[ChuckMcM]

Fair enough, I would ride Remington to Bernardo, up to Heatherstone and then along Heatherstone to the trail entrance.

We may have a different definition of protected, I think of the lanes on Remington as protected but they are created by striping, not curb work, so it isn't like there is a lane all to itself.

If you want to get involved, you can talk to the council at the BPAC meetings : http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/CityGovernment/BoardsandCommissions/... And see the current map: http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/Portals/0/Sunnyvale/DPW/Transportati... (from 2007, they are updating it)

In general, the city is very supportive of creating a bike friendly environment.

[TulliusCicero]

> We may have a different definition of protected, I think of the lanes on Remington as protected but they are created by striping, not curb work, so it isn't like there is a lane all to itself.

Ah, that explains it.

So, you're talking about painted bike lanes (regular single stripe of paint to separate). There are also buffered bike lanes (extended painted area that separates bike lanes) and protected bike lanes (some kind of physical barrier between cars and bike lanes). There are many different options for separating bikes from cars, but if you're just using paint it's not considered protected; the ones in this link all are protected except for the first: http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/14-ways-to-make-bik...

The reason why this distinction is important is that average people are vastly more likely to feel comfortable riding in a protected lane than an unprotected one (note: sometimes protected bike lanes are referred to as 'physically separated'): http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/selling-biking-perc...