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Carmen Road Bridge Survey

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1. Do you currently have the need to cross Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Phar Lap Drive?

		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		62.2%	61
No		37.8%	37

2. If yes, what is your typical primary mode for crossing Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Phar Lap Drive? Choose one.

	Response Percent	Response Count
Drive	28.8%	21
Bike/Walk from Foothill Boulevard	17.8%	13
Bike/Walk from Phar Lap Drive	20.5%	15
Jaywalk across Stevens Creek Boulevard	32.9%	24

3. Do you feel the need for an additional pedestrian/bicycle crossing of Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Phar Lap Drive?

	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes	71.0%	71
No	24.0%	24
No Opinion	5.0%	5

4. If you could design your ideal alternative to cross Stevens Creek Boulevard, what would it look like and what would it feature? Enter your answer in the text box below. Feel free to include examples of similar infrastructure you have seen or heard of.

Answered: 62
Skipped: 38

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5. Would you support a pedestrian/bicycle bridge connecting Carmen Road across Stevens Creek Boulevard?

	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes	76.0%	76
No	21.0%	21
No Opinion	3.0%	3

6. If yes, how often would you use it?

	Response Percent	Response Count
Several times a week. I would bike/walk to and from schools, parks, rec centers, and more.	41.9%	36
Occasionally, if I have time to bike/walk nearby.	29.1%	25
Rarely. For the most part, I would continue to bike/walk my current path.	11.6%	10
Rarely. For the most part, I would continue to drive.	17.4%	15

7. How far do you live from Carmen Road at Stevens Creek Boulevard?

	Response Percent	Response Count
I live on Carmen Road	12.0%	12
I live within a ¼ mile radius from Carmen Road	24.0%	24
I live within a ½ mile radius from Carmen Road	22.0%	22
I live more than a ½ mile radius from Carmen Road	42.0%	42

8. If the feasibility study concluded that a pedestrian/bicycle bridge connecting Carmen Road is possible to implement, how would that impact you? We welcome your comments. If you have questions or comments about the Carmen Road Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Feasibility Study, please enter them below.

Answered: 71
Skipped: 29

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January 30, 2019, 1:17 PM

1. Do you currently have the need to cross Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Phar Lap Drive?
- No
2. If yes, what is your typical primary mode for crossing Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Phar Lap Drive? Choose one.
No response.
3. Do you feel the need for an additional pedestrian/bicycle crossing of Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Phar Lap Drive?
- No
4. If you could design your ideal alternative to cross Stevens Creek Boulevard, what would it look like and what would it feature? Enter your answer in the text box below. Feel free to include examples of similar infrastructure you have seen or heard of.

Update the existing crossing at Phar Lap to assist pedestrians and cyclists. Add a beacon crossing so drivers are more aware of activity in the crosswalk. (Similar to what is on Fremont Ave at Fremont High School)
A bridge in this location is a total waste of City money. The notion that it supports the route to school is laughable. Definitely wouldn't shorten the distance to MV High School.
5. Would you support a pedestrian/bicycle bridge connecting Carmen Road across Stevens Creek Boulevard?
- No
6. If yes, how often would you use it?
No response.
7. How far do you live from Carmen Road at Stevens Creek Boulevard?
- I live more than a ½ mile radius from Carmen Road
8. If the feasibility study concluded that a pedestrian/bicycle bridge connecting Carmen Road is possible to implement, how would that impact you? We welcome your comments. If you have questions or comments about the Carmen Road Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Feasibility Study, please enter them below.

Well, well, well, another initiative to serve the bike coalition! Are you kidding me? Make the current crossings safer for users and quit initiating projects that frivolously spends the City money. This bridge would surely cost $ thousands of dollars to construct and is not for the better good of the City.
Parents that currently drive their children to school will continue to do so. This bridge will not remedy getting cars off the road to use an out of the way bridge. Abort the idea!

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1. Do you currently have the need to cross Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Phar Lap Drive?

Yes

2. If yes, what is your typical primary mode for crossing Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Phar Lap Drive? Choose one.

Drive

Bike/Walk from Foothill Boulevard

Bike/Walk from Phar Lap Drive

Jaywalk across Stevens Creek Boulevard

3. Do you feel the need for an additional pedestrian/bicycle crossing of Stevens Creek Boulevard between Foothill Boulevard and Phar Lap Drive?

Yes

No Opinion

4. If you could design your ideal alternative to cross Stevens Creek Boulevard, what would it look like and what would it feature? Enter your answer in the text box below. Feel free to include examples of similar infrastructure you have seen or heard of.

5. Would you support a pedestrian/bicycle bridge connecting Carmen Road across Stevens Creek Boulevard?

Yes

No Opinion

6. If yes, how often would you use it?

Several times a week. I would bike/walk to and from schools, parks, rec centers, and more.

Occasionally, if I have time to bike/walk nearby.

Rarely. For the most part, I would continue to bike/walk my current path.

Rarely. For the most part, I would continue to drive.

7. How far do you live from Carmen Road at Stevens Creek Boulevard?

I live on Carmen Road

I live within a ¼ mile radius from Carmen Road

I live within a ½ mile radius from Carmen Road

I live more than a ½ mile radius from Carmen Road

8. If the feasibility study concluded that a pedestrian/bicycle bridge connecting Carmen Road is possible to implement, how would that impact you? We welcome your comments. If you have questions or comments about the Carmen Road Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Feasibility Study, please enter them below.

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THANK YOU very much for taking the time to fill out this survey.

The project team will use the survey results to shape the next stages of developing the Carmen Road Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Feasibility Study.