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From: Colin Heyne <colin@bikesiliconvalley.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 10:40 AM
To: City Council
Cc: City Clerk
Subject: Letter of support for bike plan update
Attachments: 150303 Cupertino bike plan update support SVBC.pdf
Good morning Mayor Sink and Members of the City Council,
Please find attached a letter of support for tonight's proposed update to the Bicycle Transportation Plan. I will
not be able to attend the meeting but hope you will contact me with any questions.
Sincerely,
Colin Heyne
Deputy Director
Siiiccw Valley Bicycle Coalitioal
http://bikesiliconvalley.org
408-287-7259 x. 224
m: 408-464-5195
Please DONATE TODAY to support our Winter Appeal and help us pursue our goal of 10% of
trips taken by bike by 2025!
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March 3, 2015
96 N.Third Street,suite 375 Cupertino City Council
Post Office Box 1927 10300 Torre Avenue
San,rose,CA 95109 Cupertino, CA 95014-3202
Tel 408.287.7259 Via email: citycouncil@cupertino.org
Fax 408.213,7559
Re: Support for Bikeway Improvement Prioritization update
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dear Mayor Sinks and Members of the City Council:
Shiloh Ballard
Phil Brotherton I am writing to you as the Executive Director of Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC), a
Gary erustin,Esq. membership organization of over 2,000 members with the mission to create a healthy
Ian Dewar community, environment, and economy through bicycling for people who live,work, or
Carolyn Heimke play in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. I am writing in support of the City of
Jessica Herrera Cupertino's adoption of the 2015 Bikeway Improvement Prioritization update to the 2011
Peter Ingram Bicycle Transportation Plan.
Ann Jasper
Scott Lane Despite ongoing improvements to Cupertino's bicycle infrastructure and increases in its
.lames Lucas rates of bicycling, the City still faces challenges to creating a safe and comfortable
Susan Tierman Kroll,MD environment for all road users, as all municipalities do.These challenges were highlighted
Jim Parker in the tragic death of Ethan Wong last year. We applaud the City for honoring the loss of
Alyssa Plicka this young man by accelerating infrastructure improvements that may prevent future
Jeff Selzer collisions and make riding a bike more inviting. We know that one of the most effective
Cheryl Smith ways to improve safety for bicyclists is to encourage more people to ride, as there is
safety in numbers.
ADVISORY BOARD
Andrew J,Ball In addition to improving infrastructure, we were excited to see that Cupertino has signed
President West Region up to take US Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx's Mayors' Challenge.We
Suffolk Construction encourage you to pursue other educational, encouragement, enforcement, and evaluation
activities that will make your streets safer and more inviting places to ride a bike.
Carl Guardino Together with engineering improvements, these tactics are commonly referred to as the
President and CEO "Five Es"of promoting bicycling. We suggest taking some of the following steps:
SiNcon Valley Leadership Group 1. Form a task force that brings together elected officials, city planners, law
enforcement,the school districts, and advocates to discuss and build strategies
Rick Wallace out of shared experiences and concerns around bicycling in Cupertino.
President and CEO 2. Boost educational and enforcement efforts for motorists so that all users of the
kT.4Tencor road practice behaviors that keep vulnerable users, such as pedestrians and
bicyclists, safe.
Tom Werner 3. Adopt a Vision Zero policy,with the goal of eliminating deaths and life-altering
President and CEO injuries from the roadway, particularly among vulnerable users.
Sun fbw er Corp.
SVBC has been proud to provide two recent bike safety workshops in Cupertino, and we
are looking forward to teaming up with Northwest YMCA for another event on March 6.
PRESIDENT AND Education workshops are one of many ways we can help fortify and grow a culture of
tKECUTIVE DIRECTOR bicycling in Cupertino. Please contact SVBC's Deputy Director, Colin Heyne,with any
Corinne Winter ' questions at colin@bikesiliconvalley.org.
Sincerely,
SVBC is e 501,1c}(3)
non-profit organization
ON 77-6338658 Corinne Winter
President and Executive Director
http://bikesiliconvalley.org
Karen B. Guerin
From: Shannon Lee <shansulee@comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 7:31 AM
To: Savita Vaidhyanathan
Subject: Re: Please support a safe Cupertino
Hello....resend to you..
