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Item No. 9
Award a
construction
contract to Golder
Bay Construction
Written Communications
From:Seema Lindskog
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:Continue the Stevens Creek Protected Bike Lanes project
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:51:11 PM
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Mayor Chao, Vice-Mayor Moore, and Council Members,
Stevens Creek Boulevard is one of the most dangerous corridors for cyclists in Cupertino. It
was identified as one of the highest priorities both in the 2016 Bike Plan and in the 2024
Vision Zero Plan.
The project to add concrete dividers to create protected bike lanes has been ongoing for years,
receiving continued support from all past councils. Please honor their commitment and
continue to fund this project.
Many high school students and commuters use this corridor every day, riding their bikes just
two feet away from fast moving buses and large SUVs. Adding concrete barriers creates a real
safety improvement for these cyclists. A concrete barrier can slow or stop a vehicle enough
that it can prevent serious injuries or death. Plastic bollards create a visual barrier but offer
zero physical protection.
Mahi Kothari, the little girl who died less than a year ago on Foothill Blvd, might be alive today if the bike
lane had been protected with concrete barriers. Ethan Wong might be alive today if McClellan Rd had had
concrete separators. These barriers make an immense and real difference in the safety of our residents
who cycle on city streets.
Please represent their voices and vote to support this project.
Sincerely,
Seema Lindskog
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"You must be the change you want to see in the world." - Mahatma Gandhi
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representative or spokesperson for any other organization.
From:Yvonne Strom
To:City Council
Cc:Cupertino City Manager"s Office; City Clerk
Subject:In support of protected bike lanes on Stevens Creek
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 3:01:53 PM
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Esteemed City Councilmembers,
I am a mom, a longtime Cupertino homeowner, and an avid bicyclist. Over the past couple of
years I have noticed more and more residents taking advantage of safer bike infrastructure
around town. Today the City Council has the responsibility to build on this successful
momentum by approving funding for protected bike lanes on the highest priority corridor on
Stevens Creek Blvd.
Safe bike infrastructure in Cupertino is of paramount importance for public safety. My
youngest daughter was a junior at Monta Vista High School in 2015, the year that one of her
classmates was killed while riding his bicycle to school on McClellan Ave. Please vote today
to fund protected bike lanes on Stevens Creek Blvd and prevent future tragedies on our streets.
Respectfully,
Yvonne Thorstenson
From:Taghi Saadati
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:Stevens Creek Blvd. Separated Bike Lane
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:48:12 PM
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Good evening, I have lived in Cupertino almost 40 years and for the past 15 years bike almost every day around
Cupertino.
Often I ride on Stevens Creek Blvd. and feel unsafe without barriers to stop cars from crossing into the bike lane and
potentially get hurt.
I urge you to vote and approve this project.
This project was previously approved by City Council, and City Staff secured $800k construction grant which
makes it possible for this project to move forward with your approval.
Thank you
Taghi Saadati
From:Connie Cunningham
To:City Clerk; City Council; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:2025-2-4 CC Agenda Item 9 SCB Class IV bike lane project
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 2:37:10 PM
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Stevens Creek Boulevard Class IV Bike Lane Project
Mayor Chao, Vice Mayor Moore, Councilmembers and City Manager:
I urge City Council to approve this action item. This project is critical for bicycle safety, and improved
traffic flow, along this main Cupertino boulevard.
This project has been supported by the Bike Ped Commission and City Council throughout the process. I
am excited to see the City leverage grant funds to take this step forward.
Sincerely,
Connie Cunningham, long time resident, Chair, Housing Commission, speaking for myself only
From Connie's iPhone
From:Joel Wolf
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk; Pamela Wu
Subject:Agenda Item 9--Stevens Creek Blvd Separated Bike Lane--Phase 2A
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 1:13:45 PM
Dear Mayor, Vice-Mayor and Councilmembers
I urge you to approve Item 9 and award the construction contract to Golden Bay
Construction for the construction of Phase 2A of the Stevens Creek Blvd physically
separated Class IV bike lane. Completion of this segment of the project is an important
safety upgrade to the current buffered bike lane on this busy Blvd. The speed limit is
currently 35 mph for vehicles and installation of the physical barrier will encourage more
cyclists to utilize the bike as an alternative to the automobile.
