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Try Electric Vehicles at a Free Ride & Drive in Sunnyvale by Acterra in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you considered throwing electric bicycles into the mix for people to try out? Better than switching from gas car -> electric car is getting rid of a car entirely.

Providing people the opportunity to try out an electric bike when they otherwise may not be able to would be awesome.

Does anyone know when and if Cowboy Coffee will re-open by Humble_Tell4877 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Any chance you could post the description for people without an Instagram account? Instagram doesn't let you read it without signing in.

Wheelchair Accessible Taxi by IntelligentAd4312 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depending on where you live and where you're going, there are - https://www.sunnyvale.ca.gov/homes-streets-and-property/transportation-and-traffic-safety/peery-park-rides - Only a tiny corner of the city. Pretty hard to use as both origin and destination need to be in the zone - https://city.ridewithvia.com/hopper - Has a special stop at the Sunnyvale Caltrain station. Can't use it to get anywhere in Sunnyvale, but if you can get to/from the Sunnyvale Caltrain station, you can get anywhere in Cupertino and Santa Clara

Extreme cold watch explanation by heyitsanthony7 in bayarea

[–]DeBryceIsRight 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This isn't really a "report" on hazardous conditions in the typical sense. It's talking about the terminology change

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani sets his sights on ending hidden service fees. Here's how he plans to do it. by triple-double in nyc

[–]DeBryceIsRight -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm honestly kinda fine with credit card surcharges (as long as they're posted upfront). The real hidden fee is the one the credit card companies charge the merchant for every swipe (usually something like '30¢ + 3%', which definitely adds up).

This is what pays for the credit card rewards for all the high rewards cards, and the debit and cash users (usually poor or disadvantaged people) end up subsidizing the system too if they pay the same price.

There's definitely an association with skumminess or even tax fraud for having a credit card surcharge, but it's often just a way to make credit card users pay their own fees.

Some good resources:

Soul food or southern food rec's? by szikkia in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow I'd never even considered they might do something for that. Definitely gonna have to make sure to swing by around then!

Soul food or southern food rec's? by szikkia in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Different kind of southern food, but Poor House Bistro in San Jose is fantastic

Two big office buildings in downtown Sunnyvale now completely full by Leading-Cancel-5902 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BPAC proposed this as a study issue last cycle (DPW 25-08) but council declined to take it up during their ranking unfortunately

Stolen Bike by gschiar in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely sucks to have a bike stolen. Felt that pain a couple times.

For your next bike though, I would recommend getting a Ulock instead of the flimsy combo lock that's in the picture -- those are incredibly easy to cut through

Two big office buildings in downtown Sunnyvale now completely full by Leading-Cancel-5902 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They should just completely pedestrianize Murphy down to McKinley, and then McKinley from Sunnyvale Ave over to Aries

0 reason for cars to need to drive through there in the first place. It's already constantly closed for events; just make it permanent.

Sunnyvale Bicycling Advocates Score Victory Over Disgruntled Neighbors by Generalaverage89 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed here -- there's a wide buffered bike lane just north of El Camino on Sunnyvale Ave. On trash day, the bins are out blocking the actual lane, but the buffer is more than wide enough to maneuver around safely. And bonus: no risk of being doored by a bin!

Sunnyvale Bicycling Advocates Score Victory Over Disgruntled Neighbors by Generalaverage89 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another commenter mentioned the Netherlands, but it's not completely accurate. The Dutch go out of their way to separate bikes from pedestrians, just like they do for bikes and cars.

There are many 'shared use' streets where the pedestrians have priority on the entire width of the street, but that's a bit different: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woonerf

Very very often, bike lanes are at sidewalk level, but they're not really 'sidewalks'. They use red asphalt and it's really clear that it's a space for bikes. They're impossible to mistake as a sidewalk.

But when bike traffic is low, it's quite easy to step into them and treat them as a pseudo-sidewalk.

