02-20-2025 BPC Minutes FINAL MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
BICYCLE PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION
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February 20, 2025
CUPERTINO
Final Minutes
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Gerhard Eschelbeck, Ilango Ganga, Herve Marcy (C), Munisekaran
Madhdhipatla, Joel Wolf (VC)
Absent: None
Staff: David Stillman, Staff Liaison
Others Present: Chelsea Biklen, Safe Routes to School Coordinator
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. October 16, 2024 Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Minute
MOTION: Vice Chair Wolf moved, seconded by Commissioner Ganga to approve the minutes
as presented.
MOTION PASSED: 3-0, Madhdhipatla&Marcy Abstain
POSTPONEMENTS
No postponements
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
John Stauffer, public speaker, spoke regarding pedestrian safety.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
OLD BUSINESS
NEW BUSINESS
2. Election of the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Chair and Vice Chair for 2025
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NOMINATION: Commissioner Eschelbeck, seconded by Commissioner Madhdhipatla to
nominate Commissioner Ganga as Chair of the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission for 2025.
NOMINATION OF COMMISSIONER GANGA AS CHAIR FOR THE BICYCLE
PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION FOR 2025 PASSED:3-0,Marcy&Wolf Abstain
NOMINATION: Commissioner Madhdhipatla, seconded by Chair Ganga to nominate
Commissioner Eschelbeck as Vice Chair of the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission for 2025.
NOMINATION OF COMMISSIONER ESCHELBECK AS VICE CHAIR FOR THE BICYCLE
PEDESTRIAN COMMISSION FOR 2025 PASSED:3-0,Marcy&Wolf Abstain
3. Bike Event Coordination (Biklen)
NO ACTION TAKEN
4. Bicycle Facilities Improvements (Stillman)
NO ACTION TAKEN
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
5. Staff Update and Commissioner Activity Report (All)
NO ACTION TAKEN
FUTUTE AGENDA SETTING
Work Plan
• Bicycle Facilities—In Progress
• Active Transportation Plan (FY 24-25)
• CIP Recommendations for FY 25/26 (Ganga)
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
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• 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)
Is there a sensitivity setting (Fall)
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
David Stillman, Staff Liaison
Note: Any attachments can be found on the Cupertino Website
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