Walk Bike-Cupertino Presents Recognition Awards

Walk-Bike Cupertino (www.walkbikecupertino.org) is pleased to recognize former mayor Rod Sinks with the Walk-Bike Cupertino Lifetime Achievement Award for his extraordinary support of alternative transportation in the region over the past ten years, and former Mayor of Cupertino Steven Scharf with the Walk-Bike Cupertino Advocate of the Year Award, for his committed support of walking and biking projects during his tenure on the City Council from 2016 to 2020.

“Both these leaders have had a notable impact on our city — our community is now more livable, sustainable, and friendly to walking and biking. The many projects they championed will live on as their permanent legacy and an enduring benefit to generations of Cupertino residents.” says Walk-Bike Cupertino Founder Larry Dean.

ABOUT ROD SINKS, WALK-BIKE CUPERTINO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER

Rod has played a unique leadership role in both local and regional transportation issues. He led Cupertino’s development of major bike/ped improvements which resulted in the city committing more than $35M to bike and pedestrian projects over the past ten years, irrevocably changing the city for the better

As part of the VTA Board, he increased VTA’s attention to traffic and transportation needs for Cupertino and the West Valley. His Measure B funding efforts for bike/ped improvements have generated over $7.0M in Measure B grants for the city.

ABOUT STEVEN SCHARF, WALK-BIKE CUPERTINO ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

As Mayor and Councilmember, Steven was a consistent and strong champion of multiple bicycle and pedestrian projects including the Linda Vista trail, Regnart Creek trail, McClellan Road protected bike lanes, Stevens Creek separated bike lanes, and Carmen Bridge. Many of these projects were funded and begun during his tenure as a result of his support.

Steven’s commitment to bicycle and pedestrian projects drew support from both residents and his fellow council members. Many of the projects brought forward to a council vote ended up as 5-0 votes in favor of the projects, in large part due to Mayor Scharf’s leadership.

ABOUT WALK-BIKE CUPERTINO

Founded in 2014, Walk-Bike Cupertino is a 2,300 member non-profit community organization that advocates for the development of physical improvements, programs, and education for all ages to make it “safe and easy to walk and bike in Cupertino.” Since Walk-Bike Cupertino’s founding, the City of Cupertino has developed and is executing upon its 2016 Bicycle and 2018 Pedestrian Transportation plans, with 14 major bikeway project efforts in progress. It has allocated over $35M to Bicycle and Pedestrian improvement projects from city capital improvement funds, grants from Apple, and other regional funding agencies.

For more information, please visit WalkBikeCupertino.org or contact us at walkbikecupertinofeedback@gmail.com.

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