I note that no vehicle lanes will be removed and that, per the staff report, substantial
outside funding has been acquired for this project totaling $1,500,000. This project is
particularly important considering the future housing development along this Blvd. The
City should be encouraging the new residents of this housing to select the bike as a
mode of transportation over the car, reducing noise, pollution and congestion.
The plan calls for the installation of prefabricated concrete barriers (as were installed
between Tantau and Wolf). Such barriers have an advantage over plastic bollards
including a (1) greater level of protection for cyclists; (2) less maintenance as the plastic
bollards are more easily damaged than the concrete elements; and (3) the concrete
curbs are more aesthetically pleasing than plastic bollards.
Thank you for your consideration
Joel Wolf
Joel Wolf
Bicycle and Pedestrian Commissioner
JWolf@cupertino.gov
From:Debbie Timmers
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:2025-02-04 City Council Meeting - ITEM 9 Phase 2 SCB Bike Lane - DO NOT compromise the safety of our
children and residents
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 1:11:06 PM
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Please include this in the written communication for the 2/4 council meeting.
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Dear Mayor Chao, Vice Mayor Moore, and Councilmembers,
The Stevens Creek Boulevard protected bike lanes project, identified as the highest priority
project in the 2016 Cupertino Bicycle Transportation Plan, was developed with extensive
community input and adopted by the Bike Ped Commission and City Council. Stevens
Creek Boulevard was also identified as a high-priority high-injury corridor in the Vision Zero
plan, which the City Council unanimously adopted in 2024.
The estimated cost to the City for design and construction is $722,261; if the project isn't
implemented, the City will forfeit $807,000 in grant funding, making it more difficult to obtain
grants in the future.
While some members of the public have proposed using bollards instead of concrete
barriers to reduce costs, bollards are not as effective in preventing accidents. Are we really
willing to compromise the safety of our children and residents? Please note that not only
bicyclists are using these lanes, but also our fellow residents in motorized wheelchairs.
The project design has been reviewed by the Bike Ped Commission at three separate
meetings since 2022, and Phase 1 of construction was approved and funded by the City
Council.
Please work to make this corridor safer for all that use it. We want to reduce traffic
congestion, but that won't happen until the roadway is safe for all to use and alternative
modes of transportation are safely viable.
Thank you for your consideration.
Debbie Timmers
From:Lars Thomsen
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:Bicycle lane project on Stevens Creek
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 12:47:41 PM
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Good day City Council,
As the owner of Trail Head Cyclery on Stevens Creek Boulevard in the Heart of Cupertino, I
am very familiar with the risks of cycling past our shop! I am sure you will all agree that
many drivers awareness of cyclists, and often anybody but themselves is near zero in
Cupertino. I’ve seen folks stop in the middle lane to make a turn left or right turn across all
other lanes. I’ve seen drivers use the bike lane to go the wrong way just to get into a driveway
they missed. I’ve seen phone drifters, race car drivers and clueless, distracted, dangerous
drivers that make cycling downright dangerous as all hell on Stevens Creek Blvd.
Please, think of a future where more people choose to ride a bike for short trips in our city
because they feel safe enough to make that choice. With the rampant increase in electric
bikes, encouraged by state rebates, more and more folks will see cycling as a viable alternative
to driving. BUT, only if they feel safe enough to ride!
Keep protected lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard the highest priority project in the
Transportation Plan. This busy road has been identified as one of the highest priority high-
injury corridors in the Vision Zero plan and the cost to design and build either 2A or 2B will
only be more expensive if we do not take advantage of the grant funding it has been approved
for!
Concrete barriers are the way. If you are on your bike, riding to get lunch at Sweet Maple or
maybe heading to Lawson Middle School, imagine vehicles flying past with nothing but some
bollards between you. Not great. Give me some concrete proof that I’ll be safe, my kids will
be safe or my staff will be safe when riding their bikes down Stevens Creek Boulevard.
Thank you,
Lars
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Lars Thomsen \ O_]\º
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Trail Head Cyclery \
www.trailheadcyclery.com \
408-369-9666 \
lars@trailheadcyclery.com |
On the job: Tue-Sat. \
On the trails: Sun-Mon \
From:louise saadati
To:City Council; City Clerk; City Attorney"s Office; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:Please approve protected bike lanes for Stevens Creek Boulevard
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 12:39:27 PM
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Dear Liang Chao, City Mayor; Kitty Moore, Vice-Mayor; and City Councilmembers:
Please approve protected bike lanes with concrete barriers for Stevens Creek Boulevard tonight.
