Walk Bike Cupertino

07/23/2026

Inside This Year’s CalBike Summit
https://walkbikecupertino.org/2026/07/inside-this-years-calbike-summit/
CalBike, the California bicycle advocacy group, hosted a fantastic summit this year. I thoroughly enjoyed lobbying state legislators, learning from active transportation professionals, and meeting bicycle advocates from all over the state. Here are some of my favorite experiences from the summit.

07/23/2026

Bike Friendly Business of the Month: Oren’s Hummus

https://walkbikecupertino.org/2026/07/bike-friendly-business-of-the-month-orens-hummus/

07/23/2026

WBC Community Spirit Shows at Bike to Everywhere and Earth Day Festivals.

https://walkbikecupertino.org/2026/07/wbc-community-spirit-shows-at-bike-to-everywhere-and-earth-day-festivals/

07/23/2026

Passing the Baton

We have some big news to share! Seema Lindskog, Chair of Walk Bike Cupertino, is running for Cupertino City Council in the November 2026 election. Her accomplishments with Walk Bike Cupertino have been numerous and substantial, affecting all those who walk or bike in our city. To be able to focus all her energies on that run, she’s taking a step back from leading Walk Bike Cupertino. Hervé Marcy is stepping up as Incoming Chair to lead the organization starting in November.

https://walkbikecupertino.org/2026/07/passing-the-baton/

07/23/2026

Next Leg of Stevens Creek Protected Bike Lanes Proceeds at a Crawl.

The long-awaited next segment of the Stevens Creek Boulevard protected bike lanes are now under construction. This is another small segment of the bike lanes, of a mile in length stretching from Wolfe Road to De Anza Boulevard. It’s been five years since the first segment between Tantau Avenue and Wolfe Road was completed–an incredibly long time for a corridor that is the most dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists, per the City’s approved Vision Zero Plan, and the very top priority in the city’s 2016 Bicycle Transportation Plan.

https://walkbikecupertino.org/2026/07/next-leg-of-stevens-creek-protected-bike-lanes-proceeds-at-a-crawl/.

07/23/2026

Finding Renewal in the High Sierras: A Journey Through Yosemite

There is a unique rhythm to a life spent outdoors, something we often talk about here at Walk Bike Cupertino. Whether it’s cycling through our local neighborhoods or hiking the foothills, moving under our own power connects us to the world. Earlier this year, in March, my family and I took that spirit to one of the most majestic places on Earth: …...

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05/23/2026

Leading Pedestrian Intervals: Increased Safety for Pedestrians and Cyclists

https://walkbikecupertino.org/2026/05/leading-pedestrian-intervals-increased-safety-for-pedestrians-and-cyclists/

Turning onto my street after a short bike ride, I was surprised to see the flashing lights of a police car behind me. I wheeled my bike to the curb, and waited for the officer.

“Do you know why I pulled you over?”

“No, I’m afraid I don’t,” I said. And I was in fact baffled. Maybe going 14mph in a 25 zone?

“You blew through that red light back there.”

I don’t run stop signs on quiet streets, let alone major intersections. And then I realized the confusion. “Ohhh, the walk sign had turned. I think it’s a fairly new law, but bikes can proceed when the walk sign is lit up for pedestrians in those few seconds before the traffic light turns green.”

I could see from his expression that he wasn’t buying it. I tried to explain that the point of that little gap was to give bikes and pedestrians a chance to make themselves visible to cars in the intersection before the light turns.

I’m not sure whether it was my assertion of innocence, or the fact that my 9 year old emerged from the house at that moment asking why the police were there – but the officer decided to let me go. At which point I immediately went inside to figure out if I had actually broken the law.

05/23/2026

Bike Friendly Business of the Month: WOW Tea

https://walkbikecupertino.org/2026/05/bike-friendly-business-of-the-month-wow-tea/

This month, let’s go to Wow tea! The coffee shop is located at 19505 Stevens Creek Boulevard just east of Main Street Cupertino. This won’t come as a surprise to our readers, but bike lanes make bike rides to local shops safer and more enjoyable, and so it was the case again this month: Wow Tea is located on the segment of SCB which enjoys protected bike lanes. (We can’t wait to see construction progress on the next segment from Wolfe Road to De Anza Boulevard!)

05/23/2026

SCC Sheriff: “Traffic enforcement …hopefully triggers a response to slow down and be more aware.”

https://walkbikecupertino.org/2026/05/scc-sheriff-traffic-enforcement-hopefully-triggers-a-response-to-slow-down-and-be-more-aware/

How the Sheriff is different from a typical Police Department
Sgt. Alan Slaugh: For those of you who don’t [know], the Office of the Sheriff contracts its law enforcement services to Cupertino, Saratoga, and Los Altos Hills. So those three locations don’t have their own police department, like Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety has its own police department.

Outside of our West Valley Patrol Division, we have deputies who service unincorporated areas of the county, and anywhere a bus or light rail goes. We have a special operations division, a detective bureau that’s out of our headquarters in downtown San Jose, and we do security for the court system, and county parks.

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05/23/2026

Post-Rain Magic: A Redwood Escape to Wunderlich Park

https://walkbikecupertino.org/2026/05/post-rain-magic-a-redwood-escape-to-wunderlich-park/

Can’t you believe that we are still having rainy days in May? I personally love any hike after the rain. There is a specific kind of magic that settles over the Santa Cruz Mountains after rain. (Alert: Stay safe after the rain! Falling trees are a real risk on damp trails. Before you head out, read ‘Stay Safe and Keep Moving on Hiking Trails’ for essential preparation tips.)