Northern California/Bay Area Regional Network
The goal of the Northern California/Bay Area Regional Network and its local technical assistance efforts is to build partnerships and leverage resources in the region to improve policies and the built environment to support increases in physical activity through walking and bicycling to schools and in daily life.
For more information, please contact:
- Marty Martinez, Northern California Policy Manager, Safe Routes to School National Partnership at Marty@saferoutespartnership.org
Safe Routes to School in California 
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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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This can really give out fruitful results. Nice efforts taken by the organization for the safety for the local individuals as well as school going kids.