City of Salinas
Salinas Police: Education avoids citations — e-bikes and more
If you follow @BikeMonterey on Mastodon, you catch posts such as this, thanks to Ricardo Tovar’s Sept. 3 report for KSBW: “Salinas police will host a community e-bike safety presentation Sept. 30 [2026] at 6 p.m. at the Salinas Police Department. The presentation will cover e-bike and e-dirt bike laws, safety concerns and parents’ responsibilities.…
Bike Boxes for safer intersections
A BIKE BOX is an area at the head of traffic lanes that is designated for people on bicycles. It gives bicyclists a way to get ahead of cars in a safer, visible manner while waiting for a traffic signal to turn from red light to green light. Short of bikeways with a physical barrier,…
Eye on Infrastructure: Salinas, California
Photos by JLR Salinas teen and bike commuter All bicycling facilities are not equal when it comes to helping keep people who bike safer! Here’s one type that is genuinely helpful: Bike Boxes. A BIKE BOX is an area at the head of traffic lanes that is designated for people on bicycles. It gives bicyclists…
Advocate for active transportation—bicycling and more—in Salinas, and elsewhere in Monterey County
If our world is to have public streets that are safe, appealing, and accessible to all, it’s vital to get input from each area’s own active transportation users—the people who bike, walk, skate, or scoot there. It’s also helpful to hear from people who’d like to use active transportation, if only the infrastructure were better!…
Monterey County bike infrastructure news
Carmel “[Police Chief Paul] Tomasi proposed reducing the number of green zones to 42 and adding 31 commercial loading zones and eight bicycle/scooter spaces.” Details in “Crews busy painting dozens of curbs to comply with ‘Daylighting Bill’” on page 16A, Carmel Pine Cone, December 13, 2024 https://carmelpinecone.com/241213PCA.pdf King City Key features include a dedicated bike…
October calendar: Open Streets and more
REMINDER: Oct 6 in Salinas and Oct 13 in King City, enjoy car-free Open Streets! ICYMI, Summer Bike Buzz included save-the-date notices for some special Monterey County events happening in October. Among those aretwo Open Streets / Ciclovia dates! For more Calendar Notes for Autumn 2024 (Sept 21 – Dec 20)—including any October additions—refer to…