04-21-2021 Final BPC PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
AGENDA
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Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Agenda April 21, 2021
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ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: March 17, 2021 Minutes
Recommended Action: March 17, 2021 Minutes
A - Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
2.Subject: Future Agenda Items (Eschelbeck)
Recommended Action: Develop and Maintain List of Future Agenda Items for the
Bicycle Pedestrian Commission
NEW BUSINESS
3.Subject: Review of FY2021-2022 Capital Improvement Program Bicycle and Pedestrian
Projects (Michael)
Recommended Action: Receive Report and Provide Input on FY2021-2022 Capital
Improvement Program Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
4.Subject: E-bike Operations in Cupertino (Eschelbeck)
Recommended Action: Discussion on E-bike Operations in Cupertino
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STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
5.Subject: Staff Update and Commissioner Activity Report (All)
Recommended Action: Receive Updates from Staff and Commissioners Regarding
Recent Activities
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
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DRAFT MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
March 17, 2021
Draft Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Gerhard Eschelbeck, Ilango Ganga, Erik Lindskog, Jack Carter, Maanya
Condamoor
Absent: None
Staff: David Stillman, Staff Liaison
Others Present: Roger Lee, Director of Public Works. Pranav Bollineni, Cupertino High
School Junior.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Item 1: February 17, 2021 Minutes
Vice Chair Ganga motioned to approve; Commissioner Lindskog seconded the motion.
Motion passed 5-0.
POSTPONEMENTS
No postponements
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No oral communications
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
No written communications
OLD BUSINESS
Item 2: Future Agenda Items (Eschelbeck)
Carmen Road Bridge
McClellan Separated Bikeway Phase 3
Public places for bike racks
Commission review and make recommendations on Capital Improvement Projects
E-bikes
Education on how to use two-stage left turn boxes
Path between Lincoln Elementary and Monta Vista High School
Next steps for Commission Work Plan Item
Vice Chair Ganga requested that the Future Agenda Items be posted on the
Commission website. David Stillman, Transportation Manager reported that he will
confer with the City Clerk and recommend an approach that is consistent with other
commissions.
Item 3: Cupertino Crash Data Analysis (Ganga)
Vice Chair Ganga reported that Pranav Bollineni updated the data based on feedback
received from the commission. Pranav Bollineni followed with his presentation, which
is included with these minutes.
Commissioners Carter and Condamoor, and David Stillman, Transportation Manager
suggested that accident data be normalized by length of roadway or volume of traffic to
allow comparison of risk among different roadways.
Chair Eschelbeck inquired if there was a way to follow accident trends in real time.
Vice Chair Ganga described a City of San Jose Vision Zero Program which incorporated
a Geographic Information System (GIS) map on their website that is updated with San
Jose Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) accident data, allowing
“before and after” trends to be evaluated.
NEW BUSINESS
Item 4: 2018 Cupertino Pedestrian Transportation Plan Project Review (Stillman)
David Stillman, Transportation Manager presented an update on the status of projects
within the 2018 Cupertino Pedestrian Transportation Plan (Plan). The presentation is
included with these minutes.
Commissioner Condamoor asked for an explanation of the project scoring, and if the
intention was to adopt all projects contained within the Plan when the Plan was
approved. Mr. Stillman explained that it could take up to 20 years to complete the
largest projects, though progress on many projects would be made within five years of
Plan’s adoption. Pedestrian Plans are generally updated every five years. Mr. Stillman
also stated that many factors went into the project scoring, based mostly on need.
In response to discussions related to the Carmen Road Bridge, Vice Chair Ganga noted
that the commission has a responsibility to make recommendations to the Capital
Improvement Project (CIP) Budget. He requested that the proposed CIP Budget be
brought to the commission to allow the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission (BPC) to make
recommendations before the May 4, 2021 Council Study Session.
Vice Chair Ganga inquired whether staff will be requesting funding for any new
projects from the Pedestrian Plan in the upcoming CIP Budget cycle. Mr. Stillman
responded that staff will likely be recommending funding for the Stelling Road/Alves
Drive crosswalk relocation.
Item 5: Stevens Creek Blvd Separated Bikeway Project (Stillman)
David Stillman, Transportation Manager gave a presentation with an update of the
Stevens Creek Boulevard Separated Bikeway Project and a description of the new signal
phasing at Stevens Creek Boulevard/Wolfe Road. The presentation is included with
these minutes.