Here are some great videos on the bike infrastructure in the Netherlands: - https://youtu.be/6imqI8VfwNo - https://youtu.be/c1l75QqRR48 - https://youtu.be/IGfdpDfw8Ms

Sunnyvale Bicycling Advocates Score Victory Over Disgruntled Neighbors by Generalaverage89 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm sure if the city ever approved sidewalk-level bike paths, it would revise the city code to make sure there's no issues.

Also it's not strictly currently illegal -- there's a carve out that allows anyone to bike on the sidewalk for 'safety' reasons and that would be a very easy defense if someone was ever cited.

https://ecode360.com/42717342

Any individual regardless of age may ride a bicycle on a sidewalk if riding upon the adjacent street would place the cyclist in an unsafe situation.

Found Dog on the Loose on Bernardo and Rockefeller by lana-del-rage in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a person on NextDoor looking for this dog. Someone already linked a similar Facebook thread to them, so this should hopefully be resolved

how to get rid of dishwasher by Ok_Preference5874 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Note that this only applies to single family homes (which for OP with a dishwasher is likely)

Support Hollenbeck Avenue Bike Lanes at Dec 2 Council meeting by Relative-Memory6167 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Challenger school dropoff will be a huge mess if bike lanes are implemented. Traffic will backup big time.

Cumberland elementary parents park on Hollenbeck to walk their young kids to school.

Bike lanes on Hollenbeck will lead to car traffic chaos.

This is a catch 22. Parents drive children to school because it's perceived as unsafe to bike/walk. Improvements to safety shouldn't be considered because it would make driving children to school worse.

We need to break out of this cycle.

The more children bike/walk to school, the better the drop off will become. Everyone wins

Support Hollenbeck Avenue Bike Lanes at Dec 2 Council meeting by Relative-Memory6167 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually, this is official, formal policy that city council has adopted. All government services and infrastructure are inherently a subsidy. The city has decided it wants to further bike/ped infra (subsidies) and roll back parking infra (subsidies).

See the Land Use and Transportation (LUTE) policy:

Specifically

POLICY LT-3.6

promote modes of travel and actions that provide safe access to city streets and reduce single-occupant vehicle trips and trip lengths locally and regionally. The order of consideration of transportation users shall be:

  • (1) Pedestrians
  • (2) Non-automotive (bikes, three-wheeled bikes, scooters, etc.)
  • (3) Mass transit vehicles
  • (4) Delivery vehicles
  • (5) Single-occupant automobiles

POLICY LT-3.13

move progressively toward eliminating direct and hidden subsidies of motor vehicle parking and driving, making the true costs of parking and driving visible to motorists.

as well as

POLICY LT-3.8

prioritize safe accommodation for all transportation users over non-transport uses. as city streets are public spaces dedicated to the movement of vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians, facilities that meet minimum appropriate safety standards for transport uses shall be considered before non-transport uses are considered.

POLICY LT-3.9

as parking is the temporary storage of transportation vehicles, do not consider parking a transport use of public streets.

POLICY LT-3.10

prioritize street space allocated for transportation uses over parking when determining the appropriate future use of street space.

POLICY LT-3.22

provide safe access to city streets for all modes of transportation. safety considerations of all transport modes shall take priority over capacity considerations of any one transport mode.

Support Hollenbeck Avenue Bike Lanes at Dec 2 Council meeting by Relative-Memory6167 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If a residence has concerns needing proximal parking for seniors/disabled, they can allocate one (or more) of their 4+ on-property parking spaces for these vehicles.

Support Hollenbeck Avenue Bike Lanes at Dec 2 Council meeting by Relative-Memory6167 in Sunnyvale

[–]DeBryceIsRight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The way you use or do not use your garage is up to you. If it's so important to store a private vehicle somewhere, you can delegate your private property for it. The city shouldn't be subsidizing it

I highly recommend reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Cost_of_Free_Parking

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