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Info Hub for Biking Monterey County; Inspiration & Resources for Biking Anywhere
Resources on Riding Skills, Laws, and Safety for People Who Bike
Click any link below to access Bicycling Monterey’s primary tips about riding skills, bike laws, and safety. California CA Bike Law Summary (8.5 x 11 flyer) Leyes de ciclismo de California (bilingual, 8.5 x 11 flyer) BIKING ON SIDEWALKS, plus examples of ordinances around Monterey County ANDAR EN BICICLETA EN LAS ACERAS además de ejemplos de…
California Bicycle Coalition’s local partners and allies – Bicycling Monterey and others
Effective bike advocacy—improving infrastructure and much more—requires a team effort. The Monterey Bay region, which includes Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties, does not yet have an official bicycling coalition or alliance. Bicycling Monterey is among those who help fill in that gap, as local allies of the California Bicycle Coalition / CalBike: http://www.calbike.org/local_partners.…
Video: 33-Section Resource Directory / Monterey County Bike Community Leaders
Visitors and residents use the indexed, 33-section directory, Monterey County Main Bicycling Resources / Bike Community Leaders, to find a diverse community of helpers. Together, those helpers meet a wide range of needs and interests. In the captioned Youtube below, meet many of them. And if you appreciate the directory or other Bicycling Monterey projects, please make a contribution in any amount. Click here for ways to give…
New Year’s Goals for the Environment, Public Health, Communities, Economy and More
“You’ve got to have a goal,” 103-year-old Harold Lewis often told me. For the Monterey Bay area man above, his next goal was reaching 25,000 miles on his bicycle. The 74 people below have goals too—including supporting more bicycling. For Bicycling Monterey, current goals include fundraising to support this work. Why? Because the Bicycling Monterey work helps reduce carbon…
When no one is looking, who cares about climate change?
As Arthur C. Clarke pointed out, “How inappropriate to call this planet ‘Earth,’ when it is clearly ‘Ocean.’” The Monterey Bay Aquarium is a fascinating place, sure. It’s also a leader in stirring people to take better care of the earth. For example, the Aquarium’s ocean plastic pollution education helped California become the first state in the U.S. to ban single-use carryout bags, through the passage of Proposition…
El Plan de Transporte Activo del Condado de Monterey / Give input to TAMC on Active Transportation Plan
The Monterey County Active Transportation Plan is an update to the 2011 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, and will serve as a guide for long-term bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements throughout Monterey County. The deadline for comments is May 31, 2018 [extended from previous deadline of December 16, 2017]. Comments can also be submitted online…
Salinas Valley, Salad Bowl of the Nation — Who could be hungry?
Some may wonder if Thomas Fuller’s story, “In a California Valley, Healthy Food Everywhere but on the Table,” New York Times, November 23, 2016, is an exaggeration of the facts. Is it? No. Truth is, I even recognize names of some food-deficient people in Fuller’s story. I’m glad that, thanks to some community collaborators, it’s been possible to get…