From: "Shannon Lee" <shansulee@comcast.net>
To: rsinks@cupertino.org, bchang@cupertino.org, gwong@cupertino.org,
svaidyhyanathan@cupertino.org, dpaul@cupertino.org
Cc: "susanlee57" <susanlee57@comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 6:56:23 AM
Subject: Please support a safe Cupertino
Dear City Council members:
I am a long time citizen of Cupertino and live close to the bike accident (death) site on McClellan
road. Unfortunately
there has been no improvement or signs near that site ...which could help traffic safety.
We do thank you for your focus and efforts to make Cupertino safe for our students and citizens who
walk and bike to schools, shops and throughout their neighborhoods. We urge you to budget the
$1.2m in funds to complete the green-lining of the streets near our busy schools and to complete the
remainder of the 2011 Bike/Ped plan.
Once these projects are completed, we also urge you to prioritize the planning and funding the next
phases of making our Cupertino streets and neighborhoods more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.
We understand that the incidence of bike/pedestrians being hit by autos has increased two-fold this
past year and urge that you earmark $10M of the anticipated budget surplus for "Safe Paths to
Schools and our City Center". The re-engineering of existing through-ways and intersections such
as Blaney, Finch, McClelland, Bubb, Stelling and Rainbow roads will make our community safer and
more desirable place to live.
Thank you for your service to the Cupertino Community.
Shannon Patrick and Susan Lee
7820 Creekline Dr.
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Shannon Lee <shansulee@comcast.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 6:56 AM
To: Rod Sinks; Barry Chang; Gilbert Wong; svaidyhyanathan@cupertino.org; Darcy Paul
Cc: susanlee57
Subject: Please support a safe Cupertino
Dear City Council members:
I am a long time citizen of Cupertino and live close to the bike accident (death) site on McClellan
road. Unfortunately
there has been no improvement or signs near that site ...which could help traffic safety.
We do thank you for your focus and efforts to make Cupertino safe for our students and citizens who
walk and bike to schools, shops and throughout their neighborhoods. We urge you to budget the
$1.2m in funds to complete the green-lining of the streets near our busy schools and to complete the
remainder of the 2011 Bike/Ped plan.
Once these projects are completed, we also urge you to prioritize the planning and funding the next
phases of making our Cupertino streets and neighborhoods more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.
We understand that the incidence of bike/pedestrians being hit by autos has increased two-fold this
past year and urge that you earmark $10M of the anticipated budget surplus for "Safe Paths to
Schools and our City Center". The re-engineering of existing through-ways and intersections such
as Blaney, Finch, McClelland, Bubb, Stelling and Rainbow roads will make our community safer and
more desirable place to live.
Thank you for your service to the Cupertino Community.
Shannon Patrick and Susan Lee
7820 Creekline Dr.
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Frank Geefay <fgeefay@yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 11:00 PM
To: Rod Sinks; Barry Chang; Gilbert Wong; Savita Vaidhyanathan; Darcy Paul
Cc: Cupertino City Manager's Office
Subject: URGENT: Regarding Upcoming Council Meeting March 3rd regarding Bicycle Pedestrian
Commission Report
It appears the message below sent on 2/22/15 did not reach City Council members using the email
on the city website: citycouncil@cupertino.org. The city should correct this email address
Best Regards,
Frank
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Frank Geefay <fgeefay@yahoo.com>
To: "citycouncil@cupertino.org" <citycouncil@cupertino.org>
Cc: "manager@cupertino.org" <manager@cupertino.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 7:43 PM
Subject: Regarding Upcoming Council Meeting March 3rd regarding Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Report
Dear Mayor Sinks and City Council Members,
The Bicycle Pedestrian Commission will be presenting to you a report and requesting funds for
bicycle lane improvements. I have had a chance to review some photos of what is being proposed
and find most inadequate to make our citizens feel our streets much safer than the currently are. As
a cyclists I personally find our streets inadequately safe for any but the most ardent cyclists. I am 70
years old casual cyclist and feel most of our major and busy street unsafe even with green paint such
as along Stevens Creek where I occasionally ride. I have had a number of close calls especially
when a car is making a right turn and I am in their blind spot (right hook).
The Bicycle Pedestrian Commission will primarily recommend painting bike lanes green in heavily
traveled and problematic areas. The problem with paint is that vehicle drivers who don't pay attention
will be oblivious of bicycle lanes whatever color bicycle lanes are painted. When the traffic is bumper
to bumper the cars in front often obstruct the driver's view of the bicycle lane making it difficult to see
and endangering the bicycles riding along side the vehicle's blind spot. This has been the cause of
some accidents and many near misses. Green paint is simply not adequate enough.
