• Reduce the total number of pedestrians killed.
• Reduce the total number of pedestrians injured.
• Reduce the number of pedestrians killed under the age of 15.
• Reduce the number of pedestrians injured under the age of 15.
• Reduce the number of pedestrians killed over the age of 65.
• Reduce the number of pedestrians injured over the age of 65.
• Reduce the total number of bicyclists killed in traffic related crashes.
• Reduce the total number of bicyclists injured in traffic related crashes.
• Reduce the number of bicyclists killed in traffic related crashes under the age of 15.
• Reduce the number of bicyclists injured in traffic related crashes under the age of 15.
• Increase bicycle helmet compliance for children aged 5 to 18.

Safe Routes to School is an international movement to make it safe, convenient and fun for children and families to choose healthier, active, and sustainable school commutes. The goal of Safe Routes to School is to get more children bicycling and walking to schools every day. This improves personal health, benefits the environment, increases safety, and decreases traffic congestion around schools. The Cupertino Union School District continues to build partnerships with the cities where our students live (Cupertino, Los Altos, Santa Clara, San Jose, Saratoga, and Sunnyvale) so that we can all make sure our students are traveling to and from school in the healthiest way possible.

Even if you have to get to school by car, there are still options for you to help reduce congestion and make your commute less stressful.

This section of the website contains community-based information to help CUSD parents learn how to start their children biking and walking to school safely, to give volunteers the information they need to get involved, and to provide links to important community resources.

 Through Pennsylvania's Safe Routes to School program, a series of five videos promoting bicycle safety was developed. Video 2, "Basic Riding Skills," is targeted at elementary school students and their parents. This video describes the essential skills such as braking, balancing, turning, hand signals and selecting safe travel routes to school. 

 This video reviews the following key concepts: -Why People Ride -Ask an Adult 

 The Bikeway and Walkability Committee was formed by the City Council on April 7, 2015. The Committee will help plan and implement a robust Active Transportation network for the City by improving bicycle and pedestrian connectivity throughout the City. The City is currently updating its General Plan and the changes/updates recommended by this committee will be incorporated in General Plan and presented to the City Council for final approval and adoption. 

America Walks’ network of organizations, local advocates and dedicated supporters are the strength of the movement to a walkable America.  We are proud to be able to provide the resources and information available to enable this network to make lasting change in their own communities.   Be sure to visit our Learning Center to explore the latest resources available and continue to support our Current Action.

Great news! The VTA Board of Directors has approved a grant of $4.14 million dollars for the environmental, planning and design work needed to advance our project! Congratulations and thanks to Yves Zsutty and San José’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services for their fine work on the grant application and to the VTA Board of Directors, especially Raul Peralez, Sam Liccardo and Cindy Chavez, for helping get the grant over the finish line. By the way, one criterion for approval of the grant was community engagement–that’s YOU! All those cleanups, all those meetings. We’re making progress! Happy Trails!

Cupertino is seeking feedback on a program that aims to make it safer for students to walk or bicycle to and from school.

The city has released a survey to gauge parents’ awareness of its Safe Routes 2 School program and find ways to improve it.

Launched as an experiment in 2015 as a way to localize the national effort, Safe Routes 2 School was expanded the following year to include all Cupertino schools.

The program has brought together educators, parents, students, city planners and engineers to assess the traffic conditions around schools and come up with projects to protect students from accidents.

Do you have an idea for a local conservation and outdoor recreation project, but need help to move that vision to reality? Is your budding rail-trail project in need of some expert planning assistance?

Every year, the National Park Service helps hundreds of locally driven projects that create opportunities for healthy outdoor recreation, connect youth with the outdoors, and connect communities to parks. 

The Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance (RCTA) program, through the National Park Service, doesn't provide monetary funding for projects, but instead offers what can be priceless expert staff time to help communities plan for success.

That technical assistance could be in the form of helping with:

• building partner relationships;
• developing conceptual, strategic and workable project plans;
• facilitating public participation;
• identifying potential sources of funding;
• "hands-on" conservation and other technical skills.

Assistance is provided for one year and may be renewed for a second year, if warranted.

Applications are now being accepted for the RCTA program. Deadline is August 1.

Visit www.nps.gov/rtca for complete information and application.

• Acknowledgments / Table of Contents / Definitions / Background
• Analysis / Scope of Plan / Compliance Requirements
• Appendix / Attachments
• Full Bicycle Transportation Plan

In 1972, the Whittier Ad Hoc Bicycling Committee and City staff prepared a Bicycle Routes Plan that was incorporated into the Circulation Element of the Whittier General Plan. The plan was based upon the experience of the committee participants with input from staff and local cycling organizations. The goal of the 1972 plan was the identification of future bikeway facilities throughout the City. A bike route map was also developed but was not consistent with the eventual 1972 plan. In 1982, as the City adopted a Bicycle Master Plan, very few bikeways existed within its boundaries. Since that time, the majority of bikeways identified in the 1982 plan have been developed. In addition to implementing all bikeways within the Master Plan, the City of Whittier Public Works staff had completed additional bikeways not previously addressed in 1982. Many of these routes were additional Class II Bike Lanes that were implemented as part of roadway resurfacing projects. These additional routes were documented and added to the 2008 Bicycle Transportation Plan.

Within the 1993 Whittier General Plan, a Bicycle Plan was included in the Environmental Resources Management Element. The 1993 Plan encouraged the City to provide incentives for alternate modes of transit, pursue the development of additional bikeways, and analyze parking development standards. The 1993 update was not specific about where bikeways could be added and generally brief on guidelines for implementing proposed objectives. Since the implementation of the 1982 Plan, the most significant change is the addition of a Class I trail along the abandoned Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) line. Although the 1982 Plan discussed the possibility of such as trail, the document indicated the project to be infeasible due the UPPR not allowing bikeways on active railroad right-of-ways and thus redirected its focus on the development of a parallel Class II and Class III bikeway along Lambert Road.

 The Whittier Greenway Trail has become somewhat of a historic landmark itself in Whittier. What is meant to be a dedication to Whittier's vast history, has become something that many families and friends enjoy outdoors together.   New videos every Thursday. See them here on Youtube first!  Whittier California is a unique city with lots of diverse cultures and extensive history. Our mission is to set out and spotlight all of Whittier and its glory.  Discovering Whittier is a page centered around Whittier's communities, events, food, and stories. Thanks for watching! Don't forget to subscribe for more content.