Mr. Stillman explained that staff will be exploring a variety of funding sources for
construction of Phase 2, including grants and private donations.
Chair Eschelbeck suggested that staff consider lowering the bicycle signal heads.
Vice Chair Ganga suggested integrating vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian counts into the
project.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Item 6: Staff Update and Commissioner Activity Report (All)
David Stillman, Transportation Manager reported that the award of the design contract
for Phase 3 of the McClellan Road Separated Bike Lane Project (the De Anza/McClellan
intersection) was approved by City Council at their March 16, 2021 meeting.
Commissioner Lindskog gave an update of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)
Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) meeting. The presentation is included
with these minutes.
Chair Eschelbeck provided an update on the March Safe Routes to School Working
Group meeting and the March Mayor’s meeting. Both updates are included with these
minutes.
Vice Chair Ganga reported that work is continuing to find a way with the City’s
guidance to continue the joint Bicycle Pedestrian Commission (BPC)/Technology,
Information & Communications Commission (TICC) Subcommittee.
Vice Chair Ganga reported on his attendance at the last City Council meeting when the
proposed City Work Plan was presented. He noted that (1) the Safety Around Schools
item as recommended by the BPC is being combined with the Vision Zero
recommendation; (2) The Traffic Garden item was presented as a BPC recommendation,
which it was not, and (3) the public and some Council Members requested more detail
about Vision Zero. He is hopeful more information will be presented by staff at the
March 30, 2021 Council Study Session.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
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David Stillman, Staff Liaison
Cupertino Traffic Collision Data Analysis
Pranav Bollineni
Oct 2020 -Jan 2021
Junior @ Cupertino High School
Agenda Item #3
Changes
●Added Time of Day
●Added Seasonality
●Added Collision Factor
●Focused More On Bike/Ped
●Added Vehicle Type at Fault
Background
●The Smart City pilot project’s aims to make the city
safer with new technology.
●The Commision wants data on which streets are more
susceptible to accidents and what vehicles were
involved.
●This data should be easily understandable through
visualization.
The Project Goals
●The Commission requires Collision data
from the past 5 years.
●This data must be in the form of a map
and display the collision type.
●The types of collisions are: motorcycles,
vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians.
Methodology
Data Retrieval
Using the Santa Clara
County SWITRS
website, the raw data is
retrieved as CSV file
along with meta
information about data.
Data Processing
Using Java and Python
programming,
unnecessary data was
cleaned up to make the
map visuals relevant.
Data Visualization
Using Google maps, the
data was applied in the
map format for easier
human interpretation.
Data Analysis
From the maps, data
was interpreted and
some conclusions were
derived (in the
following slides).
Pedestrian Collisions Map
2015-2020
Bicycle Collisions Map
2015-2020
What Classifies An Injury?
Fatal Injury:Results in death within 30 days after the crash occurred.
Suspected Serious Injury (Severe Injury):
Severe laceration exposing underlying tissues/muscles/organs or resulting in significant loss of blood.
Broken or distorted extremity (arm or leg)
Crush Injuries
Suspected skull, chest or abdominal injury other than bruises or minor lacerations
Significant burns (second and third degree burns over 10% or more of body)
Unconsciousness when taken from crash scene
Paralysis
Suspected Minor Injury (Visible Injury):
Minor injury is any injury evident at the scene, other than fatal or serious injuries. Ex: Lump on head,
abrasions, bruises, minor lacerations.
Possible Injury (Reported Pain):
Any injury reported or claimed, not fatal, not suspected serious, or suspected minor. Ex: Possible
injuries reported or indicated by behavior but not readily evident.
Cupertino Pedestrian Collisions by Street
Street Name Crashes
Stevens Creek Boulevard 14
De Anza Boulevard 13
Stelling Road 6
Homestead Road 5
Finch Avenue 3
McClellan Road 3
Bollinger Road 2
Table 6. Most frequent pedestrian collisions by primary
street
Cupertino Bicycle Collisions by Street
●Most crashes occur on major streets
Street Name Crashes
Stevens Creek Boulevard 37
De Anza Boulevard 24
Homestead Road 19
Stelling Road 10
McClellan Road 10
Tantau Avenue 8
Bicycle Collision Data
Year Total
Bicycle
Collisions
1 Injury per
incident
2 Injuries per
incident
2015 11 11 0
2016 15 15 0
2017 15 15 0
2018 17 15 2
2019 8 8 0
2020 4 4 0
Total 70 68 2 No fatalities recorded in this data grouping.