The city needs to invest far more money to design Protected Bike Lanes (Best Practices in Bicycle
Lane Designs) as was developed in Europe and now used in many US cities such Portland Origin
which physically separate cars from bikes. There are different types of Protected Bike Lanes
depending upon how much room is available for a bike lane. But they cost considerably more than
paint. However they offer significantly more protection to cyclist and make it more difficult for bicycles
to move into traffic since bicycles are sometimes the cause of accidents. Most are also far more
durable than paint.
If it is the objective of the City to truly make streets safer for bicycles and the city spends the needed
money for such improvements, it has been shown that far more people of all ages will use their
bicycle for school, recreation, shopping, etc. Consequently this will reduce the number of cars on the
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road resulting in less traffic congestion. Nowhere will this be more felt that traffic around schools. If
the streets can be made safe for students more will cycle to school thus reducing the number of cars
that would otherwise be taking them to school.
There are far more benefits. For example if more kids and adults could bicycle safely to the library
the parking lot behind the civic center would not be as full of cars. The same for other locations along
safe bike routs. When I rides the streets of Cupertino I don't run across many bicyclists. That is
because few citizens of average riding skills ride our streets. Streets are simply not safe enough to
take such risks. I guess that makes me a fool. In Northern Europe there are often more bicycles than
cars. Consequently there are few traffic jams or serious accidents.
So investing millions of dollars on some Protected Bike Lanes may have huge paybacks. There are
other benefits to riding a bike vs. driving a car: better for health if done safely (reduce obesity,
diabetes, and coronary problems), cost nothing to run and maintain, uses no gasoline and produces
no pollution or greenhouse gases, allows the rider to better enjoy the sights and sounds of nature,
etc.
I suggest you turn down the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission's plans and ask them for a far better plan
and emphasize the willingness to invest far more money. I suggest that you impress on them that the
City wants to get serious not to repeat the tragedy of the student last year who was killed by a truck. I
feel that if the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission sensed that you are serious about bicycle safety as a
solution to traffic they will put forth a plan equal to the challenge.
Currently Cupertino is famous for schools and Apple neither of which are under the City's
control. Wouldn't it be nice if Cupertino was on the map as the Bicycle Capital of the nation? It is
within you power to make it so if you as a Council had the political will. It would at the same time
eliminate traffic congestion as the city grew. People around the country would visit our city to ride our
bicycle safe and friendly streets and visit our bicycle friendly shops and stores or simply talk with our
citizens as they wandered our streets. We are small enough to make this happen in the next 10
years, the time it took to send a man to the moon. We would at the same time be the lowest polluting
city in the US and using the least amount of oil, a truly Green city. This might cost $100 million or
more but the payback and benefits to all citizens would be huge and the press would be phenomenal,
an inspiration for cities around the nation to copy. There is also plenty of funding to be found. Right
now we admire neighboring cities for their shopping areas. Let them admire us for our bicycle routs
(cycletracks) and walking and biking friendly shopping. This does not mean banning cars, but it does
means making our street really safe and convenient to bike, a legacy to be proud of. Biking is growth
sustainable and so much more.
Best Practices in Bicycle Lane Designs
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as safe as possible. No single solution fits all
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Best Regards,
Frank Geefay
Cupertino City Citizen
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Taghi Saadati <tsaadati@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2015 5:40 PM
Subject: Cupertino Bike/Walk Safety
Dear Council Member-
Dear Council Member,
Thank you for your focus and efforts to make Cupertino safe for our students and citizens who walk
and bike to schools, shops and throughout their neighborhoods. We urge you to budget the $1.2m in
funds to complete the green-lining of the streets near our busy schools and to complete the
remainder of the 2011 Bike/Ped plan.
Once these projects are completed, we also urge you to prioritize the planning and funding the next
phases of making our Cupertino streets and neighborhoods more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.
We understand that the incidence of bike/pedestrians being hit by autos has increased two-fold this
past year and urge that you earmark $10M of the anticipated budget surplus for "Safe Paths to
Schools and our City Center". The re-engineering of existing through-ways and intersections such
as Blaney, Finch, McClelland, Bubb, Stelling and Rainbow roads will make our community safer and
more desirable place to live.
Thank you.for your service to the Cupertino Community.
Taghi & Louise Saadati
Elmsford Dr. Cupertino
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Steve Jacoubowsky <stevej@chainreaction.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 12:36 PM
To: Savita Vaidhyanathan
Subject: FW: Bike/Ped plan
Dear Council Member Vaidhyanathan,
Thank you for your focus and efforts to make Cupertino safe for our students and citizens who walk
and bike to schools, shops and throughout their neighborhoods. We urge you to budget the $1.2m in
funds to complete the green-lining of the streets near our busy schools and to complete the
remainder of the 2011 Bike/Ped plan.