Please protect the community by approving this item that was pulled from Consent 2 city council meetings ago.
More residents are biking as a means of daily transportation. This will help our response to Climate Change. Any
potential slowing of traffic would increase car safety. All the residents would benefit from the city council approval
tonight of protected bike lanes with concrete barriers on Stevens Creek Boulevard .
The corridor has been identified as the highest priority for high injury in the Vision Zero Plan that the council
adopted in 2024.
The city will forfeit $807,000 in grant funding. This would make future grant funding very difficult. This would be
fiscally irresponsible.
No lanes will be removed or narrowed by this project. There will not be any right-turn only lanes.
The plan was developed with extensive community input and adopted by the Bike Ped Commission and City
Council.
The project design has been reviewed by the Bike Ped Commission at three separate meetings since the start of the
project (Jan 2022, July 2022, and Feb 2023) and Phase 1 of the construction was approved and funded by the City
Council.
Thank you for your time and service to our residents and safety for all who use Stevens Creek Boulevard.
Louise Saadati
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From:Liang Chao
To:City Clerk
Subject:Fw: Questions on Item 9 - Stevens Creek Blvd
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 12:13:41 PM
Please enter the following into the written communication for the item.
Since written answers won't be provided in a supplemental report, I hope to share the
additional questions sent.
Thanks,
Liang
Liang Chao
Mayor
City Council
LChao@cupertino.gov
408-777-3192
From: Liang Chao <LChao@cupertino.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 10:59 AM
To: Pamela Wu <PamelaW@cupertino.gov>
Cc: Chad Mosley <ChadM@cupertino.gov>; David Stillman <DavidS@cupertino.gov>; City Clerk
<CityClerk@cupertino.gov>; Serena Tu <SerenaT@cupertino.gov>
Subject: Re: Questions on Item 9 - Stevens Creek Blvd
I thought written answers would be provided for questions sent before 10am?
Some of the questions are requesting documents for grant applications so I can
understand the scope of the project described and the conditions for the grants.
Q2: The staff report mentioned that the project would utilize "Senate Bill 1 (SB1)" of
$693,000. My understanding is that this portion of the SB 1 grant can be
reallocated to other bike path project, is that right?
Q2-1: If the city submitted a proposal for SB 1, what is the project description?
Please include the application to provide clarity.
Q3: The staff report mentioned that the project would utilize "One Bay Area Grant
(OBAG)" of $807,000. The staff report states "In 2022, MTC informed staff that due
to other agencies being unable to commit to obligating the OBAG funds for their
projects, funding was now available for the City of Cupertino in support of this
Project. On April 19, 2022, the City Council accepted the recommendation to
adopt a resolution of local support, which is required to complete the application
process and for the City to receive the $807,000 of OBAG funding (with a required
local match of $93,000.)" What is the project description for the OBAG funding?
Q3-1: Please provide the application for the OBAG grant to provide clarify.
I am sorry for the number of questions. But due to the lack of information in the staff
report and the lack of public process for intersection changes which affect all road
users, I am trying to get sufficient information to figure out the best compromise for the
project to both support bike paths and also fiscal responsibility.
I hope you understand my dilemma.
Liang
Liang Chao
Mayor
City Council
LChao@cupertino.gov
408-777-3192
From: Pamela Wu <PamelaW@cupertino.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 9:45 AM
To: Liang Chao <LChao@cupertino.gov>
Cc: Chad Mosley <ChadM@cupertino.gov>; David Stillman <DavidS@cupertino.gov>; City Clerk
<CityClerk@cupertino.gov>; Serena Tu <SerenaT@cupertino.gov>
Subject: RE: Questions on Item 9 - Stevens Creek Blvd
Mayor Chao, thank you for your additional questions. They will be answered during tonight’s
meeting.
Pamela
Pamela Wu
City Manager
City Manager's Office
PamelaW@cupertino.gov
(408)777-1322
From: Liang Chao <LChao@cupertino.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 9:25 AM
To: Pamela Wu <PamelaW@cupertino.gov>
Cc: Chad Mosley <ChadM@cupertino.gov>; David Stillman <DavidS@cupertino.gov>
Subject: Questions on Item 9 - Stevens Creek Blvd
My intention is to re-examine the priorities in order to align with the priorities of the 2016
Bicycle Master Plan and the Council priorities to expand coverage of more roads, rather
than being bogged down by costly intersection reconfigurations.
