Minimize Stoplights - South Bay

Primary goal is to minimize number of stoplights, potentially adding 0.1 mi here and there in order to almost eliminate stops. Avoiding major roads/significant traffic is NOT a goal.   Key points: Avoid stoplight at Moorpark by using Cypress and Shearton - Cost: 0.13mi Under 280 without an interchange Stoplight at Stevens Creek/Saratoga is a little painful Use Mauricia, Redwood, and Woodhams to avoid stoplights at Kiely, Pruneridge, and Forbes. Cost: 0.16mi Stoplight at Homestead Road is virtually unavoidable Use Brookdale and Curtis to avoid stoplight at Benton. cost: 0.01mi Avoid stoplight at El Camino thanks to Lawrence overpass Left on Reed instead of Poinciana introduces one extra stoplight (Aster) which is likely to be green, but reduces trip by 0.23mi Cut through Taco Bell parking light to avoid red light at Kifer.  Cost: 0.06mi TWO stoplights at Central - Unfortunate but apparently unavoidable Total: 8 stoplights, 10.61 miles

Primary goal is to minimize number of stoplights, potentially adding 0.1 mi here and there in order to almost eliminate stops. Avoiding major roads/significant traffic is NOT a goal.   Key points: Use Central Expressway to avoid stoplights at: Maude/Pastoria Maude/Mathilda Maude/Borregas Maude/Sunnyvale Maude/Fair Oaks Worlfe/Arques Arques/Commercial Lawrence/Kifer Cost: 0.6mi     Cut across from Pastoria to Soquel two buildings north of Central. Come out further from the Indio/Soquel/Central merge, which makes the left on Indio a little safer. Also saves 0.13mi     Avoid the stoplight at California/Mathilda with the California/Sobrante/Central merge. Cost: 0.21mi - This one is questionable. <!>     Exit before the Central/Lawrence merge.  Use Commercial to avoid stoplight at Lawrence/Kifer and save 0.06mi     Turning left across Lawrence Expressway on Monroe is not fun - proceed with caution. But using Nobili avoids 3 stoplights and saves 0.35mi compared with Lawrence-El Camino Real - Pomeroy     Crowley/Wallace/Benton/White avoid a stoplight at Kiely/Benton and Kiely/Kaiser.  Cost: 0.09mi     Unavoidable STOPLIGHT at Homestead     Use Tanoak to avoid stoplight at Forbes and Pruneridge  Cost: 0.1mi     STOPLGIHTS at: San Tomas/Saratoga San Tomas/Stevens Creek San Tomas/Moorpark San Tomas/Left onto Williams 10.7 miles, 7 stoplights