Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · October 20, 2022
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Final
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Commission
Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:30 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to Government Code Subdivision 54953(e), the meeting was conducted
telephonically; pursuant to state law, the City Council made the necessary findings
by adopting Resolution No. 1089-21, reaffirmed on September 27, 2022.
Chair Mehlman called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Present 7 - Chair Leia Mehlman
Vice Chair Bryce Beagle
Commissioner Alex Bonne
Commissioner Arwen Davé
Commissioner Dan Hafeman
Commissioner Richard Mehlinger
Commissioner Timothy Oey
Dennis Ng, Principal Transportation and Traffic Manager, Lillian Tsang, Principal
Transportation Engineer, Angela Wong, Transportation Engineer and Thinh Le,
Transportation Engineer attended via teleconference.
Council Liaison Din (present)
PRESENTATION
A 22-1024 Safe Routes to School Coordinator Update
Maria Arellano, Safe Routes to Schools Coordinator, provided an update on the
Safe Routes to School efforts at public schools serving Sunnyvale students.
Highlighting the following:
- Updates for FY 21/22 and FY 22/23
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- Travel tally's for elementary and middle schools in the Santa Clara Unified School
District, Sunnyvale School District and Cupertino Unified School District are in
progress
- Safe Routes to Schools Incentives
- May - National Bike Month
- Bicycle safety class presentation and helmet fitting for K-5th grade
- Handed out over 30 helmets for free
- Two Citywide Bike Rodeos at the Art & Wine Festival on June 4 & 5 with over 200
students attending
- Postponed Wheel Kids Program until Summer 2023
- 12 middle school kids will be sponsored for the Wheel Kids Program
- October is National Walk to School Month
- October 4 - 60 students from Stocklmeir Elementary participated in Walk to School
Day
- Travel Tallies Fall 2022
- School Banners(Walk, Bike and Roll) will be placed in 18 schools in the district
- FY 22/23 Bike Rodeos
- Bike to School Day - May 2023
Commissioner Bonne commented and asked about the following:
- How and when was the walk and drive data collected
- When and how the free helmets were distributed
- Suggested a correcting "or" to "y" on the banner that is written in Spanish
Ms. Arellano addressed the questions.
Commissioner Mehlinger commented and asked about the following:
- Average amount of weight of the books the students are carrying to school
- Have a discussion with the schools about how much the students are really
carrying to see if they can ease the backpack load to encourage biking or walking
- Cherry Chase school has a high walk to school rate because the streets perceived
to be safer and quieter
- Need infrastructure improvements if going to improve walking and biking school
numbers
- Plans to make Traffic Gardens/Bike Rodeos a regular event at schools or in
neighborhoods
- Tread to School Tuesday at Stocklmeir Elementary School - encourage students
to walk to school and change mode to travel
- Encourage using a Bike Bus program that other cities are using - on wheels
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instead of walking
Ms. Arellano and Mr. Ng addressed the questions.
Commissioner Hafeman commented and asked about the following:
- Thanked staff for submitting the presentation ahead of time
- Why isn't there any data from Vargas Elementary School?
- Data on distance from where the student lives from the school vs. transportation
type
- How are major arterials interfering with walking and cycling and scootering?
Ms. Arellano addressed the questions.
Commissioner Davé commented and asked about the following:
- Budget for incentives and activities
- Requirement of the schools that make the backpacks so heavy
Ms. Arellano addressed the question.
Vice Chair Beagle commented and asked about the following:
- What items were under "other" in the breakdown for other options to school?
- Are there any bus transportation services at any of the schools?
- Anything that would disincentivize driving to school
- What are the factors parents aren't allowing their kids to walk or bike to school?
Ms. Arellano addressed the questions.
Commissioner Oey commented and asked about the following:
- How much time is dedicated to work on "Safe Routes to School program"?
- Suggests measuring how much the program has had an impact so far
- Did predecessor leave any metrics from previous years, pre-pandemic?
- Recommended to have metrics from past years to see how the program is
progressing or not
- Find out why students are not walking/biking as much
- Why did the Wheel Kids program for middle school students get postponed?
- How much contact do you have with the other "Safe Routes to School"
coordinators in the area?
- Consider having teen volunteers
- Have Safe Routes to School maps for students
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- Have a survey for parents to fill out
Ms. Arellano addressed the questions.