Q1: The staff report states "The 2016 Cupertino Bicycle Transportation Plan identified
Stevens Creek Boulevard Class IV Bike Lane Project (Project) as the highest priority
project. This Project includes upgrading the existing Class II buffered bike lane to a
physically separated Class IV bike lane along Stevens Creek Boulevard from Tantau
Avenue to Foothill Boulevard and related traffic signal upgrades." As I remember, the
bike paths and intersections are ranked separately in the 2016 Bicycle Transportation
Plan. So, I looked it up and found that bike paths and intersections are indeed
considered separate projects in the plan. And the recommendation for intersections are:
The "Intersection Configure" for Stevens Creek and De Anza is ranked #62 and the
recommendation was "Bike lane striping through Intersection".
The "intersection Configure" for Stevens Creek and Stelling is ranked #2 and the
recommendation was "Study protected intersection in coordination with proposed
Class IV".
The plan suggests to study first and then decide what type of "intersection
configure" to implement.
Thus, from the 2016 Bicycle Master Plan and the project description of the CIP project,
the scope of the Stevens Creek Blvd Class IV Bike Path should not include intersections.
I like have missed some other documents?
Q1-1: What city documents have changed the scope of the Stevens Creek Blvd Class IV
Bike Path to also include intersections?
Q1-2: And what city documents have provided study for different options for intersection
configuration?
Q1-3: What city documents have provided traffic impact analysis?
Q2: The staff report mentioned that the project would utilize "Senate Bill 1 (SB1)" of
$693,000. My understanding is that this portion of the SB 1 grant can be reallocated to
other bike path project, is that right?
Q2-1: If the city submitted a proposal for SB 1, what is the project description? Please
include the application to provide clarity.
Q3: The staff report mentioned that the project would utilize "One Bay Area Grant
(OBAG)" of $807,000. The staff report states "In 2022, MTC informed staff that due to
other agencies being unable to commit to obligating the OBAG funds for their projects,
funding was now available for the City of Cupertino in support of this Project. On April
19, 2022, the City Council accepted the recommendation to adopt a resolution of local
support, which is required to complete the application process and for the City to
receive the $807,000 of OBAG funding (with a required local match of $93,000.)" What is
the project description for the OBAG funding?
Q3-1: Please provide the application for the OBAG grant to provide clarify.
Q4: If we refocus the Stevens Creek Blvd Class IV Bikeway project to only include Class
IV Bikeway without any intersection (or only include "striping through Intersection," as
recommended by the 2016 Bicycle Master Plan, can we utilize both the OBAG and the
SB1 grants to complete the entire Stevens Creek Blvd Class IV Bikeway project,
including Phase 2 and Phase 3?
Q5: The supplemental report from 2/3 states "Staff Response: A traffic analysis was
performed in 2017. This analysis envisioned a more restrictive design (reducing travel
lanes through the intersection from 3 to 2)." Where do I find this traffic analysis?
Q6: The supplemental report from 2/3 states "The traffic signal upgrade at Wolfe Road is
$207,020, and the traffic signal upgrade at De Anza Blvd is $370,480." This is the first
that I heard that this project also includes signal upgrades for the Stevens Creek and
Wolfe intersection, due to the lack of information in the staff report. Isn't that
intersection already reconfigured with protected bike lanes? Why does it still need an
upgrade for $207,020?
Q7: From the 2016 Bicycle Master Plan, the "Intersection Configure" for Stevens Creek
and De Anza recommended was "Bike lane striping through Intersection". Could we
implement this project with this lower-cost change to the intersection?
Q7-1: Can we include the bike path portion of the Phase 2B and Phase 3 without only
bike lane striping through intersection in the same project to utilize those two grants,
OBAG and SB1?
Thank you for the information.
Liang
Liang Chao
Mayor
City Council
LChao@cupertino.gov
408-777-3192
From:Rob Tsuk
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:Support Stevens Creek Blvd Bike Lanes – Safety & Fiscal Responsibility
Date:Tuesday, February 4, 2025 8:27:02 AM
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As an avid cyclist and Cupertino resident I urge the City to move forward with the Stevens Creek Boulevard
protected bike lanes project. Canceling it would be fiscally irresponsible and a serious safety risk.