Pedestrian Collision Data
Year Total
Pedestrian
Incidents
1 Injury per
incident
2 Injuries per
incident
2015 13 2 11
2016 18 0 18
2017 23 2 21
2018 11 0 11
2019 9 2 7
2020 2 0 2
Total 76 6 70 2 Fatalities recorded in this data grouping
Bicycle Collision Data: Percentages
Type Of Collision Number of
Collisions
Percentage of Total
Collisions
Head-On 1 3.23%
Sideswipe 2 1.82%
Rear End 3 0.59%
Broadside 10 5.62%
Hit Object 5 4.59%
Overturned 6 17.14%
Vehicle/Pedestrian 2 2.30%
Other*40 39.60%
* Type not listed
Pedestrian Collisions Data: Percentages
Type Of Incident Number of
Incidents
Percentage of Total
Incidents
Head-On 0 0%
Sideswipe 0 0%
Rear End 0 0%
Broadside 0 0%
Hit Object 0 0%
Overturned 0 0%
Vehicle/Pedestrian 20 95.24
Other*1 4.76%
* Type not listed
Vehicle Type at Fault: Pedestrian
Primary Collision
Factor
Total Accidents
Passenger Car 37
Pickup Truck 3
Bus 2
Bicycle 1
Pedestrian 16
Vehicle Type at Fault: Bicycle
Primary Collision
Factor
Total Accidents
Passenger Car 99
Pickup Truck 6
Truck 2
School Bus 1
Bus 2
Bicycle 79
Collision Factor: Pedestrian
Primary Collision
Factor
Total Accidents
(Vehicle) Code
Violation
74
Unknown 1
Collision Factor: Bicycle
Primary Collision
Factor
Total Accidents
(Vehicle) Code
Violation
175
Other Improper
Driving
1
Unknown 3
Seasonality: Pedestrian
Season Total
Accidents
Spring 15
Summer 13
Fall 20
Winter 27
Seasonality: Pedestrian
Winter
Months
Accidents
December 8
January 13
February 6
Total 27
Spring
Months
Accidents
March 9
April 3
May 3
Total 15
Summer
Months
Accidents
June 6
July 4
August 3
Total 13
Fall
Months
Accidents
September 9
October 5
November 6
Total 20
Seasonality: Bicycle
Season Total Accidents
Spring 42
Summer 52
Fall 56
Winter 29
Seasonality: Bicycle
Winter
Months
Accidents
December 7
January 12
February 10
Total 29
Spring
Months
Accidents
March 12
April 9
May 21
Total 42
Summer
Months
Accidents
June 13
July 8
August 31
Total 52
Fall
Months
Accidents
September 32
October 13
November 11
Total 56
Time of Day: Pedestrian
Time Total Accidents
7 PM-6 AM 61
6 AM-7 PM 14
Time of Day: Bicycle
Time Total Accidents
7 PM-6 AM 26
6 AM-7 PM 179
Highest Collisions By Location
●Intersections
○Stevens Creek(63)
○De Anza(45)
○Homestead(19)
○Wolfe(16)
○Bollinger(12)
●Streets
○Stevens Creek(142)
○De Anza(111),
○Homestead(55),
○Stelling(40),
○Wolfe(38),
○Bollinger(27)
●Highways
○I280S/B(126)
○I280N/B(98)
Conclusions
●The three corridors with the highest number of
reported collisions (Bicycles and Pedestrian) were
○Stevens Creek Boulevard (51)
○De Anza Boulevard (37)
○Homestead Road (24)
●Stevens Creek and De Anza Boulevard both have
higher volumes of auto traffic and vehicle speeds
since they are larger main roads
●Stelling Road is also a major corridor through
Cupertino and prone to higher incidents (16)
High Risk Corridors from the
Previous Master Plan
Conclusions from This Analysis
Next Steps
●Sort by demographic
●Summary on what was requested and what was done
References
●Santa Clara County Police Dept.
