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San Mateo County cyclists - lend me your ears (and minds)!

This is a call to action to all you engaged and engaging San Mateo County cyclists. SVBC is working with the San Mateo County Health System to expand the role that bicycle and pedestrian advisory committees (B/PACs) and similar such organizations play in planning in the municipalities of San Mateo County.

As is always the case, I think it would be a bad idea for SVBC staff to go it alone, especially when there are so many of you already involved in B/PACs and other forms of bicycle advocacy. I need your experience and insight to make this project a success!

Los Altos delays decision on BPAC status

The Los Altos City Council last night voted to delay any action on the future of the BPAC. This comes at a unique time in the city's transportation future. Since the city's footprint consists of predominately single-story, single-family residences on large lots surrounded by interstates, expressways, state highways, boulevards and arterials, auto congestion is becoming the norm rather than the exception.

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City of Los Altos to discuss the future of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee

Tonight the city of Los Altos in a special joint meeting will consider the fate of the city's bicycle and pedestrian advisory committee. The meeting is so special it will not be held in the council chambers but in the Neutra House (181 Hillview Avenue), a short walk away.

Alphabet Soup - The ABCs of BAC, BPAC, MTC, and TDA

Regular readers of our website likely saw our recent post about the city of Los Altos considering whether to keep their BPAC (Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee). We appreciate your support in encouraging them to keep the committee. For those who may not follow advocacy issues so closely, I will attempt to explain what makes a city effective at creating safer bikeways, streets, and trails.

Los Altos cyclists: protect your BPAC

The Los Altos Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee is in jeopardy. The next Los Altos City Council meeting on Tuesday December 14 will include, in consent calendar item 11, a proposal to disband the BPAC:

1. Agenda Item for City Council/Traffic Commission Joint Meeting (scheduled for January 2011)

Discuss the organizational structure, membership and terms of the BPAC, including consideration
of consolidating the BPAC’s responsibilities into the Traffic Commission and disbanding the BPAC.

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C/CAG Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Call for Applicants

The City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) of San Mateo County currently has four vacant seats for public members on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). The BPAC provides advice and recommendations to the C/CAG Board of Directors on all matters relating to bicycle and pedestrian facilities planning and on the selection of projects for state and federal funding.

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Call for applications for Caltrans District 4 Bicycle Advisory Committee

Caltrans is now taking applications for membership on the District 4 Bicycle Advisory Committee (D4 BAC).

As the bicycle advocacy organization for two counties in District 4, SVBC may assign two liaisons to serve as our organizations representatives to the D4 BAC.

The D4 BAC meets quarterly (January, April, July, October) on the third Wednesday of the month from 1:30 to 3:30 PM at the Caltrans building at 111 Grand Avenue in Oakland.

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Newly formed Caltrain BAC on the fast track to success

Caltrain Kills Caltrain has formed a new Bicycle Advisory Committee which held its first meeting this week.

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C/CAG BPAC - San Mateo County Bike Plan closer to fruition

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Last night's C/CAG (City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo) BPAC meeting was mostly devoted to updating the members on the progress of the San Mateo County Bike Plan which will replace the current plan published in 2000.