Bicycle and Active Transportation Advisory Committee

About BATAC

Caltrain's Bicycle and Active Transportation Advisory Committee (BATAC) serves as the primary venue for the interests and perspectives of customers who use active transportation as their primary mode of access to the Caltrain system  to be integrated into the Caltrain planning processes. Active transportation includes walking, biking, and using scooters, skateboards, and other closely-related modes of personal and share (including electric) micromobility. This group brings new ideas for discussion and helps Caltrain guide its future investments.

The committee is a partnership composed of nine volunteer members and Caltrain staff. There are three representatives from each of the three counties served by Caltrain: San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Clara. One member from each county is a public agency staff member responsible for planning and/or policy development related to active transportation, one is a member of a bicycle advocacy organization, and one is a member from the general public who uses active transportation to access Caltrain. 

The BATAC meets every other month at 5:45 p.m. in San Carlos, just one block from the San Carlos Caltrain Station.  All meetings are open to the public.

The current membership roster is as follows:

San Francisco City/County

Representing

Term Expires Dec 31

Cliff Bargar Bike Organization 2024
John Bolka General Public 2024
Jacob Henke Public Agency 2025

San Mateo County

Representing

Term Expires Dec 31

Sue-Ellen Atkinson Public Agency 2023
Michael Chin Bike Organization 2025
Sean Lacson General Public 2024

Santa Clara County

Representing

Term Expires Dec 31

Nicole Rodia General Public 2025
Ryan Smith Public Agency 2024
Kelly Carpenter Bike Organization 2024

Correspondence can be directed to the committee at batac@caltrain.com.  Correspondence, including any personal information such as names and e-mail addresses, submitted to this agency will become disclosable public records.  Any correspondence to be included in the BATAC reading file must be received by 3 p.m. the day before the BATAC meeting. Any personal information such as names and e-mail addresses, submitted to this agency will become disclosable public records

Agendas and Minutes

Here you can search through all our minutes and agendas past and future. Some older agendas might be only findable here (they will be searchable by past and upcoming and or date range later):
 

Past Agendas, Minutes and Videos

View the committee charter