From:
To: City Council
Cc: Mary Gourley; Toni Bertolero
Subject: Support for Bike Sensing Intersections. & communication with CalTrans Date: Monday, November 17, 2025 8:03:23 PM
Greetings,
While participating in the process to update Sebastopol's Active Transportation Plan over the past few years, I heard many requests to add Bike Sensitive Sensors on Irattic lights at several intersections throughout town. As a cyclist it's been frustrating having to use the crosswalks to get through these intersections when there are no cars to trigger the lights.
The City of Sebastopol added video based sensors to 2 intersections (controlled by the City) in town about a year or so ago and this has been a great improvement. (Dutton Jewell/12 and Pleasant Hill/12).
Adding Video Based sensors to the 4 intersections under Caltrans jurisdiction (116/MillStation, 116/Hurlbut, 116/HighSchooRd, and Morris/12) will greatly improve the cyclist experience at these points in our town.
Representing Bike Sebastopol, a local citizen group, we appreciate the city's efforts to communicate with Caltrans about this opportunity to improve cycle safety and thus cyclist experience in Sebastopol. If there is any way we can help move this request forward, please let me know.
Best Regards,
Tor
on behalf of Bike Sebastopol
https://www.bikesebastopol.org/
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