Bay Area Regional Network
The next meeting of the Bay Area Health in Transportation (BAHT) Collaborative is coming up next Wednesday, May 15 at 10 a.m.!
We’ll hear from Rochelle Wheeler, Countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the Alameda County Transportation Commission, on their model efforts to ensure Complete Streets policies in the county. We’ll also hear from Susan Stuart, Health Planner in the Center for Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention of the Santa Clara County Public Health Department, on her county’s active transportation efforts, including the new County General Plan Health Element. We’ll also get updates on Plan Bay Area and how to make comments.
Thank you for joining the Bay Area Health in Transportation Collaborative (BAHT) — and being part of improving health and transportation in the Bay Area!
Go to this link to register in advance for the next webinar (you’ll receive an email with the link to join and call in information): https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/1179085832310329344
What happened on our last call:
We had a report from Sean Co of MTC, ”Quantifying Health Targets in MTC’s Plan Bay Area” (presentation here: Sean Co 4.16.13 SR2S presentation), and a great primer on complete streets from Ben Winig of ChangeLab Solutions (presentation here: Complete Streets_SRTSNP_BDW (1)).
Please invite others to get on the list for future meetings and information about BAHT. If you have questions or concerns please contact us at the numbers and email addresses listed below.
Marty Martinez of the Safe Routes to School National Partnership
marty@saferoutespartnership.org
(415) 637-6488
Chris Lepe from TransForm
(408) 406-8074
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Dear Director Manolo González-Estay,
Blach Intermediate School and the City of Los Altos are discussing creating a Class 1 Pathway on a back street of Los Altos for the Middle School students to ride bikes on.
Our neighborhood strongly objects to this proposal for several reasons.
1. There are 11 driveways crossing the 1100 foot path causing a dangerous situation for bikers and drivers.
2. The pathway is on the wrong side of the street for the morning commute.
3. The middle school students will be traveling too fast on the downhill slope toward school.
4. This does not align with the description of a Class 1 Pathway in your SR2S guide nor the CalTrans guide.
5. Middle school students need to learn and use the rules of the road, as they are presently doing.
What the neighborhood wants is:
1. The sidewalk completed the length of the street for the walking students.
2. “Share the Road” street signs on Carmel Terrace and Altamead
3. Bike chevrons painted on the street, both directions to designate bike riders using the streets.
4. Drivers dropping off students to be encouraged to use the front of the school to drop off students on school property, not city streets.
5. The present “No Stopping” signs in back of the school to remain in place so commuting drivers will use the front of the school.
I would greatly appreciate knowing if an application for financial aid for this controversial project has been sent to the Bay Area Safe Routes to School Network.
-Vivian McNulty
McNulty Vivian
1218 Carmel Terrace
Los Altos, CA 94024
(650) 964-0507 home
(650) 245-6378 cell
vmcnulty@me.com
Hi,
This is great effort and very good for local communities
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