Once these projects are completed, we also urge you to prioritize the planning and funding the next
phases of making our Cupertino streets and neighborhoods more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.
We understand that the incidence of bike/pedestrians being hit by autos has increased two-fold this
past year and urge that you earmark $10M of the anticipated budget surplus for "Safe Paths to
Schools and our City Center". The re-engineering of existing through-ways and intersections such
as Blaney, Finch, McClelland, Bubb, Stelling and Rainbow roads will make our community safer and
more desirable place to live.
Thank you for your service to the Cupertino Community.
Steve Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
408 735-8735
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Steve Jacoubowsky <stevej@chainreaction.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 12:34 PM
To: Gilbert Wong
Subject: Bike/Ped plan
Dear Council Member Wong,
Thank you for your focus and efforts to make Cupertino safe for our students and citizens who walk
and bike to schools, shops and throughout their neighborhoods. We urge you to budget the $1.2m in
funds to complete the green-lining of the streets near our busy schools and to complete the
remainder of the 2011 Bike/Ped plan.
Once these projects are completed, we also urge you to prioritize the planning and funding the next
phases of making our Cupertino streets and neighborhoods more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.
We understand that the incidence of bike/pedestrians being hit by autos has increased two-fold this
past year and urge that you earmark $10M of the anticipated budget surplus for "Safe Paths to
Schools and our City Center". The re-engineering of existing through-ways and intersections such
as Blaney, Finch, McClelland, Bubb, Stelling and Rainbow roads will make our community safer and
more desirable place to live.
Thank you for your service to the Cupertino Community.
Steve Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
408 735-8735
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Steve Jacoubowsky <stevej@chainreaction.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 12:29 PM
To: Barry Chang
Subject: Bike/Ped plan
Dear Council Member Chang,
Thank you for your focus and efforts to make Cupertino safe for our students and citizens who walk
and bike to schools, shops and throughout their neighborhoods. We urge you to budget the $1.2m in
funds to complete the green-lining of the streets near our busy schools and to complete the
remainder of the 2011 Bike/Ped plan.
Once these projects are completed, we also urge you to prioritize the planning and funding the next
phases of making our Cupertino streets and neighborhoods more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.
We understand that the incidence of bike/pedestrians being hit by autos has increased two-fold this
past year and urge that you earmark $10M of the anticipated budget surplus for "Safe Paths to
Schools and our City Center". The re-engineering of existing through-ways and intersections such
as Blaney, Finch, McClelland, Bubb, Stelling and Rainbow roads will make our community safer and
more desirable place to live.
Thank you for your service to the Cupertino Community.
Steve Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
408 735-8735
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Steve Jacoubowsky <stevej@chainreaction.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 12:28 PM
To: Rod Sinks
Subject: Bike/Ped plan
Dear Council Member Sinks,
Thank you for your focus and efforts to make Cupertino safe for our students and citizens who walk
and bike to schools, shops and throughout their neighborhoods. We urge you to budget the $1.2m in
funds to complete the green-lining of the streets near our busy schools and to complete the
remainder of the 2011 Bike/Ped plan.
Once these projects are completed, we also urge you to prioritize the planning and funding the next
phases of making our Cupertino streets and neighborhoods more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.
We understand that the incidence of bike/pedestrians being hit by autos has increased two-fold this
past year and urge that you earmark $10M of the anticipated budget surplus for "Safe Paths to
Schools and our City Center". The re-engineering of existing through-ways and intersections such
as Blaney, Finch, McClelland, Bubb, Stelling and Rainbow roads will make our community safer and
more desirable place to live.
Thank you for your service to the Cupertino Community.
Steve Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
408 735-8735
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Sabrina Rizk <sabrina.rizk@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2015 12:08 PM
To: Rod Sinks; Barry Chang; Gilbert Wong; Savita Vaidhyanathan; Darcy Paul
Subject: Funding of Bike/Pedestrian improvements
Dear Council Members
Thank you for your focus and efforts to make Cupertino safe for our students and citizens who walk and bike to
schools, shops and throughout their neighborhoods, such as myself and my daughters. We urge you to budget
the $1.2m in funds to complete the green-lining of the streets near our busy schools and to complete the
remainder of the 2011 Bike/Ped plan.
Once these projects are completed, we also urge you to prioritize the planning and funding the next phases of
making our Cupertino streets and neighborhoods more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.