Chair Mehlman commented and asked about the following:
- Thanked Ms. Arellano for all her hard work
- Recommended surveying the driving parents
- Follow up with the two non participating schools
- Obtaining more Measure B funding to make Safe Routes to School Program a low
to no cost program for the students
- Need to talk with the City Attorney to provide a suggested bike/ped route to school
- Talk with schools about how much a student needs to carry
Commissioner Mehlinger commented on the following:
- Useful to survey parents and the students
- Schools should talk about lifetime benefits of walking and biking to school
Commissioner Mehlman, Commissioner Oey and Commissioner Hafeman
commented asked about the following:
- The Safe Routes to School Program was funded to have a full-time coordinator
spend 100% of his/her time on the Safe Routes to School Program
Public Comment opened at 7:25 p.m.
Erik Lindskog, member of the public commented on the following:
- There are maps for Safe Routes to School for each school in the City of Cupertino
- Having maps for Safe Routes to School should not be a problem
Nick Brosnahan, member of the public commented on the following:
- Need better data, collect the data more often
- What is being done to disincentivize drivers from driving kids to school
- Maps are available, should make it easier for people to use them
- Targeted surveys would be more useful
- Make it harder for parents to drop kids off at school using a car
Sharlene Liu, member of the public commented on the following:
- Safety is the number one concern for parents on why they don't allow their children
bike/walk to school
- Need to make streets safer
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Alon, member of the public commented on the following:
- Observed drivers at drop off disrespecting bikers/walkers at school
- Have a bike/walk appreciation day where all parents are encouraged on that day
to drive their kids to school to appreciate bikers/walkers
Public Comment closed at 7:35 p.m.
Vice Chair Beagle commented on the following:
- More dangerous for the kids that bike/walk to school when other parents drive
their kids to school
- Need to actively look at disincentives for driving not just incentives for
biking/walking
Chair Mehlman commented on the following:
- Parents might view disincentivizing driving as a punishment
- Educate parents are on the advantages on biking/walking to school
Commissioner Davé commented on the following:
- There is no need to have disincentives for drivers as it is already hard to drive kids
to school
- Should have another high school for the northern part of Sunnyvale
Commissioner Oey commented on the following:
- Likes the idea of making it harder for drivers
- More cars on the road more dangerous it is for everyone
- Some schools don't allow parents to drive up to the school and park farther away
on certain days
Commissioner Mehlinger commented on the following:
- Doesn't think disincentives would work
- Need to improve safety and encourage walking/biking
- Likes the idea of dropping off kids farther away from the school
- Have a protected bike lane to stop cars from parking in the bike lane
- Discuss with schools the opportunity to put in flex posts or allow schools to put
down traffic cones
Commissioner Hafeman commented on the following:
- Safety is parents number one concern for their kids
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- Organize carpooling for those kids that live far from their school
Vice Chair Beagle commented on the following:
- Instead of "disincentive" removing incentives for driving
- Make biking/walking the most convenient option
Chair Mehlman commented on the following:
- Suggested having schools get incentives if they lower the amount of parents
driving their kids to school
B 22-1025 Homestead Full-time Bike Lane Study Updates
Angela Wong, Transportation Engineer and Shikha Jain, consultant from Hexagon,
gave a presentation on the Homestead Full-time Bike Lane Study Update.
Highlighting the following:
- Project description
- Converting part-time bike lanes into full-time bike lanes
- Existing conditions
- Public comment
- Data collection and analysis - Collision Analysis, Bicycle Counts, Parking
Dimension Analysis and Parking Utilization
- Collision Analysis - 5-year collision data (2017-2021)
- Bicycle Counts collected on Homestead Road
- Typical cross section for locations with part-time bike lane
- Parking dimension analysis
- Parking Utilization - data collection
- Parking Utilization on Homestead Road
- Parking Utilization on side streets
- Block length
- Potential alternatives
- Online survey
- Next steps
- Study process/timeline
Chair Mehlman commented and asked about the following:
- Root cause of pedestrian incidences
- Study should have included information on enforcement action by DPS for
enforcing the "No Parking" during the specific time
- Full-time bike lane should not be characterized as an extreme option
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Ms. Jain addressed the question.
Commissioner Hafeman asked about the following:
- Does Sunnyvale have both sides of the road on Homestead Road?
- What does auto right away violation mean?
- Were any of the accidents the bicyclists or pedestrians fault?
Ms. Wong addressed the questions.
Vice Chair Beagle asked about the following:
- Slide 10 - Are all the collisions on Homestead Road?