●SWITRS Website
●2016 Bike Transportation Plan
●2018 Pedestrian Transportation Plan
#Project Location Start End Score Status/Notes
1 Sidewalk McClellan Road San Leandro Ave Orange Ave 80 Complete
2 Sidewalk McClellan Road Bonny Dr McClellan Pl 80 Complete
3 Grade Separated Crossing SR 85 Overcrossing Grand Ave Mary Ave 75
4 Sidewalk McClellan Road SR 85 overcrossing Rose Blossom Dr 75 Complete
5 Sidewalk Orange Ave Granada Ave Alcazar Ave 75
Design underway. Construction
2022.
6 Crosswalk Stelling Road Alves Dr 75
7 Shorten Turn Lane Stevens Creek Blvd
Oaks Shopping Center
Entrance 75 Westport to complete
8 Add Right-Turn Phase Stevens Creek Blvd SR 85 NB On-ramp 75 Westport to complete
9 Shorten Turn Lane Stevens Creek Blvd
De Anza College West
Entrance 75 Westport to complete
10 Sidewalk Byrne Ave McClellan Rd Granada Ave 70 Complete
11 Grade Separated Crossing Carmen Road
Stevens Creek Blvd south
side
Stevens Creek Blvd
north side 70
Feasibility Study complete. No
funding for future phases.
12 Sidewalk Foothill Blvd (east side)Stevens Creek Blvd Rancho Ventura St 70
13 Sidewalk Foothill Blvd (west side)Stevens Creek Blvd Rancho Ventura St 70
14 Shared-use Path Junipero Serra Trail Mary Ave Vallco Parkway 70
Design of east and central
segments in progress.
15 Class 1 Path Mary Ave Don Burnett Bridge Stevens Creek Blvd 70 Separeted bikeway in progress
16 Sidewalk Mary Ave Dog Park Oaks Shopping Center 70
17 Bike/Ped Bridge McClellan Road at Stevens Creek 70
18 Shared-use Path Regnart Creek Trail Pacifica Dr E. Estates Dr 70
Construction in progress.
Anticipated completion end of
2021
19 Sidewalk Stelling Road Catalano Ct Orion Ct 70
20 Class 1 Path Oaks Shopping Center Mary Ave Stevens Creek Blvd 70 Westport to complete Class III
21 Grade Separated Crossing Linda Vista Trail at McClellan Rd 65
22 Install Curb Extensions Stevens Creek Blvd at Phar Lap Dr 65
Design complete. No funding for
construction. May use posts
23 Bike/Ped Bridge and Sidewalk UPRR/Stevens Creek Blvd UPRR Foothill Blvd 65
24 Sidewalk Bubb Rd Edward Wy Krzich Pl 60
25 Reconfigure Intersection De Anza Blvd at McClellan Rd 60
Design contract awarded by
Council
26 Install Curb Extensions Phil Ln at Finch Ave 60
27 Reconfigure Intersection Torre Ave at Town Center Ln 60
28 Shared-use Path Union Pacific RR north of Stevens Creek Blvd South City limit 60 Project shelved
29 Shared-use Path West side Vallco Property Junipero Serra Trail Stevens Creek Blvd 60 Project shelved
30 Sidewalk Foothill Blvd (east side)Rancho Ventura St Walnut Cir 55
31 Shared-use Path
Linda Vista Trail and Stevens
Creek Trail McClellan Ranch
Stevens Creek County
Park 55
Linda Vista Trail construction in
progress. Anticipated
completion May 2021
32 Sidewalk Blackberry Farm Entrance Road Bynre Ave Blackberry Farm 55
Feasibility Study complete. No
funding for future phases.