We understand that the incidence of bike/pedestrians being hit by autos has increased two-fold this past year
and urge that you earmark $l OM of the anticipated budget surplus for "Safe Paths to Schools and our City
Center". The re-engineering of existing through-ways and intersections such as Blaney, Finch, McClelland,
Bubb, Stelling and Rainbow roads will make our community safer and more desirable place to live.
Thank you for your service to the Cupertino Community.
Sincerely,
Sabrina Rizk
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Karen B. Guerin
From: Naomi Bloom <naomibloom@earthlink.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2015 10:10 AM
To: Savita Vaidhyanathan
Subject: FW: Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Projects Funding
Thank you for your efforts to make Cupertino safe for our students and citizens who walk and bike to schools, shops
and throughout their neighborhoods. As a 31-year resident of Cupertino, a bicyclist, pedestrian and former member of
the Cupertino Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (CUBPAC, predecessor to the current Commission), I urge
you to budget the $1.2 million in funds to complete the green-lining of the streets near our busy schools and to
complete the remainder of the 2011 Bike-Ped Plan.
Also, as a victim of a car collision as a pedestrian, less than half a mile from Cupertino City Hall at Rodrigues and
Blaney avenues, I also urge you to prioritize the planning and funding of future phases of making our local streets and
neighborhoods not only pedestrian and bicycle friendly, but also safe for all residents and visitors who walk,run and
bike within Cupertino.
I understand that the incidence of bicyclists and pedestrians being hit by autos has increased two-fold over the past
year. Indeed, I was one of those hit and suffered grave injury as a result. Thus I urge that you earmark $10 million of
the anticipated budget surplus for "Safe Paths to Schools and our City Center." The re-engineering of existing
thorofares and intersections at Blaney Avenue, Finch Avenue, McClellan Road, Bubb Road, and Stelling and Rainbow
roads will make our community a safer, less fearful place to live.
Thank you for your service to our community.
Most sincerely,
Naomi Bloom
19940 Brenda Court
Cupertino
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• Current Bike Plan adopted
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• Changes during last four
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— Increase in bicycling citywide
— Acceptance of new bikeway
treatments
• Update to Plan needed
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• Bicycle Pedestrian Commission has undertaken
task of updating bikeway elements of the Plan
• Update contains 31 bikeways, focusing on:
— Enhancements of existing bike lanes
— Removal of barriers to bike travel
— Eliminating missing links
— Identification of routes to connect existing bikeways
• Most elements are school-route focused, highly
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2015 Bike Plan, Priority 1 items for K-12 school routes
(item#12 -bike plan, item#14 mid-year budget update)
Item Location Description Justification Cost
Modify concrete diverter at Orange/Granada t
facilitate thru bike access. Establish Orange
Ave as a bike route and install sharrows and
7 Orange Ave signs throughout. Enhances safety and connectivity of popular school route $30,000
Paint existing bike lanes green along
McClellan Road and Bubb Road in the vicinity
9 Tri-school area vicinity of the three schools Enhances safety and raises awareness of bikes $160,000
Paint existing bike lanes green in front of
10 Homestead Road Homestead High School Enhances safety and raises awareness of bikes $55,000
14 Rainbow Dr, Stelling Rd to Bubb Rd Install sharrows and signage Enhances safety and raises awareness of bikes $15,000
Establish a bike route along Greenleaf Dr
between Bandley Dr and Beardon Dr. Modify Enhances safety and raises awareness of bikes.
Greenleaf Dr, Beardon Dr to the wall at the end of Greenleaf Dr to facilitate Formalizes a bike connection between Garden Gate
19 Bandley Dr thru bike access. neighborhood and Lawson Middle School. $35,000
Reconsctruct concrete diverter island to
20 Forest Ave/Randy Lane facilitate thru bike access Enhances connectivity for bikes along popular school route $15,000
Paint existing bike lanes green between
Stevens Creek Blvd and Sorenson Ave. Install
sharrows and signage between Sorenson Ave Enhances safety and raises awareness of bikes along
24 Finch Ave and Phil Lane. Cupertino High route $60,000
Tantau Ave, Stevens Creek Blvd to
25 Bollinger Rd Install sharrows and signage Enhances safety and raises awareness of bikes $30,000
Paint existing bike lanes green on Bollinger Rd
between Miller Ave and Hyde Ave. Install
sharrows and signage on Hyde Ave in front of
26 Hyde Middle School vicinity. school. Enhances safety and raises awareness of bikes $35,000
Total $435,000