- Slide 11 - Was the time frame per hour or total for entire window? Were they done
on a single day or multiple days?
- Any study performed during the day on the weekdays?
- Slide 16 - Are there a total of 200 parking spaces on all of Homestead Road or
just a segment?
- Slide 17 - How far would a person have to walk after parking their car if they are
using a side street instead of the part-time parking lane?
Ms. Wong, Ms. Jain and Mr. Ng addressed the questions.
Commissioner Mehlinger asked about the following:
- Were the majority of bicycle incidences at intersections?
- Will there be any intersection improvements as part of this plan?
- Was a two-way bike lane considered?
- How many Kaiser employees bike along Homestead Road?
Ms. Wong addressed the questions.
Commissioner Oey asked about the following:
- Data on parking violations during the part-time hours
- Lane widths to see how much road space is allocated to each segment
- Are Road Diets being considered as potential alternatives?
- How many off-street parking spots are there and the usage of them?
- What is the profile of the cyclists who use Homestead Road?
Ms. Wong and Ms. Jain addressed the questions.
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Commissioner Bonne asked about the following:
- Side streets - How did you come up with Hollenbeck being utilized as 80% for
parking?
- Where along the side street was the starting point for the calculation?
- Details of the type, cause and location of the collisions involving cars, pedestrians
and cyclists
- Have you measured the car count and moving violation of the cars?
Ms. Wong addressed the questions.
Chair Mehlman asked about the following:
- When did the part-time bike lane begin?
Mr. Ng, Ms. Jain and Gary Black, Hexagon Consultant addressed the question.
Vice Chair Beagle asked about the following:
- How is the City of Cupertino able to have full-time bike lane along the entire
stretch and when did they do it?
Ms. Wong addressed the question.
Commissioner Oey asked about the following:
- Will the final report cite all the City policies that should be referenced for staff to
make their recommendation?
Ms. Wong addressed the question.
Chair Mehlman called for a recess at 8:37 p.m. Chair Mehlman reconvened the
meeting at 8:45 p.m.
Public Comment opened at 8:47 p.m.
Nick Brosnahan, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Presented Cartopia with part-time bike lanes
- What Homestead Road offers cyclist today
- Sunnyvale and Cupertino sides
- Bike lanes on the Cupertino side vs. bike lane on the Sunnyvale side
- Sunnyvale Vision Zero Statistics
- Need full-time bike lanes in both directions that should be class IIb or better and
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Erik Lindskog, member of the public, commented on the following:
- More housing means more vehicles on the road
- Need to build bicycle infrastructure now
- Homestead Road on the Sunnyvale side is not safe
- Part-time bike lane do not work
- Need to have protective bike lanes
Ramesh, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Safety for cyclists is the most important element
- Suggest having a single lane of traffic going westbound from Hollenbeck Ave. to
Bernardo Ave.
Amid, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Uses a trike which has three wheels
- Sloped bike lanes are hard to use when on a trike
- Would like safe bike lanes
- Recommends making the bike lanes level, wide enough for trikes and maintain the
quality of the bike path
- Make sure three wheel bikes are being taken into consideration when
recommending a bike path
Sharlene Liu, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Member of Bike Sunnyvale, strongly supports full-time bike lanes on Homestead
Road
- Requests bike lanes to be class IV
- Most cyclists on Homestead Road are school children and vehicles speed on it
going 40-50 mph
- Recommend placing the bike lane to the right of the parking lanes
- Homestead Road serves three schools and combined population of those three
schools is 3800 students
- 17% or 650 students bike to school on a daily basis many of them using
Homestead Road
- Part-time bike lanes don't allow cyclists to get home safely after 6:00 p.m.
- Majority of parents don't allow their children to bike to school because it is too
dangerous, specifically Homestead Road
Robert, member of the public, commented on the following:
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- Agrees with the full-time bike lanes
- Rides his bike often on Homestead Road. Has been hit by a car eight times in 20
years never has been his fault
Jonathan, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Ride or drive on Homestead Road four times a day
- Very little parking enforcements
- Most accidents at intersections
- Cyclists don't go on road due to safety issues
- Survey Apple employees
- Does not support Class IV bike lanes but suggest buffered bike lanes
Mohan, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Drive her kids to school because they have too many items to carry
- Average time to walk from parked area to house could be more than 95-120
seconds if take away part-time parking lanes
- Will the City allow residents to make their driveway bigger to have a parking spot
Alon, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Homestead Road serves many different purposes
- Students utilize Homestead Road everyday
- Major commute route
- Homestead Road is very dangerous with the current part-time parking lanes
- Parents don't want their kids riding their bikes on this road due to safety concerns
- Copy what was done on Mary Avenue and Remington Drive which are much safer
streets
Kelly, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Does not own a car but rides a bike everywhere and only rides on streets that are
known to be safe
- Full-time bike lanes are aligned with City goals and policies
Public Comment closed at 9:18 p.m.
