Advocacy and Infrastructure
Bicycling Monterey’s 2024 Donors
Thank you to each of the following for making one or more donations to Bicycling Monterey in 2024! Anna Thomsen, L.Ac. City of Greenfield Cory Steinmetz Edith Frederick Evelyn Contreras and Mateos Lozano Hal Schectman Iris Klotz John McCarthy, Esq. Kathleen Jones Kelsey White L. Robin Brody LaToya Calder Laura Ramirez and Jack Holmgren Laurel…
Free MST fares on Election Day, Nov 5, 2024
MONTEREY COUNTY and beyond, systemwide: On Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024, Monterey-Salinas Transit will be providing free fares. MST’s press release states: “We understand that transportation can often be a barrier for many in our community, making it difficult to access polling locations. In an effort to ensure everyone has the opportunity to vote,…
Bike advocacy, state and local: Mark Thomas, Monterey; CA SR 68; and elsewhere in California
Short link to this post: https://bit.ly/MarkThos This post was republished October 8, 2024 to bring attention to David Schmalz’s reference to “The Mark Thomas Project” in his Oct 8 article in Monterey County Now, “The North Fremont bike path will go somewhere, eventually.” https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/opinion_blog/the-north-fremont-bike-path-will-go-somewhere-eventually/article_b9e81400-85d2-11ef-bd05-03d31885376f.html David’s article notes, “Projects of any kind locally take a long…
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…