Q&A with the SCC Traffic Deputies- Send Us Your Questions!

Back by popular demand, our next Safe Routes to School meeting will feature an extended question and answer session with the Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff's Traffic Unit Enforcement Division. This is your chance to connect and ask questions of your local traffic deputies. The session will take place at our Working Group Meeting on February 11 at 4:00 p.m.

All questions must be traffic-related only and submitted in advance. Submit your questions to SafeRoutes@Cupertino.gov by 5pm PST on February 9. 

Apply to be a SR2S High School Representative!

• Will you be a student at Homestead, Monta Vista, or Cupertino High School next school year?
• Would you like to foster sustainable transportation at your school?
• Do you have ideas about how to encourage your fellow students to consider ditching the car drop-off line and consider walking, biking, taking transit, or carpooling?
• Do you wish more people understood the transportation challenges of people in wheelchairs?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, we encourage you to apply to be part of the Cupertino Safe Routes to School Working Group for school year 26/27! Our High School representatives are a critical part of our team and a great opportunity to become part of a municipal program and learn the ins and outs of how city governments make improvements in the community.

Recruitment is officially open to become a Safe Routes to School High School Representative. Applications are due Monday, February 23. 

You can learn more and apply here.

Learn How to Be Safe on an eBike!

eBikes are a fun way to get around! They definitely make it easier to travel longer distances, climb hills, and carry more weight (including backpacks and school supplies). We at Cupertino SR2S believe that more people on bikes is a good thing; however, there are key things to know about e-bikes before you buy and ride to keep yourself and everyone else around you safe. We've compiled some helpful resources for you and will continue to add to the list.  Stay tuned for future  eBike presentations and classes too!

Check out  cupertino.gov/ebikes

See It To Avoid It

Your mindful driving challenge for February is to check out your car’s front blind zone.

Big cars feel safe to many of us, especially when we sit up higher in the driver’s seat so we can “see more.”  But think about what that big hood hides!  There’s a blind zone right in front of your car and the bigger your car, the bigger the blind zone.  In one demonstration, 13 preschoolers sat on the ground in a line, completely invisible to the driver of a big SUV.  This month we challenge you to take a minute on the weekend to check out your own car.  Ask your child(ren) to stand next to your front bumper and kneel like they’re picking up a dropped cell phone.  Can you see them while you sit naturally in the driver’s seat?  If not, ask them to crawl forward away from the bumper until you can see them.  Then step outside and see how far away they are.  That’s your front blind spot that you need to be aware of when you drive up to a crosswalk.

These Challenges are brought to you by CUSD and the Cupertino Safe Routes to School Program. Check out Cupertino’s Back to School page for tips and resources on getting to school safely.

Orange Ave Construction -

Work to relocate utility poles out of the street on Orange Avenue is progressing. The majority of the larger paving and digging work is done, but there will still be some minor trenching this spring.The next phases of the project include rewiring poles above and conduits below ground, and eventually removing the old PG&E poles. This project is set to finish in early June.