Commissioner Oey commented on the following:
- Thanked all members of the public for their thoughtful comments
- Appreciated comment by Ramesh who stated that if traffic was slower property
would look more appealing, value would go up and reduce Vehicle Miles
Traveled(VMT)
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- Road Diet would help with the need for accessibility and senior citizens
Commissioner Hafemen commented on the following:
- Option of removing the continuous center turn lane should be raised in priority
- Keeping turn lanes with the Road Diet could be an option with only one travel lane
in each direction
Vice Chair Beagle commented on the following:
- Doesn't think there are alternative routes for cyclists like there are for vehicles on
Homestead Road
- The City should prioritize bicycle traffic on Homestead Road
- Question in study on "why do you use this corridor". All options are about
commuting not just for transportation purposes
Commissioner Mehlinger commented on the following:
- Citing relevant sections of the City's Land Use and Transportation Element
because they are critical
- Policy LT3.6 - Promote modes of travel and actions that provide safe access to
City streets and reduce single-occupant vehicle trips and trip lengths locally and
regionally. The order of consideration of transportation users shall be: (1)
Pedestrians, (2) Non-automotive (bikes, three-wheeled bikes, scooters, ets.), (3)
Mass transit vehicles, (4) Delivery vehicles, and (5) Single-occupant automobiles.
- Policy LT3.8 - Prioritize safe accommodation for all transportation users over
non-transport uses. As City streets are public spaces dedicated to the movement of
vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians, facilities that meet minimum appropriate safety
standards for transport uses shall be considered before non-transport uses are
considered.
- Policy LT3.9 - As parking is the temporary storage of transportation vehicles, do
not consider parking a transport use of public streets.
- Policy LT3.10 - Prioritize street space allocated for transportation uses over
parking when determining the appropriate future use of street space.
- Final report from City staff should directly reference the Land Use and
Transportation Element, Active Transportation Plan, Vision Zero Plan, Climate
Action Playbook, etc.
- Experience on Hollenbeck Road
- Staff should discuss Road Diet in their report
- Parking protective bike lanes should be discussed
- Intersections on Homestead Road need to be looked at
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Commissioner Bonne commented and asked about the following:
- What is City of Sunnyvale's ordinance on garbage cans in bike lane?
- Consider removing the center turn lane
- Need actions to make biking more friendly
Ms. Wong addressed the question.
Commissioner Oey commented on the following:
- Policies that should be referenced and taken into account for staff's
recommendation - Active Transportation Plan, Climate Action Playbook, Complete
Streets Policy, Neighborhood Traffic Calming Policy, Roadway Safety Plan,
Sunnyvale Vision Zero Plan, TDM and VMT
Commissioner Davé commented and asked about the following:
- Center turn lane in front of Fremont High School that helps parents get into the
turnabout driveway
- Strongly advocates for full-time bike lanes
Chair Mehlman commented on the following:
- Final staff report recommendation should have more than just a minimum of paint
bike lanes
- Should have an actual physical separation
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Public Comment opened at 9:36 p.m.
Nick, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Bike lane quality
- Standards for what bike lane travel should be like when the City repaves
- Having a Class II bike lane on roads that have 35-40 mph speed limits are
unpleasant
- Need more information from the City when there are bicycle/pedestrian accidents
Mohan, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Traffic on Homestead Road is bad
- Need protective turns instead of un-protective turns
Public Comment closed at 9:43 p.m.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Public Comment opened at 9:47 p.m.
No speakers.
Public Comment closed at 9:47 p.m.
1.A 22-0992 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting
Minutes of September 15, 2022.
Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting Minutes of September 15,
2022 as submitted.
