City of Carmel
Carmel Confusion, Part II: Rights of people who bike
Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/CarmelConfusion2 Above: Among those who ride a bicycle in Carmel-by-the-Sea is this officer, one of Monterey County’s constables of the peace who bike. [This post was originally published on March 16, 2018, updated April 3 and April 6. 4/3/18 update: Mad Dogs & Englishmen was unanimously approved by Carmel City Council…
Bike to Bach, as Aussie Carey Beebe does — Carmel Bach Festival
Bike needs tune-up? Tune-up needs bike! Aquarian keeps this Australian’s bike in tune, and the Aussie–renowned harpsichord maker and technician Carey Beebe–bikes from venue to venue at the Carmel Bach Festival to keep instruments in tune.
Carmel and elsewhere: Sidewalk confusion abounds
Short link to this post: http://bit.ly/CarmelConfusion For a different sort of Carmel confusion, see http://bit.ly/CarmelConfusion2 In 2017, why the buzz about sidewalk riding in Carmel? First, some background. 2014: Repeated inaccurate reports in the Salinas Californian in summer 2014 led to Bicycling Monterey contributing to the Californian “Bicycling on sidewalks: misconceptions and advisories,” published October 15, 2014.…
Best of Monterey County 2016 – Award-Winning HER Helmet Thursdays Participants
Congratulations to the many HER Helmet Thursdays participants who won Best of Monterey County 2016 awards in the Monterey County Weekly’s Annual Readers’ Poll and Editors’ Picks. Thank you to each one of these businesses or organizations for participating in the HER Helmet Thursdays Project, founded November 2009. Together they are helping to make Monterey County one of…
Children and Teens Growing Up Bikewise
Bike skills are life skills–benefiting personal and planetary health, with a host of added benefits. Starting with a story of little ones making their way in Carmel on two wheels, you’ll link up here with bicycle info and support to help children and teens navigate the bikeways throughout Monterey County, and beyond. Includes a gallery…
Rio Road, Carmel vicinity bike lanes get the green light!
Thanks to the Monterey County Board of Supervisors for voting unanimously to approve ORD 15-009, giving the “green light” to bike lanes on Rio Road. Like that? Express gratitude to the Supervisors for helping to create a more bike-friendly county! Over a hundred people signed an online petition supporting ORD 15-009. In addition to other…