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Cupertino keeps Bicycle & Pedestrian Commission; council asks staff to craft clearer process for transportation projects
Summary
The Cupertino City Council voted to retain the Bicycle & Pedestrian Commission and directed staff to propose clearer policies and transparency measures governing when transportation projects go to the commission, the planning commission, or a joint meeting.
The Cupertino City Council voted to retain the Bicycle & Pedestrian Commission as a standalone advisory body and directed city staff to develop clearer policies for when transportation projects should go to the commission, to the planning commission, or to a joint meeting.
The substitute motion, as amended, instructs staff to draft policy changes to improve transparency and the decision-making process for projects that affect multiple modes of travel (for example, lane reconfigurations, curb changes and turn restrictions), and to return to the council with recommended ordinance or municipal-code language for planning-commission functions if needed. The motion passed by the council with one recorded no vote (Wong).
Why it matters: The discussion touched on core issues of local transportation policy — public safety, grant eligibility, staffing time and the community’s role in approving projects that change road…
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