CC 11-16-2021 Item No. 17 Vista Drive and Merritt Drive On-Street Parking Removal_Staff PresentationVista Drive and Merritt Drive
On-Street Parking Removal
Lawson Middle School Separated
Bike Lane Project
November 16, 2021
CC 11-16-2021 Item No. 17
Staff Recommendation
●Conduct the first reading of Ordinance No.
21-XXXX: "An Ordinance of the City Council
of the City of Cupertino Amending Table
11.24.150 of the Cupertino Municipal Code
Relating to Prohibition of Parking Along
Certain Streets
●Vista Drive (west side), Forest Ave to Merritt
Drive,
●Merritt Drive (south side), Vista Drive to
western end
Lawson Middle School Separated Bike Lane
•Identified as part of School Walk Audit Project
•Installs two-way separated bike lanes along:
•Forest Ave (north side), Vista Dr (west) to Vista
Dr (east)
•Vista Drive (west side), Forest Ave to Merritt Dr
•Merritt Drive (south side), Vista Ave to western
end
•Provides safe access to and from bike racks,
separate from pedestrians and vehicles
Lawson Middle School Separated Bike Lane
•Currently, on-street parking exists along both
sides of Vista Dr. and Merritt Drive. Parking
already prohibited along Forest Ave.
•To accommodate the bike lane and
provide increased safety for cyclists, parking
must be prohibited
Lawson Middle School Separated Bike Lane
•No parking removal in front of homes; all
along Lawson Middle School frontage
•No impact to traffic operations or
emergency vehicle access
•Two letters mailed to 55 addresses
•September 7th
•October 26th
•One response received opposing change
Impacts to Residents and Vehicles
•Ongoing coordination since 2018 with:
•Lawson staff
•CUSD staff
•Lawson PTA
•Lawson parents
•Cupertino SR2S Working Group
•Lawson Principal’s “Coffee Hour”
Outreach and Coordination
Lawson Middle School Separated Bike Lane
Lawson Middle School Separated Bike Lane
Recommended Actions
●Conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 21-XXXX: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Cupertino Amending Table 11.24.150 of the Cupertino Municipal Code Relating to Prohibition of Parking Along Certain Streets
Questions?
November 16, 2021
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Lawson Middle School Separated
Bike Lane Project
Vista Drive and Merritt Drive
On-Street Parking Removal