From: Sharlene Liu
To: Council AnswerPoint
Subject: 163 people support Hollenbeck buffered bike lanes! Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 12:18:46 AM
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Dear Mayor Klein and Sunnyvale City Council:
Sunnyvale Safe Streets circulated a petition for Hollenbeck buffered bike lanes (Alternative 1). We got 163 signatures so far. I'm delivering the petition to you in time for the Hollenbeck Study Session so that you can see how much community support there is for a bikeable Hollenbeck. Don't miss signers' comments after the signatures.
Sincerely,
Sharlene Liu
Chair, Sunnyvale Safe Streets
------------- petition for Hollenbeck buffered bike lanes ------------ Dear Sunnyvale City Council:
We, the undersigned individuals, strongly urge the Sunnyvale City Council to adopt Alternative 1: buffered bike lanes and removal of on-street parking on both sides of Hollenbeck Avenue.
We support Alternative 1 because it will:
Make Hollenbeck safe for cycling.
Dedicated buffered bike lanes will allow children and adults to safely and comfortably bike on Hollenbeck. The buffers provide much-needed separation from cars and allow future vertical barriers to be placed between the bike lane and car lane. Removing on- street parking will eliminate the risk of cyclists crashing into suddenly opened car doors.
Improve safety for drivers on Hollenbeck.
Alternative 1 will improve safety for drivers. Without parked cars blocking their view, Hollenbeck residents will have clear sight lines of approaching traffic, allowing them to back out of their driveway safely. All drivers will have clear sight lines of cross traffic at intersections, improving intersection safety. Currently, cyclists are forced to ride in the middle of the travel lane, slowing down cars to 10 mph. Some drivers will risk swerving around cyclists into oncoming traffic to pass cyclists. A dedicated bicycle lane would reduce risky maneuvers and improve traffic flow for drivers.
Complete a critical link in Sunnyvale's bicycle network.
Hollenbeck is an essential north-south corridor. It connects to 8 schools, 3 parks, 4 Attachment 4
churches, City Hall, the library, and commercial centers. School children should have the option to bike to school safely. With this project, Hollenbeck would become the safest north-south bicycle corridor in south Sunnyvale.
Sustain future population growth.
Building bike lanes on Hollenbeck Avenue will support Sunnyvale’s future growth by providing a sustainable alternative to driving. With increasing population and two village centers planned nearby, bike lanes will help reduce traffic congestion and protect the environment.
Support City goals.
Hollenbeck bike lanes will help the City achieve our climate, safety, and active transportation goals, all while supporting existing City policies.
We respectfully request the City Council to:
1. Approve the full implementation of Alternative 1: buffered bike lanes and removal of parking on both sides of Hollenbeck Avenue.
2. Direct staff to not add new left turn lanes at Remington.
3. Extend bike lane demarcation up to and through all intersections.
With these actions, Hollenbeck Avenue will become safe for all ages and abilities to bicycle, including young school children.
We greatly appreciate your attention and consideration.
Sincerely,
Abendas GG
Adrian Lang
Alyssa Haroldsen
Andrea Stawitcke
Andrew Munn
Andrew Miller
Ann Yadlowsky
Anya Klingner
Archana keerthi Boominathan
Ari Feinsmith
Arti Joshi
Ashwini Na
Austin Kropp
Basile Huret
Benedict Chant
Betsy Ortega
Bhavna Nayak
Bob Stoll
Bob Cooper
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Brian Gin
Brian Rice
Caleb Fowler
Carrie Levin
Cedric Amaya
Celine Park
Chaea Veetilvalappil Chandran
Chantal Eberhardt
Charlotte Caudle
Chloe Dahl
Cindy Asrir
Coleen Hausler
Colleen Vandevoorde
Daniel Karpelevitch
David Schorow
David Wessel
Dawn Guy
Debbie Pitsch
Deepak Srinivasan
Denise Crangle
Dora Diaz
Eden Kung
Elana Feinsmith
Eliza Waters
ELIZABETH LASKY
Ellen Drascher
Emilie Danna
Ethan Koenig
