Sunnyvale Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee

January 20, 2005

Staff Reports

Consent Calendar Items

1.A) Draft Minutes from December 16, 2004

Attached (Attachment 1).

1.C) 2005 Calendar

Attached (Attachment 2).

Public Hearings/General Business

2.      Pedestrian Safety Opportunities Study – Existing Conditions Survey   

Staff has initiated the first phase of the Pedestrian Safety and Opportunities Study (Ped SOS). This will primarily consist of the identification of high pedestrian generators and attractors and field work to catalog existing conditions for pedestrians. Staff plans to use existing census and land use data to identify high pedestrian generating/attracting area. All sidewalks paths and crossing conditions along all arterial and collector streets as well as in the vicinity of schools and transit stops will be surveyed. The exact methodology has not been determined at this time.

Staff asks that the BPAC provide staff with the following information:

a.      Known deficient conditions to be included in the inventory.

b.      Know pedestrian generators to be included.

c.      Know pedestrian attractors to be included.

3.      Utility Bill Stuffer Concepts

BPAC has space reserved for the utility bill insert during the May/June cycle. The reserved space is approximately 8 ½ inches by 3 inches, double sided. Staff will provide samples of previous bike stuffers at the meeting. In the past topics have included, pedestrian safety, school safety, and information on how bikes and cars can share the road safely and respectfully.

Staff asks that the BPAC discuss topics to be considered for this year’s utility bill cycle. Based on the results of the discussion, staff will bring back a draft version of the document to be approved by BPAC at the March 2005 meeting.

Information Only Items

1.      Approved November 18, 2004 Meeting Minutes

Attached (Attachment 3).

2.      BPAC Active Items Report

Attached (Attachment 4).

3.      BPAC Email 

Attached (Attachment 5).