials
and Major Collectors
Source: Cupertino Pedestrian Transportation Plan,2018
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Opportunities for Cupertino
•Cupertino could develop and adopt Vision Zero policy & action plan
•Potential to include Vision Zero initiative in the 2021 Workplan
•Develop a Vision Zero policy
•Data driven approach: Leverage Smart Cities pilot program for data analytics
•Community input
•Commissioners and staff collaboration
•Develop action plan
•Discuss further during future Work plan discussion
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VTA BPAC Report
For Nov 18, 2020 meeting
11/18/20 Item #4
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Main VTA Agenda items
(Highlights)
•VTA Staff Report
•Bicycle Superhighway workshop will be held in VTA BPAC December meeting.
•2016 Measure B Countywide Education/Encouragement Program:
•Request for proposals in December
•Countywide bike safety campaign
•Regional Bike/Ped planning efforts:
•Caltrans District 4 Bay Area Bicycle Superhighway Concept Study
•Held kickoff meeting
•Caltrans District 4 pedestrian plan
•Will be launching an online public survey and draft plan for review in 2021
•MTC will be developing an Active Transportation Plan and updating their Complete Streets Policy.
•VTA Bike/Ped program will look for opportunities to be involved in both efforts.
•Santa Clara County Staff Report
•Central Bikeway study
•Has held two open houses
•Visit https://centralbikeway.vta.org/for online map survey.
•2016 Measure B FY2021/2022 to FY2031/2032 10-year Expenditure Outlook
•Planning for FY22/FY23 Biennial budget
•Information on the evaluation of the Downtown San Jose Light Rail Safety & Speed Pilot
•Enhances safety around light and delivers some improvements to use of public space
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Major’s meeting November 4, 2020
Library Commission:
• Received update on new services
• WiFi is now available also in the parking lot of the library
• Lobby services have begun - i.e. checkout
• The Kanopy application allows to view documentaries and films
• Upcoming commission meeting there will be a discussion of library extension
Teen Commission:
• Pizza and Politics, a political event for teens was held in October
• Next commission meeting November 18
Planning Commission:
• General process review
• Approved first Hydrogen filling station in Cupertino
• Reviewing Birdsafe and Darksky proposal
• Reviewing Mobile Cart vendor proposal
Housing Commission:
• Reviewed Santa Clara County program to end Homelessness 2020-2025
• Affordable Housing Needs
• Expanding prevention and temporary housing
• Mobile Crisis team
• 2015: 6500 homeless, 2019: 9700 homeless
TICC Commission:
• Reviewing Smart City’s program
• Reviewing Fiber & Wireless plan
Parks & Recreation Commission
• Reviewing all parks facilities and amenities
• Review Athletic field use policy
• Review Community Garden Process
• Purchase of Lawrence Mitty parcel – needs to be incorporated into Cupertino
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Agenda Item
20-8565 Agenda Date:
12/16/2020 Agenda #: 2.
Subject: Suggestions for FY 2021-2022 City Work Program Inclusions (Stillman)
Propose Suggestions for FY 2021-2022 City Work Program Inclusions (Stillman)
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Agenda Item
20-8566 Agenda Date:
12/16/2020 Agenda #: 3.
Subject: Traffic Gardens (Walkowiak)
Receive Presentation on Traffic Gardens (Walkowiak)
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Agenda Item
20-8567 Agenda Date:
12/16/2020 Agenda #: 4.
Subject: Future Agenda Items (Eschelbeck)
Develop and Maintain List of Future Agenda Items (Eschelbeck)
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Agenda Item
20-8568 Agenda Date:
12/16/2020 Agenda #: 5.
Subject: Staff Report (Stillman)
Receive Staff Report (Stillman)
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Agenda Item
20-8569 Agenda Date:
12/16/2020 Agenda #: 6.
Subject: VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
Receive VTA BPAC Report (Lindskog)
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Agenda Item
20-8570 Agenda Date:
12/16/2020 Agenda #: 7.
Subject: Report on Subcommittee Assignments and General Comments
Report on Subcommittee Assignments and General Comments
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