Fedor Gunstvin
Frazer Kirkman
George Zhang
Gledy Marquez
Gwynne MacKay
Haidang Lin
Hans Wasmus
Hans Bernhardt
Heather Ng
Idit Kosti
Isa Martin
Isaac Mills
Ivaan Kawade
Jaehyeon Park
Jamela Anderson
James Van Pernis
Jasneet Sharma
Jason Feinsmith
Jean Tang
Jeff Parker
Jennifer Stonaker
Jennifer Shearin
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Jennifer Liu
Jenny Warila
JEREMY MEIGS
Jessica Perrie
Jessica Jiao
Jett Garkusha
Jody Schneider
John MacKay
Jonathan Blum
Jose León
Joseph Seymour
Juan Hernandez
Karen Lerner
Kasane Utsumi
Kathie Lee
Katie Culbert
Kris Rausch
Kyla Kwan-Liu
Landon Shi
Larry Moser
Liehann Loots
Lilian Katz
Linda Vik
Lizzie Warren
Lori Liu
Maggie DeLoach
Maiann Delmendo
Malay Majithia
Mao-Hsu Chen
Marc Schaub
Margaret Lawson
Marie Pham
Mariia Tkachenko
Martin Gothberg
Matthew Decoste
Melisa Clarke
Melissa Flores
Michael Kwan
Michelle Mien
Michelle Yeo
Mike Rowell
Mike Klein
Mona Schorow
Nancy Hoang
Neboja Rajovic
Nicole Wood
Nikhil Sabharwal
Othar Hansson
Paarth Gupta
Paridi Patel
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Parnika Kotamsetti
Paul Besser
Pavithra Ramesh
Peter Ludemann
Piaw Na
Prahlad Fogla
Praneel Sharma
PUSHPANJALI PATRO
Radu Kopetz
Ragnhild Bruynooghe
Rehmah Firoz
Rini Susan VS
Robbie Elman
Rosa Medina
Roshan Baliga
Sankara Mangalam
Scott Kreider
Scott Walker
Sharlene Liu
Stephanie Ponce
Steven Shimizu
Such Kolu
Sue Serrone
Susun Hardel
Swati Khemka
Sybil Cramer
Tamar Tagor
Tammie Ridder
Thomas Ducheneaut
Tien Nguyen
Tim Oey
Tina Chang
Tom Pochylski
Tom Kuhn
Tony Pan
Tristan Sayre
Udaya Kiran Chintala
Vinit Shukla
Wren Brandt
Xiaofeng Wu
Yadu Joshi
Yael Bendersky
Yange Wang
Residency of signers:
8 On Hollenbeck
51 Within 1/2 mile of Hollenbeck
81 Other Sunnyvale area
7 Cupertino
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15 Other city
Comments from Signers:
I often bike on Hollenbeck because it is only a couple of blocks from my home and connects to Stelling and Prospect which already have bike lanes.
I often ride along Hollenbeck on my bike, a few times a month, and think buffered bike lanes are important to make this a safe cycling corridor for all types of riders.
I would like more bike lanes everywhere not have to worry about weaving around park cars and trash cans.
Needs to be safer for kids riding bikes especially.
Sunnyvale is so far behind every neighboring city!!!
Bicycle safety important to reducing traffic through-out the Silicon Valley.
I think adding bike lanes to a road which is around 5+ schools is very important. I bike to school everyday and bike lanes help me feel safe.
I often bike through Sunnyvale when going to stores ... I would spend more money in Sunnyvale if I felt safe on my bike ... right now there are many streets that feel unsafe and I often go out of my way to avoid streets such as Hollenbeck and Homestead.
I lived on Hollenbeck for many years. It's a key cycling throughfare and many people commute to work on it (myself included).
I often bike with my kid around in the neighborhood and to school. Bike lanes on Hollenbeck will make it safe for me and my kid.
We must make the streets safe for our students, including speed limits at school zones and neighborhoods.
Safe cycling lanes for children and commuters makes Sunnyvale a better, more attractive place to live.
Please make Hollenbeck safe for kids and students.
We need another (reasonably) safe route to get around this area. Thank you! We really would like our kids to bike to school more, but under the current conditions, there is no way we can feel comfortable with this. We need proper lane markers so bikers and vehicle drivers understand bikes are protected.
Removing parking on Hollenbeck would ease the job of waste management. There are a couple of houses between Danforth and Remington that have 5 or 6 cars. The fellow who is running a parking lot in front of Cumberland Elementary also parks some cars on Hollenbeck. Please clean up that fellow and remove the boondocks RV that has been parked for over a year.
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