Commissioner Hafeman moved and Commissioner Mehlinger seconded the motion
to approve item 1.A.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes 7 - Chair Mehlman
Vice Chair Beagle
Commissioner Bonne
Commissioner Davé
Commissioner Hafeman
Commissioner Mehlinger
Commissioner Oey
No 0
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 22-1026 Report and Discussion of Recent Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority (VTA) Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting
Commissioner Bonne, VTA BPAC Sunnyvale Representative, gave the meeting
summary report regarding the following topics:
- Summary of VTA Board Meeting on October 6
- VTA bus and rail ridership has a 54% increase in 2022 but down from March 2020
- 16 new bus operators hired and completed training with a total of 12 women
- VTA explosive detection team performed several times a year
- BayPass launched, allowing free access to VTA & Caltrain clipper-card operations
for students at San Jose State University, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco and low
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income population
- Dutch trade delegation visited Santa Clara County with 60 delegates. VTA and the
Netherlands are learning from each other
- October 19 meeting of Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Engineers talked about
bike detection on streets
- Staff member named Ellen Talbo departed from Santa Clara County Roads and
Airports Department
- Update on the Measure B Competitive Grant Evaluation Criteria - "Equity Criteria"
gives additional points in ranking and Connection to Places of Community Value
- Guaranteed Ride Home Pilot Program - Commuter insurance in case of
emergency, overtime, other
- Bicycle education videos - 3 videos
- Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition will write English and Spanish scripts
- VTA will film, edit and publish, 1-5 minutes in length
Chair Mehlman asked about the following:
- Information or discussion on the Bicycle Loop Detectors
Commissioner Bonne addressed the question.
Public Comment opened at 9:56 p.m.
No Speakers
Public Comment closed at 9:56 p.m.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
3 22-1027 BPAC 2023 Sponsored Study Issues
Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer stated the BPAC voted to sponsor
two Study Issues, DPW 23-01, Develop Bicycle Wayfinding Signage Plan and DPW
23-02, Develop a Safe Routes to Parks Master Plan. Ms. Tsang highlighted the
following:
- Draft paper was drafted with key elements of the study for BPAC to review and
comment
- Estimated time to complete the study as well as the fiscal impact to conduct the
study
- Due to City Manager's office in by early December
- Will bring these two Study Issues and the deferred Study Issues from last year
back to the BPAC for ranking at the January 2023 BPAC meeting
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- February 16, 2023 - City Council Study Issue budget proposal workshop
Commissioner Mehlinger commented and asked about the following:
- Cut the $150,000 cost by matching one of our neighbors on design standards
Ms. Tsang addressed the question.
Commissioner Oey commented on the following:
- Wayfinding subcommittee in the VTA BPAC preparing a technical guideline
Commissioner Davé commented on the following:
- Applauds staff for the text of the Study. The intent was presented correctly
- Suggest adding "and safety" after the sentence "The Study will determine which
destinations should be wayfound to based on trip demand "and safety"
Public Comment opened at 10:05 p.m.
No Speakers.
Public Comment closed at 10:05 p.m.
Chair Mehlman commented and asked about the following:
- Why cost is $250,000 as opposed to the Wayfinding Study that is $150,000
- Key elements - In addition to collision data, ease of access should be discussed as
well
Ms. Tsang addressed the question.
Commissioner Mehlinger commented on the following:
- Agrees with Chair Mehlman that ease of access for cyclists and pedestrians is
important
Vice Chair Beagle commented on the following:
- Would like public transit included in the pedestrian and bicycle access plans
Chair Mehlman suggested adding Under "Key elements" add the Study will gather
and evaluate traffic data, including "mass transit", bicycles and pedestrians
Mr. Ng stated it should say "Multi-modal access"
Public Comment opened at 10:15 p.m.
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Edmund, member of the public, commented on the following:
- Would like to see trike storage
Public Comment closed at 10:16 p.m.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Oey commented and asked about the following:
- Silicon Valley Bike Coalition - Ride Out the Drought - free, month-long program
that combines the benefits of riding bikes with ways to learn about the county's
water delivery system. More information at
bikesiliconvalley.org/events/ride-out-the-drought
- Silicon Valley Bike Coalition - Safe Streets Save Lives, October 30 from 10:00 a.m.
- 1:00 p.m. at Plaza del Sol. Walking and biking routes.
- Does staff do any engineering analysis after a bike/ped fatality?
- Paintings in wrong locations at intersections
Ms. Ng addressed the question.
Commissioner Mehlinger commented asked about the following:
- Email from resident who was nearly run off the sidewalk by a scooter
- Do the "Bird" scooters indicate they should not be ridden on the sidewalk?
- Are the sidewalks geo-fenced for the "Bird" scooters?
- No signage stating no parking at Maude/Borregas bike lanes. A lot of illegal
parking
- Any discussion on putting a scramble intersection at Fremont High School?
