Editing Cupertino, California (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Cupertino-memorial park.jpg|thumb|left|Cupertino Memorial Park]]
The city is served by an interconnected road system. Two [[freeway]]s, [[California State Route 85|State Route 85]] and [[Interstate 280 (California)|Interstate 280]], intersect in Cupertino, with multi-lane boulevards with landscaped medians and traffic lights at all major intersections. Almost all streets have sidewalks; the few exceptions are in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] pockets at the city's edges, which are maintained directly by Santa Clara County.

Cupertino has [[segregated cycle facilities|bike lanes]] on many of its boulevards, and has an extension of the [[Stevens Creek (California)#Stevens Creek Trail|Stevens Creek Trail]] through [[McClellan Ranch Park]] and [[Blackberry Farm (California)|Blackberry Farm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stevenscreektrail.org/Resources/Maps/Cupertino_Stevens_Creek_Trail_Map-2014.pdf|title=Stevens Creek Trail|access-date=June 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004711/https://www.stevenscreektrail.org/Resources/Maps/Cupertino_Stevens_Creek_Trail_Map-2014.pdf|archive-date=June 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Bicycle traffic is heavy usually around morning and noon times around DeAnza College. The VTA has buses running through Cupertino at major arteries. Cupertino's main streets are well lit, while a few older roads towards the Monta Vista High School area are a little dim.

Cupertino is served by [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority|VTA]] [[List of VTA bus routes|bus routes]] 23, 25, 51, 53, 55, 56, and Rapid 523.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vta.org/go/maps|title=VTA System Maps|access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref>

Dedicated on April 30, 2009, Cupertino opened the [[Mary Avenue Bridge|Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge]], the first cable-stayed bicycle-pedestrian bridge over a California freeway. This bridge connects the north and the south sections of the Stevens Creek Trail. The cost of the bridge project was $14,800,000.<ref>"[http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?recordid=58&page=26 Mary Avenue Bicycle Footbridge Dedication] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609020136/http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?recordid=58&page=26 |date=June 9, 2011 }},"''City of Cupertino''</ref>

The [[Union Pacific Railroad]] operates a branch line track up to the [[Lehigh Permanente Quarry|Lehigh Permanente Cement Plant]] from the mainline at [[San Jose Diridon Station]]. It is, however, strictly for the quarry and very little to no non-quarry traffic runs there.
[[File:Cupertino-Via-Transportation-California-Van.jpg|alt=Public transit in Cupertino, California is powered by Via Transportation and utilizes on-demand shuttles.|thumb|Public transit in Cupertino is powered by Via Transportation and utilizes on-demand shuttles.]]
There is no commuter rail or light rail service in the city. [[Caltrain]] commuter rail runs through the cities to the north and east, and the [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority]] (VTA)'s [[Mountain View - Winchester (VTA)|Mountain View – Winchester]] [[light rail]] line runs to [[Campbell, California|Campbell]], [[California]] to the south. Bus service is also provided by VTA, and the prospect of a twenty-four-hour bus service on [[Stevens Creek Boulevard]] is being studied. Cupertino is also served by VTA's 523 Rapid bus, which runs from northern Sunnyvale and the Caltrain station to Downtown San Jose with limited stops and signal priority.

Cupertino is landlocked and relies on the [[Port of Oakland]] for most oceangoing freight.

Passenger and cargo air transportation is available at [[San Jose International Airport]] in San Jose. The closest general aviation airport is in [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto]]; it is known as [[Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County]].

The City of Cupertino partnered with [[Via Transportation]] in October 2019 to launch a new on-demand public transportation network.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Via is launching an on-demand public transit network in the city of Cupertino|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/07/via-and-city-of-cupertino-are-launching-an-on-demand-public-transit-network/|access-date=January 14, 2022|website=TechCrunch|date=October 7, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 28, 2019|title=On-demand shuttle Via launching this week in Cupertino|url=https://cupertinotoday.com/2019/10/28/via-launching-this-week-in-cupertino/|access-date=January 14, 2022|website=Cupertino Today|language=en-US|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114214218/https://cupertinotoday.com/2019/10/28/via-launching-this-week-in-cupertino/|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike traditional bus networks that rely on routes and schedules, the new [[microtransit]] service called [https://www.cupertino.org/our-city/departments/public-works/transportation-mobility/community-shuttle Via] allows riders to hail a shared ride on demand through a smartphone app.<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 20, 2019|title=$5 on-demand shuttle service headed for Cupertino|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/20/5-on-demand-shuttle-service-headed-for-cupertino/|access-date=January 14, 2022|website=The Mercury News|language=en-US|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114214217/https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/20/5-on-demand-shuttle-service-headed-for-cupertino/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=StackPath|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/alt-mobility/shared-mobility/car-sharing/press-release/21109481/via-transportation-cupertino-taps-via-to-provide-new-ondemand-public-transportation-network|access-date=January 14, 2022|website=www.masstransitmag.com|date=October 8, 2019 |archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114214220/https://www.masstransitmag.com/alt-mobility/shared-mobility/car-sharing/press-release/21109481/via-transportation-cupertino-taps-via-to-provide-new-ondemand-public-transportation-network|url-status=live}}</ref> The transit network serves the entire City of Cupertino with a satellite zone surrounding the Sunnyvale Caltrain station for commuters.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 7, 2019|first=N. F.|last=Mendoza|title=Via app launches in Cupertino for shared shuttle service|url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/via-app-launches-in-cupertino-for-shared-shuttle-service/|access-date=January 14, 2022|website=TechRepublic|language=en|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114214218/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/via-app-launches-in-cupertino-for-shared-shuttle-service/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 7, 2019|title=Cupertino taps Via to provide new on-demand public transportation network|url=https://ridewithvia.com/news/cupertino-taps-via-to-provide-new-on-demand-public-transportation-network/|access-date=January 14, 2022|website=Via Transportation|language=en-US|archive-date=January 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114214523/https://ridewithvia.com/news/cupertino-taps-via-to-provide-new-on-demand-public-transportation-network/|url-status=live}}</ref>