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Wherever you are, be inspired by these visitors and residents biking Monterey County. “It’s a New Day” contributed by the musicians, Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen.

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Bicycling on Sidewalks: Misconceptions and advisories. Click image for 90-sec audio and more.

Riding Skills, Safety, and Bike Laws

Spanish and Other Languages — Plus “Guess Their Country” Game

Guest post: “There’s nothing like riding a bike!”

Nov 16-17: Matthew Sleeth, MD in Monterey – Act on climate TREE PLANTING and more

Click image below for items to help get the word out: bike law summaries, posters, logos, mini-fliers, and more

Bicycle Parking: Bike valets or do-it-yourself parking

Tips for Shopping by Bike

Tips for Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) and 7 Other Bike-and-Ride Options

Back to the Books—and Bikes: Tips for students

Why Stop Now? Perennials biking Monterey County

Información en español sobre las bicicletas

Bicycling Gonzales, and elsewhere: Advocating for bike-friendly ordinances

Report potholes, debris, vegetation overgrowth, bikeways not clearly marked, no bike detection at traffic signals, etc.

Voices of Bicycling Advocacy: Fresh Perspectives

Inspiration from Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Vienna, and more

From e-bike snob to won me over

Are bicycle helmets required in California?

The HER Helmet Thursdays Project: Discounts for people who help HER / Mother Earth by biking

2019 Staff Reference Sheet for Monterey County businesses and organizations participating in the HER Helmet Thursdays Project

“No profit motive for its creator, Mari Lynch, just a vision to see more locals and tourists ride bikes.”—Ravi Kapur, KSBW

“I have gone to businesses on HER Helmet Thursdays, and they are always gracious. Thank you for making such a great program work!”—Sam Poteete

KSBW’s Jan 2010 Intro to Bicycling Monterey’s HER Helmet Thursdays Project

Monterey County Businesses and Organizations: Sign up for HER Helmet Thursdays

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Looking Back: History of Bicycling Monterey

“We can redirect this bus, our culture, in a whole, new sustainable direction.” Some Bicycling Monterey history, 2009.

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Monterey County Beaches—where they are, and how to care for them

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