Los Altos Hills situation resolved

Looks like the "NO BIKES" marking on El Monte Road is being removed. Here's a reply from a town official to a representative of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition:

Thanks for the information. The pavement marking was originally installed to encourage bicyclists to use the new pathway through the college. It was brought to our attention that some drivers may act more aggressively towards bicyclist with the markings in place.

The Town wants to encourage various modes of transportation and does not want to do anything that would result in more drivers behaving badly. As a result, the Town has temporarily covered the markings and made arrangement to have it permanently removed by early next week.