This project was identified as the highest priority in the 2016 Cupertino Bicycle Transportation Plan and is a key
part of the 2024 Vision Zero plan. The City has committed only $722,261, while forfeiting the project would mean
losing $807,000 in grant funding and jeopardizing future grants.
Some suggest using bollards instead of concrete barriers to save money, but bollards do not stop speeding cars or
save lives. Concrete dividers offer real protection—something that could have prevented the tragedies on roads.
The design has been reviewed multiple times by the Bike Ped Commission, and Phase 1 was approved and funded
by the City Council. This project does not remove or narrow vehicle lanes, change turn lanes, or restrict right turns
on red. It is essential for safety and a responsible use of funds. Please move forward with it.
Best regards,
Rob Tsuk
21384 Dexter Drive, Cupertino
From:J Shearin
To:City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:City Council 2/4/25 Agenda item 9: Approve true protected bike lanes with concrete barriers, not flimsy plastic
Date:Monday, February 3, 2025 9:18:42 PM
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Dear Mayor Chao, City Councilmembers, and City Manager Wu:
I ask you today as a longtime Cupertino resident and someone that values the safety of all residents, including those
who bike, to approve the Stevens Creek Bike Lanes portion 2A with full concrete barriers.
Those that don’t bike may tell you that that easily broken plastic bollards are the same as concrete barriers, when
they are plainly not. Yes, plastic bollards may be cheaper. But is that worth someone’s life? We’ve had deaths—of
children!--in our city that could have been avoided if concrete barriers like are planned for the lanes on Stevens
Creek Boulevard were put in. I know I wouldn’t want to be the one that caused another tragedy because I was
trying to save some (free) grant money or by “thrifting” a project to make an integral safety item only visual and not
substantial.
Our residents deserve to have proper safety measures. A flimsy plastic bollard stuck to the road with plastic tar is no
match for a 2000 lb. car. A concrete curb can, however, slow or stop a car. Let’s follow the advice of staff who
have studied this issue and learn our lesson from McClellan Road. There have been zero killed or severely injured
cyclists on that road since the concrete bike lanes were installed.
It’s also worth noting that this segment of Stevens Creek Boulevard is on the commute path for students heading to
Cupertino High School everyday who live in the North Blaney neighborhood. We need to look out for our children,
and encourage them to get to school actively and safely, instead of adding yet more traffic to our roads.
This change does not affect any car lanes of travel. It’s the exact same treatment as the protected lanes between
Wolfe and Tantau. Having concrete barriers in our SCB buffered bike lanes—turning them into Class IV protected
lanes— has been a top priority project in the city’s Bike Plan for nine years, and was also identified in the city’s
Vision Zero Plan as a key project to improve safety. Now is the time to follow through on those plans, and to use
grant money to pay for the vast majority of this project. I ask you to do that with full protection for cyclists, not bits
of plastic.
Thank you,
Jennifer Shearin
Cupertino resident
Note: please include my letter as part of the public record for the City Council meeting on February 4, 2025.
From:Pete Klein
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:Stevens Creek Safety Improvements
Date:Monday, February 3, 2025 9:03:13 PM
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Please continue your support for the bike lane improvements on
Stevens Creek. I've lived a few blocks from that thoroughfare for
35 years. I've cycled several times a week during that time.
I avoid Stevens Creek due to the lack of protection for cyclists.
Yet it's the only east/west street between Bollinger and Homestead.
Fortifying the traffic/bike lane interface would be a huge improvement.
As I understand it, significant grant funding is available which would be lost
if the project is tabled. And no changes to the car lanes are required to
degrade them. It makes no sense to drip this project now.
Peter Klein
Cupertino resident
From:Calley Wang
To:City Council; City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:2/4/2025 City Council Meeting - Support for Agenda item 9: Stevens Creek Class IV Bike Lanes
Date:Monday, February 3, 2025 8:09:19 PM
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Honorable Mayor Chao, Council Members and Staff,
Please enter my comment into the public record for the City Council meeting on February 4.
I urge the City Council to maintain its support for the Protected Bike Lanes on Stevens Creek
Boulevard, with full concrete barriers. This project came out of the city's 2016 Bicycle Transportation Plan
from a groundswell of support after the tragic death of a Monta Vista High School student in a traffic
collision. That tragedy awoke the whole community to the importance of physically separated bike lanes
and trails for the city's cyclists, many of whom are children. As an MVHS alum, these events affected me
and my family deeply.