- Where exactly can road work signs be placed and what governs their placement
- Have contractors switch over to "Bike May Use Full Lane" signage
- What are the standards on gutter seams?
Mr. Ng and Ms. Tsang addressed the questions.
Commissioner Hafeman commented and asked about the following:
- Bike lane striping was taken off the entire road at Washington/Mary due to Slurry
Seal, very dangerous
- Suggest for future Slurry Seal to remove a couple of parking spaces and put a sign
stating "Bicycles may use lane"
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- Assembly Bill 43 and opportunity to lower speed limits. Should there be a Study
Issue to look at all of the Sunnyvale streets that would benefit to reduce the speed
limits?
Mr. Ng addressed the questions.
Commissioner Oey commented and asked about the following:
- You can look at past Access Sunnyvale submissions if you have an Access
Sunnyvale Account
- Has the City ever considered going gutter less?
- Can there be smooth paint instead of bumpy paint in bike lanes where there isn't
much car traffic?
Mr. Ng addressed the question.
Vice Chair Beagle commented on the following:
- Have bike lane at sidewalk level and have gutter in the car lane
-Staff Comments
Lillian Tsang, Principal Transportation Engineer, commented on the following:
- First Green Link built in Moffett Park area on Gibraltar Drive
- How to navigate a Pedestrain Scramble signal education video has been created.
Can view video on the City's Youtube channel
- Bird scooter has been launched on Monday, October 17. One year pilot program.
More information on the City's website under E-Scooters
- Bicycle and Pedestrian improvements in East Sunnyvale Sense of Place Plan
going out for bid in 2023
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
22-1028 BPAC 2022 Annual Work Plan
22-1029 Active Items List October 2022
22-1030 2022 Deferred Study Issues
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Mehlman adjourned the meeting at 10:49 p.m.
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Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
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Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:30 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web Stream
Meeting Online Link: https://sunnyvale-ca-gov.zoom.us/j/97997417379
Special Teleconference Notice
Because of the COVID-19 emergency and the health orders issued by Santa Clara
County and the State of California, this meeting of the Sunnyvale Bicycle and
Pedestrian Advisory Commission will take place by teleconference, as allowed by
Government Code Subdivision 54953(e) and Resolution No. 1089-21 (reaffirmed
September 27, 2022).
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contact the City at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make
reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. ADA contact:
Lillian Tsang may be reached at 408-730-7415 or ltsang@sunnyvale.ca.gov (28
CFR 35.160 (b) (1)).
CALL TO ORDER
Call to Order via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATION
A 22-1024 Safe Routes to School Coordinator Update
B 22-1025 Homestead Full-time Bike Lane Study Updates
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission on items not listed on the agenda
and is limited to 15 minutes (may be extended or continued after the public
hearings/general business section of the agenda at the discretion of the Chair)
with a maximum of up to three minutes per speaker. Please note the Brown Act
(Open Meeting Law) does not allow the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Commission to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to
address the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, please refer to the
notice at the beginning of this agenda. Individuals are limited to one appearance
during this section.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and will be
acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If
a member of the public would like a consent calendar item pulled and discussed
separately, please refer to the notice at the beginning of this agenda.
1.A 22-0992 Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting
Minutes of September 15, 2022.
Recommendation: Approve the Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission Meeting
Minutes of September 15, 2022 as submitted.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
If you wish to speak to a public hearing/general business item, please refer to
notice at the beginning of this agenda. Each speaker is limited to a maximum of
three minutes.
2 22-1026 Report and Discussion of Recent Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority (VTA) Bicycle and Pedestrian
Advisory Committee (BPAC) Meeting
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
3 22-1027 BPAC 2023 Sponsored Study Issues
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
-Staff Comments
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
22-1028 BPAC 2022 Annual Work Plan
22-1029 Active Items List October 2022
22-1030 2022 Deferred Study Issues
ADJOURNMENT
Notice to the Public:
Any agenda related writings or documents distributed to members of this meeting
body regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public
inspection in the originating department or can be accessed through the Office of
the City Clerk located at 603 All America Way, during normal business hours and
in the Council Chamber on the evening of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Commission Meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5.
Agenda information is available by contacting Lillian Tsang at 408-730-7415 or
pubworks@sunnyvale.ca.gov. Agendas and associated reports are also available
on the City’s website at sunnyvale.ca.gov or at the One-Stop Desk, City Hall, 456
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