Mountain View City Council to Vote on El Camino Real Bike Lanes Tomorrow
There is a very important meeting happening tomorrow June 18 in Mountain View City Hall Council Chambers 500 Castro St, Mountain View at 7 PM and we need your help! The city council is voting on the future for safe walking and biking on El Camino Real when it votes on agenda item 7.2, the El Camino Real Streetscape Plan.This plan will define whether and how much of El Camino Real has protected bicycle lanes, removes on-street parking, has protected intersections and other improvements. According to the 2014 El Camino Real Precise Plan (ECRPP), which SVBC worked on, Mountain View wants a revitalized boulevard that connects rather than divides the City, and is an attractive place to work, live, and play. The plan also includes wider sidewalks, new pedestrian crossings, improved bus stops, buffered or protected bicycle facilities, and removal of on-street parking. Now, staff is proposing the design below with protected bike lanes for most of the stretch and we want to make sure they hear public support.7.2 El Camino Real Streetscape Plan, Project 16-67 (Council Report)Image: Example of improved El Camino Real cross-sections in Mountain view as proposed in the El Camino Real Streetscape PlanPlease show your support in person at the meeting or via email to citycouncil@mountainview.gov and copy John@bikesiliconvalley.orgTalking points:
Thank Council and staff for moving forward on this vision and project
Talk about how you use or want to use El Camino Real with your bike
Encourage them to implement the Streetscape Plan quickly. It’s already been five years since the Precise Plan was passed.
Now is the time to push our cities and Caltrans to make changes to this key corridor to. Let’s make a safer El Camino Real for everyone. Besides supporting Mountain View’s plan, you can also sign the petition to encourage cities and Caltrans to put in protected bike lanes, more opportunities to safely cross the street, traffic calming, and other improvements that will slow drivers and protect people walking and biking.
