04-16-2025 BPC Minutes_DS_Signed DRAFT MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
April 16, 2025
C U P E RT I N O Final Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Gerhard Eschelbeck (VC), Ilango Ganga (C), Herve Marcy, Munisekaran
Madhdhipatla, Joel Wolf
Absent:
Staff: David Stillman, Staff Liaison
Others Present: Matthew Schroeder, Transit and Transportation Planner, Susan
Michael, Capital Improvement Programs Manager
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. March 19, 2025 Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Minutes
MOTION: Vice Chair Eschelbeck moved, seconded by Commissioner Wolf to
approve the minutes as presented.
MOTION PASSED: 5-0
POSTPONEMENTS
No Postponements
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2. Capital Improvement Programs Fiscal Year 2025-2026- and Five-Year Plan (Michael)
NO ACTIONS TAKEN
3. Stevens Creek Boulevard Corridor Vision Study (Schroeder)
MOTION: Commissioner Wolf moved, seconded by Commissioner Madhdhipatla to
recognize Cupertino current progress toward improving Stevens Creek Blvd and
recommend to the City Council to accept the Stevens Creek Boulevard Corridor Vision
Study and Steering Committee Action with these qualifications:
• The City maintains final decision-making authority regarding any projects or
recommendations contained within the Vision Study.
• The BPC reaffirms the City's commitment to the provisions contained within
Resolution 19-089.
• All projects within the City Cupertino, including any intersection modifications,
will conform to the City's standard processes, plans and procedures relating to
public outreach and approval.
MOTION PASSED: 5-0
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
4. Staff Update and Commissioner Activity Report (All)
• Confirm which day Walk to Wherever Day Event should occur (May 15-17)
• Remind Commissioners of the Bike Energizer Station (sign up, location, date,
and time).
• Commissioner Gerhard Eschelbeck confirmed there was nothing to report at the
last Safe Routes to School meeting.
o Suggest Safe Route Team to attend commission meetings periodically to
provide suggestions and updates.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
• Cupertino Active Transportation Plan (July & November)
• Discuss how the city can gather Use Data for recent infrastructure projects
• Informational item regarding the Bike Rack Locations ( May)
• Vision Zero next steps
• Safe routes to school update
Grants
• Know/Understand Fed Grant Funding with Caltrans on updated bike-ped
planning
• Understand/Educate on what funding standards are (Fed/State)
Studies/Plans
• Kennewick Drive/Homestead Road Study
o Stop Gap Measures/Temporary Solutions
• Study on McClellan Ave bike lanes in front of Monte Vista High School (October
maybe)
• Staff update -Stevens Creek Corridor Vision Study
• Examine Pedestrian Walkways for Safety
• Install Bollards at existing buffered bike lanes (Public Request)
• Path between Lincoln Elem and Monta Vista HS
• Regnart Creek Trail Crossing at Blaney Avenue
• Speed Limits Studies (Spring/Summer 2025)
• Bollinger Road Corridor
Projects
• Staff update -Stevens Creek Boulevard, Phases 2B
• Staff update -Safe Routes to School (SR2S)
• Carmen Road Bridge
• I-280 Wolfe Interchange
• Vision Zero Next Steps (Ganga)
• Staff update on CIP Project updates (6 mo.)
Education
• Adult Bicycle Education
• Impact of Semi-Rural Designation on Bike and Ped Projects/Priorities
• Lead Pedestrian Walk Interval (LPI) —Start pedestrian green before vehicles
• Bicycle and pedestrian safety
Miscellaneous
• Bicycle Licensing (Theft Prevention)
• Review Progress toward BPC Objectives & Grant Applications (6 mo.)
• Status-VTA BPAC Adult Bicycle Education (Lindskog)
• Inventory of Traffic Lights (triggering traffic light from a detector) -Staff update
• Pedestrian safety on Torre Avenue (Muni)
• Before and after data on separated bike lanes and major intersections for
improvement-Use of data for future decisions
o Combine this data with the data on safety (Muni/Marcy)
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 9:42 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
David Stillman, Staff Liaison
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