Since then, the Bike-Ped Commission, City Council, and residents have consistently identified Protected
Bike Lanes on Stevens Creek as Cupertino's most important bike project. It will create a fully separated
facility on one of the city's high-priority high injury corridors.This will make cycling safer and more
convenient in Cupertino's Heart of the City, without taking away any car lanes or right turns. Bollards and
paint alone aren't enough, but tragedies like these could have been prevented by concrete dividers
blocking vehicles from entering the bike lane.
For the sake of quality of life, safety, and maintaining a desirable and thriving community I support this
project. I've traveled on Stevens Creek by car and by bike, and I can tell you that protected bike lanes
would be a boon for accessibility and safer travel, especially for Cupertino High School students. I see
kids regularly cycling next to cars today, despite the fast-moving traffic. There is a better way. The entire
corridor needs full protected bike lanes. Outside grant funding will pay for most of the project. The first
phase has already been successfully installed.
Let's stay the course and make Stevens Creek a great place for all road users in our community. Approve
the protected bike lanes.
Thank you,
Calley Wang
West Hill Court, Cupertino, CA 95014
From:Tim Oey
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:Say Yes to Biking Safety on Stevens Creek Boulevard at your Feb 4 City Council Mtg!
Date:Monday, February 3, 2025 4:35:08 PM
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Honorable City Council,
Climate Change and Unsafe Streets continue to be significant challenges today and for
our kids going forward. We must make it safer and more attractive to bike along Stevens
Creek Boulevard. Lives depend on it now and in the future.
I bike on Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino regularly -- the current protected areas
increase safety and reduce stress -- they are well done. Let's make more of Stevens Creek
Boulevard safer.
Cars are deadly dangerous whereas bicycles save lives. We need to protect bicyclists from cars
and their drivers.
Some additional important points:
Stevens Creek Boulevard protected bike lanes project was identified as the highest priority
project in the 2016 Cupertino Bicycle Transportation Plan. The plan was developed with
extensive community input and adopted by the Bike Ped Commission and City Council.
Stevens Creek Boulevard has been identified as one of the highest priority high-injury corridors
in the Vision Zero plan, which the City Council unanimously adopted in 2024.
The actual cost to the City for design of 2A and 2B, and for construction of 2A, is estimated at
approximately $722,261. If we don’t do the project, the city will be forfeiting $807,000 in grant
funding which would make it difficult to win future grants.
Some members of the public are proposing that the city use plastic bollards instead of concrete
barriers to save money. Plastic Bollards do not save lives. A plastic bollard will not stop or slow
down a speeding car -- you can tell by the large number of plastic bollards regularly knocked
down along many bikeways in Cupertino and neighboring cities.
No vehicle lanes are being removed or repurposed as a part of this project.
No vehicle lanes are being narrowed as part of this project.
No lanes will be converted to right‐turn only, nor will there be any restriction prohibiting right
turns on red.
The project design has been reviewed by the Bike Ped Commission at three separate meetings
since the start of the project (Jan 2022, July 2022, and Feb 2023) and Phase 1 of the
construction was approved and funded by the City Council.
Thanks!
Tim Oey
Zero Waste Engineer, ZeroW.org
League of American Bicyclists Cycling Instructor #6033
Cell: (408) 781-1094
Tim@ZeroW.org
From:Sophia Chan
To:City Council
Cc:City Clerk; Cupertino City Manager"s Office
Subject:SCB protected bike lanes
Date:Monday, February 3, 2025 4:32:06 PM
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Hello City Council Members!
Happy Monday! I am reaching out in support of the SBC protected bike lanes project.
It is frustrating to see something that has been approved (by the council) after being
reviewed multiple times via the Bike Ped Commission to have it be "reviewed" again.
Who is bring this back to be discussed and are they considering the safety of the
community when they discredit all the hours (and years) that have been put into
understanding why it was prioritized in the first place?
Are you truly putting safety of the people in Community when you put this up for
discussion again? Is the perceived money saved worth a life, especially if it may be
someone you know?
Please do the right thing and put this to rest and let the project continue as planned
and as budgeted from the grant. Send the message that you will always put the
safety of the community first.
Thank you for your consideration.
Best regards,
Sophia