33 Shared-use Path Wilson Park Portal Ave Rodrigues Ave 55
34 Stop sign Alves Dr At Saich Way 45
35 Install Curb Extensions Bandley Dr at Mariani Ave (SE corner)45
Design complete. No funding for
construction. May use posts
36 Bike/Ped Connection Imperial Ave Alcadar Ave Almaden Ave 45
37
Install Curb Extensions and High
Vis Crosswalk Rainbow Dr at Gardenside Ln 45 Completed with flexible posts
38 Shared-use Path Saratoga Creek Barnhard-Sterling Park Stevens Creek Blvd 40 Parcel acquired
39 Stop sign Alves Dr at Beardon Dr 35
40 Install Curb Extensions Bandley Dr at Alves (south leg)35
41 Sidewalk Beardon Dr Alves Dr Valley Green Dr 35
42 Sidewalk Alcalde Rd Footill Blvd Avenida Ln 30
43
Install Curb Extensions, High-Vis
Crosswalk and consider stop sign Bandley Dr at Lazaneo Dr 30
High-vis crosswalk with RRFB
installed
44 Install RRFB Valley Green Dr at Bandley Dr (west leg)30
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David Stillman, Transportation Manager
Agenda Item #5
Stevens Creek Blvd Class IV Bikeway
Stevens Creek Class IV Bikeway
•Phase 1 Tantau to Wolfe, Phase 2 Wolfe to Highway 85
•Precast concrete buffer islands installed along bike lane
•Separate protected signal phasing for bicycles at Wolfe
(westbound) and Finch (eastbound)
Stevens Creek Class IV Bikeway -Status
•Phase 1:
•Apple donation $1.8 million
•Project substantially complete
•Phase 2:
•Design fully funded
•Design efforts have begun, will continue through
summer
•No funding or timeline identified for construction
phase. Staff researching grant opportunities. May
construct in phases
Stevens Creek Class IV Bikeway –Phase 1
Stevens Creek Class IV Bikeway –Phase 1
VTA BPAC Report
For March 10, 2021 VTA BPAC meeting
Erik Lindskog
Agenda Item #6
Main items to report on
•Public comment
•Santa Clara County Staff Report
•Mt. Diablo bike improvements
•Transportation Systems Monitoring Program Report
•Central Bikeway Study –Alignment options
•Announcements
Public comment
•Roland LeBrun –Commented on that the costs for the BART
extensions has become very expensive. Total cost now $5.25B.
Santa Clara County Staff Report
•Measure B planning grant application planned for foothill expressway.
•Another project on foothill, widening, almost complete, complete in
May 2021.
•Q: What is the state of bike lanes? Will shoulders be converted to Bike
lanes? A: Will study. Maybe have separated bikeway
Mt. Diablo Bike Improvements
•Had 23 collisions per year on the road up/down
Mount Diablo.
•Unsafe passing
•Too close
•Passing in blind curves causing collisions with bicyclists
going down the mountain.
•Added bike lanes on the side of the road going uphill,
at places.
•Facilitates cars to passing bikes.
•Collisions reduced to 1 in the past two years
Transportation Systems Monitoring Program Report
•Presentation of various metrics of the roads and their usage in Santa
Clara County, including some collision statistics.
•See VTA agenda packet for March 10 meeting:
•http://santaclaravta.iqm2.com/Citizens/FileOpen.aspx?Type=1&ID=3217&Inli
ne=True
Central Bikeway Study
– Alignment options
Alignment options
•The Walsh Wizard
•The Trail Trackway
•The Shortliner
Can combine segments from the
different options.
Announcements
•Bike -To -Work -Day or Bike-To -Wherever-Day
•See Silicon Valley Bike Coalition’s webpage:
•ttps://bikesiliconvalley.org/btwd/
•May 21 (Nationally).
•May -Bike to wherever month (locally).
•Need to sign up before the end of April if we want to run an energizer station.
•May be better to have, say, at mid-day, on a suitable day as people does not necessarily bike
to work.
Summary from the Safe Routes 2 School Meeting March 10, 2021
* David Stillman provided an update and information on the recently implemented protected
bicycle path along Stevens Creek Blvd from Tantau to Wolfe. In particular, he highlighted the
use of technology to coordinate and control traffic lights to provide a safe crossing for bicyclists.
The automatic detection of bicyclists combined with dedicated bicycle light makes it a new
approach within the city of Cupertino.
* Lauren Freeman from the Outride Foundation provided an overview of their organization, and
some of their programs. The Outride Foundation is a 501c3 and was created by the founder of
Specialized. They are providing grants to bicycling related programs - at the meeting they were
sharing about their Bike Education Program for Middle Schools, which is in use by some of the
middle schools in the bay area including Sunnyvale.
Agenda Item #6