Advocacy and Infrastructure
Deadline for public comment on Monterey County’s draft Active Transportation Plan
The draft Active Transportation Plan (an update to the Transportation Agency for Monterey County’s 2011 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan) is available for public review through May 31, 2018. Get details on the TAMC website: http://www.tamcmonterey.org/programs/bike-pedestrian/bike-ped-plan/ Questions? Contact TAMC — habla español.
Fecha límite para recibir comentarios del público sobre el Plan de Transporte Activo del Condado de Monterey
¿Preguntas? Contact TAMC — habla español. El borrador del Plan de Transporte Activo (una actualización de la Agencia de Transporte para el Plan Maestro de Bicicletas y Peatones 2011 del Condado de Monterey) está disponible para revisión pública hasta el 31 de mayo de 2018. Obtenga detalles en el sitio web de TAMC: http://www.tamcmonterey.org/programs/bike-pedestrian/bike-ped-plan/
“A Right to the Road”: Understanding and addressing the safety of people who bike
As State Farm spokesperson Vicki Harper told Washington Post writer Ashley Halsey III—speaking about a State Farm-funded report from the Governors Highway Safety Association, released 8/24/17—“When we bike, we have as much right to the road as when we drive.” For an intro to the report, see Halsey’s story—http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/bike-riding-isnt-childs-play-anymore-and-cycling-crash-deaths-are-soaring/2017/08/23/abbcb22e-8773-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html. Then check out the 75-page report, “A Right…
Seaside’s West Broadway Urban Village – Plus Seaside places that reward people who show “bikes mean business!”
Dig the West Broadway changes, and wish East Broadway had similar improvements? As announced by Transportation Agency for Monterey County on March 24, 2021, they’re coming! https://twitter.com/BikeMonterey/status/1378391571624652801?s=20 * * * http://www.instagram.com/p/BixU6GXg5yc/?taken-by=bikemonterey https://www.instagram.com/p/BixSs9vAfka/?taken-by=bikemonterey What’s the purpose of bike boxes—like on Seaside’s West Broadway (pictured on Bicycling Monterey’s Instagram)—and how are people who drive, or people who…
California Bicycle Coalition’s partners and allies
California Bicycle Coalition has partners and allies throughout the state, and Bicycling Monterey is pleased to be among them. CalBike’s current list of formal partners and other local allies includes Alameda, Bakersfield, Beverly Hills, Butte, Chico, Culver City, Davis, East Bay, Fresno, Glendale, Humboldt, Inland Empire, Lake Tahoe, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, Merced,…